As is my habit, I occasionally “google” my name (with XONITEK, so that I don’t get the Joseph Paris that is into hair) to see what might be out there. I get the expected links to the various articles I have written or events in which I have taken part, but occasionally I get surprised.For instance, I responded to a simple research request some time ago and I found this posting on Ronald Voets’ blog entitled “Nobodies are the new Somebodies (click here).
I guess you never know the impact of your first impression – so make it good.Paris is the Founder and Chairman of the XONITEK Group of Companies; an international management consultancy firm specializing in all disciplines related to Operational Excellence, the continuous and deliberate improvement of company performance AND the circumstances of those who work there – to pursue “Operational Excellence by Design” and not by coincidence. He is also the Founder of the Operational Excellence Society, with hundreds of members and several Chapters located around the world, as well as the Owner of the Operational Excellence Group on Linked-In, with over 25,000 members.For more information on Paris, please check his Linked-In Profile at: http://de.linkedin.com/in/josephparis
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