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  • Mind your costs
    Body of Knowledge Founders Desk

    Mind your costs

    ByJoseph Paris September 22, 2021February 18, 2026

    I recently came off a project with a metal fabrication company that was in severe distress. I was originally introduced to the company in October of 2020 by a mentor of the owner who thought they could use my help.  At the time, the owner believed he had the situation under control; he did not. …

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  • State of Readiness: Steven Leuschel; Director of Operational Excellence, Guardian Elder Care
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    State of Readiness: Steven Leuschel; Director of Operational Excellence, Guardian Elder Care

    ByXONITEK September 19, 2021November 23, 2021

    About the Podcast My guest today is Steven Leuschel, Director of Operational Excellence at Guardian Elder Care, with a network of elderly care facilities located across Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Eastern Ohio. He has published several books including;• “Lean Culture Change: Using a Daily Management System”• “The Executive Guide to Lean Culture Change”, a…

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  • Outliers Inn; Wacky Projects
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    Outliers Inn; Wacky Projects

    ByXONITEK September 19, 2021September 28, 2021

    About the podcast In this special episode of The Outliers Inn, JP and Mule welcome back one of the founding fathers (or is it non-birthing units); Antlerboy, who graces us with his presence after taking a bit of a dream walk (without the peyote buttons). Indeed, the Inn has not been the same without him…

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  • They are dumb
    Body of Knowledge Founders Desk

    They are dumb

    ByJoseph Paris August 8, 2021February 18, 2026

    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…

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  • State of Readiness: David Mackey; Senior Manager, AbbVie
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    State of Readiness: David Mackey; Senior Manager, AbbVie

    ByXONITEK August 7, 2021November 23, 2021

    I invite David Mackey is a senior manager at AbbVie presently responsible for the implementation of the SAP “procure to pay” processes at AbbVie. Previously, he was the Director of Operational Excellence at Pharmacyclics (a subsidiary of AbbVie). In addition to AbbVie, he has had senior leadership roles at Genentech and Roche. We start the…

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  • Outliers Inn; Planning in a VUCA World
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    Outliers Inn; Planning in a VUCA World

    ByXONITEK August 7, 2021November 23, 2021

    Mule and JP start the show with a topic that morphs as rapidly as a cicada’s wings and which is about as irritating; the COVID rules and regulations du jour. JP shares his latest experience with traveling between Germany and the States. Whereas arriving to the States is a matter of having a right to…

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