Energy Flows Where the Attention Goes
What Performance, Relationship, Innovation and Values have in common is that each is an arena for enhancing, focusing, or suppressing peoples’ energy. It follows that the projects with the most available energy are far more likely to succeed. Good ideas and the force of will are not enough.
New Year’s Resolution – Personal Plan, Do, Check, Adjust
I am sure that for many of us, 2011 was quite the ride. And in spite of the considerable challenges and incredible odds, the vast majority of us made it to 2012 (certainly, those reading this article did). A “Hip-Hip-Hurray” to all of us! As the year winds-down and the Holidays befall us, we are granted a moment…
Root Cause Analysis Tools & Techniques
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is the formal search for an individual or group of interacting true causes of a problem. The trick is to use the right tool to identify the root cause of a problem and not just the symptoms of a problem. It is common to find more than just one root cause to…
How to make New Workplace Behaviors Contagious
Imagine that you’ve launched a new company initiative, but the transition has been quite bumpy. You calculate that 60% of staff is doing the new behavior correctly, but you want 100% compliance.
Lean Management Journal Reviews Operational Excellence Society Launch – January 2012
“Review of Operational Excellence Society Launch” – Published in Lean Management Journal in January 2012. “It is very easy to like Joseph Paris, and not just because he is a great entertainer“… Download PDF
The Year in Review
It’s been another one of “those years”… However, it is certainly not as bad as everyone thinks – or the media would have you believe – or the politicians would manipulate you into behaving as if it is. If you follow the news (and I am sure you do), the year has been one long drama…