The Secret of Innovation: Without Failure, there is no Innovation
Innovations are commonly thought of as new and game-changing. However, many innovations are improvements on something that already exists. For every invention like the iPod or the television, there is also a faster car or a stronger material that is being produced. All of these are innovations. What’s more important than the type of innovation is…
Lean Management Journal – “Servants to the Cause” by Joseph Paris: September 2012
“Servants to the Cause” by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris & continued media coverage of the Operational Excellence Society. Published in Lean Management Journal in the September 2012 issue. Download PDF
Great Expectations – Greater Frustrations
There are many jobs that are demanding. Some are demanding physically, some are demanding emotionally and some are demanding intellectually – often a combination. Regardless of your profession, almost all of them have one thing in common – when you are done for the day, you are able to set aside your work and enjoy time thinking of,…
Corporations & Whack-A-Mole
Joseph Heller wrote in his novel, Good as Gold, “The most advanced and penultimate stage of civilization is attained when chaos masquerades as order.” I’m pretty sure we’ve already arrived.
‘Soft Stuff’ has EVERYTHING to do with Bottom Line
What separates an effective organization from an organization that just shifts from one management fad to another? Substance vs. Form. In a high-performance organization, one can never successfully sell the ‘soft stuff’, the latest management concepts, or the latest technology on their own merits. One has to make the connection to the financial bottom line. The intent…
Lean Management Journal – “Walk the Gemba Walk” by Joseph Paris: Jul/Aug 2012
“Walk the Gemba Walk” by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris & continued media coverage of the Operational Excellence Society. Robert Priolo, Commissioning Editor, welcomes Mr. Paris to the Editorial Board. – Published in Lean Management Journal in the July/August 2012 double issue. Download PDF