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  • From Pontius to Pilatus”, the IBR podcast – #7 Joseph Paris: “People want to belong – like in a relationship.”
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    From Pontius to Pilatus”, the IBR podcast – #7 Joseph Paris: “People want to belong – like in a relationship.”

    ByXONITEK September 26, 2024September 26, 2024

    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2328296/episodes/15618466 In this episode, Joseph Paris dives deep into leadership and the pursuit of Business Excellence. He talks with Sebastian Huber about how it all started with a LinkedIn group that grew from 50 to 180,000 members and explores whether Excellence is an attitude or a goal. Paris highlights the importance of true emotions and the feeling…

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    Foundry General Manager

    ByXONITEK September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

    Location; New Britain, CT Reports to: Chief Executive Officer / President Position Type: Full-Time / Permanent Salary: Competitive compensation package reflective of capabilities and experience PURPOSE The General Manager oversees the foundry’s strategic direction, ensuring alignment with long-term goals and operational excellence. This role involves leading daily operations, managing financial performance, ensuring product quality, and maintaining compliance with health,…

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  • The need for both KPIs and OKRs
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    The need for both KPIs and OKRs

    ByJoseph Paris January 27, 2024February 18, 2026

    Headline: “Business Metrics Gone Awry: The Dark Side of Relying Solely on KPIs” Subheading: “Corporate Missteps Highlight the Pitfalls of Blindly Chasing Key Performance Indicators” We read about it all the time; in a shocking turn of events, the business world is abuzz with meteoric fall of some company and its CEO, its CFO, or…

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  • Considering the Entire Employee Lifecycle
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    Considering the Entire Employee Lifecycle

    ByJoseph Paris December 18, 2023February 18, 2026

    I wrote an article entitled “The Strategic HR Department” where I shared my thoughts on the characteristics of a Human Resources Department that is strategic with a purpose of being an accelerant of the organization’s ambitions rather than one that is a bureaucracy whose emphasis is on compliance. Of course, compliance is an important responsibility…

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  • Considering the Entire Employee Lifecycle
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    Considering the Entire Employee Lifecycle

    ByXONITEK December 18, 2023January 9, 2024

    I wrote an article entitled “The Strategic HR Department” where I shared my thoughts on the characteristics of a Human Resources Department that is strategic with a purpose of being an accelerant of the organization’s ambitions rather than one that is a bureaucracy whose emphasis is on compliance. Of course, compliance is an important responsibility…

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  • Safety Comes Third: A Contrarian Approach to Prioritizing Workplace Values
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    Safety Comes Third: A Contrarian Approach to Prioritizing Workplace Values

    ByJoseph Paris November 7, 2023February 18, 2026

    Several years ago I was at an Operational Excellence Conference here in Frankfurt.  As with most talks, the speaker started by introducing the company he worked for and what it did.  He then proceeded to list the companies values, of which there were five or so. The last value on the list was “Safety” to…

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