Uptime Magazine – “Operational Excellence: See the Flow of Value” by Joseph Paris
Operational Excellence: See the flow of Value, by Joseph Paris as featured in the June/July edition of Uptime Magazine®.

Operational Excellence: See the flow of Value, by Joseph Paris as featured in the June/July edition of Uptime Magazine®.

As it stands, it appears that not only have we come full circle with regard to the internet but that we are now, in fact, entering somewhat of a counter-revolution. It originated with the purpose of connecting people and breaking down communication barriers. A large portion of the success of the internet today is a…

Managing Risk is certainly something all leaders at all levels must learn how to master. You can create probability versus outcome matrices, Key Performance Indicators, stop light charts, risk registers, Monte Carlo probability analyses, etc. Risk Management can become very complex if you want. But, the most critical skill in risk management, especially for developing…
This is Part I of a two part series Robert P. Thames, FACHE, FHFMA, President and CEO, Northern Arizona Healthcare “Everything looks like failure in the middle.” – Rosabeth Moss Kanter SUMMARY: All senior leader teams get stuck on their improvement journey. Examination of common stuck points for senior leader teams on their improvement journey…

Bloomberg reports on how European Central Bank’s case for action to curb the euro’s gains is getting stronger. This, in effect after the 18-nation currency jumped to within a half-cent of $1.40. ECB President Mario Draghi is of course highly opposed to this activity, and has stepped up his war of words against the euro’s gains in…

As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads the United States and many other countries around the world are asking employees to work from home. This may sound fantastic, akin to a vacation in many ways, but productivity needs to remain and things need to operate as normal is what will be a new normal until the pandemic…

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson pledged a predetermined amount in order to back student loans. “This act”, he promised, “will help young people enter business, trade, and technical schools”. Unfortunately, this student loans programme was altered almost instantaneously. Originally intended to provide students with an education through “business, trade and technical schools, the programme was…