“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
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…
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.
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…
“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
