Taking Business Performance to the Next Level
Dear Readers: I am deep in the throes of finishing my first book and am working diligently on completing the first draft before I send it to the butcher (ie. Editor). My target date is end-of-December (which is reasonably attainable). As such, I find that I am not really able to parse my attention and energy between writing the book and writing an article with the same level of quality and insight of which my articles usually consist.
So, instead, I have strung together a series of my older articles that tell the “story” of Operational Excellence; the impetus, the definition, and approach. I would be very happy to hear your thoughts and feedback (cerebral dissent is especially welcome).
- The Toyota Production System is Not Nearly Enough
- The Operational Excellence Manifesto
- Continuous Improvement Assessments: The Rally-Point of the Journey
- Training and Education – What is the correct value for you?
- Changing a Continuous Improvement Initiative into a Global Program
By Joseph F Paris Jr

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 40,000 members.
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