EuroLogistics Magazine – “Gemba za oknem” by Joseph Paris
“Gemba za oknem” (Lean Management), by Joseph Paris published in the October/November 2012 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish.

“Gemba za oknem” (Lean Management), by Joseph Paris published in the October/November 2012 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish.
Today, only 40% of world leading executive business leaders around the globe are confident of their revenue growth prospects (Source: PWC). In today’s economic environment, many global companies must adapt to a new situation where: Supply chain risks are higher Competition within existing markets increases yet more The lean spheres widen to areas outside the…

I had a project where I was hired to try to help turn a company around. The challenges faced existed across the entirety of the company. In fact, there was no function of the company that was operating at an acceptable level. This company was very sick. The owner of the company and I made…

As I am apt to, from time to time, I recently attended a conference on Operational Excellence and Change Management. There were two issues related to one another that came-up time and again from the “Change-Agents” as being a challenge and those were; 1) How do I get the support of management and 2) How…

I spend a lot of time in the world of “Continuous Improvement”. I speak on the subject at Conferences and Universities around the world. I write articles about it. I am even on the Editorial Board of the Lean Management Journal. So I guess that I spend more than just time, I am thoroughly invested…

My father, who was a manager at International Business Machines (IBM), once told me; “If it were not for the ‘people problems’, management would be easy.” In the world of management, and management consulting, truer words were never spoken. And so is the challenge with most consulting engagements, especially when the words “transformational change” are uttered….

Hello and welcome to another edition of State of Readiness. I am your host, Joseph Paris.My guest today is Jesse DePriest, President of Jesse DePriest Consulting, LLC; Privately held consultancy specializing in Lean including; strategy development and deployment, leadership development, process design and analysis, process improvement, problem solving, teamwork. I have known Jesse for several…