I wrote the first version of this article three years ago and have been updating it every year since. I have had a great many people remark to me that it has helped them a great deal (which is the point, I guess.) I have also had several people give me some new ideas and, of course,…
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XONITEK-US and XONITEK-UK recently hosted an Operational Excellence Summit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If you have ever been to Amsterdam, you will know there are distinct cultural differences which are quite obvious if you are from New York – even from a pre-Giuliani New York. From each place I visit, I’ve always liked to acquire…
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Sponsored By Issue: 2015-4 APRIL 2015 A Message from our Founder… How you communicate is more important than communicating Joseph F Paris Jr Communication, quite simply, is the act of transferring information from a source to a destination. And those who lead – as well as those who aspire to lead – must recognize and…
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Communication, quite simply, is the act of transferring information from a source to a destination. And those who lead – as well as those who aspire to lead – must recognize and understand the importance of communication, as well as gain a command of the skills to communicate effectively. The variety of the “envelopes” –…
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Sponsored By Issue: 2015-3 MARCH 2015 A Message from our Founder… Before there is Passion, there must first be: Interest, then Belief, then Ability, then Success Joseph F Paris Jr When I was growing-up, I had a lot of passions – or at least I thought they were passions. Fortunately, I was blessed with having…
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When I was growing-up, I had a lot of passions – or at least I thought they were passions. Fortunately, I was blessed with having a structure at home and at school that supported me in the exploration and development of my passions; or at least mostly supported me. My first such recollection was in…
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