A Conversation with Joseph Paris and Brian Oloo
Recognized Thought Leader in Operational Excellence, International Entrepreneur, Writer, Speaker, Mentor Joseph Paris speaks with interviewer Brian Oloo on this unique Youtube Video.
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OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE IS NOT SOMETHING NEW BY JOSEPH PARIS in the BTN
Read the entire version of Joseph Paris’s “Operational Excellence is not something new” as featured in the famous Body of Knowledge on the official Operational Excellence Website. Read it here as featured on the Business Transformation Network.
Continuous Improvement Assessments: The Rally-Point of the Journey
So, you are thinking about embarking upon aĀ Continuous ImprovementĀ (CI) Journey at your company.Ā Or, more than likely, you are going to be RE-embarking upon a CI Journey at your company. But where do you start?Ā At the beginning, of course… āA journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.āĀ ā Lao Tzu But is…
The Devil You Know
I devote a lot of my time helping people and companies get from their present reality to some new reality.Ā It is rarely easy and ā although almost always considered a success ā the success is not quite as complete as it could be.Ā This is the norm; the expectation.Ā And this is not because…
On “Being Green”Ā and “Global Warming”Ā
I grew-up in Binghamton, New York ā actually a āsuburbā of Binghamton, New Yorkcalled West Corners. West Corners was a nice little community and, as a child, seemed more akin to āGreen Acresā and āThe Waltonsā than the nearby birthplace of such industrial stalwarts as Endicott-Johnson Shoes (remember āFather and Son Shoes”?), Link Simulation (the founding father of modern simulation) and that industrial giant, International Business Machines (IBM).
I remember the summers with great fondness. I used to wake-up early in the morning and head to āthe crickā ā also known as Nanticoke Creek ā with fishing rod in hand and old shoes (or at least soon-to-be old shoes). We used to fish all day long, catching minnows and crawdads by hand for bait. When we got bored, we swam. And when we got hungry, we started a campfire and cooked-up the fish and crawdads we had caught. Sometimes, and when in season, we would pick ears of corn and throw them on the fire ā husk and all. There is no better way to eat corn then roasted in their husks on an open fire
Eulogy of a Continuous Improvement Program
When you were born, everyone could see the twinkle in your eyes for the fire and passion you held. As you grew, you became inspired by the reported accomplishments of others; and consumed with great enthusiasm and dedication every bit of knowledge that was at your disposal. You had the good fortune of being influenced…
Build Organizational Capacity and Capability ā For Free
I was coaching one of the national oil companies in the Middle East, offering mentorship to the director of their operational excellence program. He was frustrated because he had invested considerable funds building a team of sixty Lean Six Sigma Black Belts over a nine-month period, and they had not yet worked onāmuch less completedāany…
