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  • Continuous Improvement Assessments: The Rally-Point of the Journey
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    Continuous Improvement Assessments: The Rally-Point of the Journey

    ByJoseph Paris September 9, 2013January 6, 2020

    So, you are thinking about embarking upon a Continuous Improvement (CI) Journey at your company.  Or, more than likely, you are going to be RE-embarking upon a CI Journey at your company. But where do you start?  At the beginning, of course… “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao…

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    There is a Nail in Your Forehead…

    ByJoseph Paris August 8, 2013November 3, 2021

    …but I am good with that if you are. 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…

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    Real Leaders Never Say “Burning Platform”

    ByJoseph Paris July 2, 2013January 6, 2020

    Those of us who are familiar with Continuous Improvement programs have undoubtedly heard references made to a “burning platform”.  We have come to understand that this is a metaphor for a crisis situation and, along with it, the sense of urgency that is necessary to effectively react and overcome the crisis.  If you “Google” the…

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    8.5 “Must Know” Career Tips & Tricks (Redux)

    ByJoseph Paris June 3, 2013December 30, 2020

    I wrote the first version of this article almost a year ago and, since then, I have had several people remark to me that it has helped them a great deal (which is the point, I guess.)  I have also had several people give me some new ideas and, of course, I have had time…

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    The “Stone Age” didn’t end because they ran out of stones

    ByJoseph Paris May 2, 2013January 6, 2020

    Charles Darwin in his book, “The Origin of Species” (read full PDF book here) proposed that evolution occurs with the introduction of challenging or adverse circumstances on a population of a species such that only those who are able to adapt (either by natural selection or by action) thrive (or even survive). For instance, the…

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