Leaders Library 070: Joseph Paris Definition of Operational Excellence

This video is about Joseph Paris’ Definition of Operational Excellence.

This video is about Joseph Paris’ Definition of Operational Excellence.
It seems that every day brings with it a new way to pass information ā some to varying degrees of want. With a constant stream of data and touch-points, when does it all become a blended and deafening cacophony of ānoiseā?Ā Ā How can one āsquelchā out the static and focus on that which is truly important?Ā Ā How…

Question: What immediately comes to mind when you hear the phrase āFacilities Managementā? If you are similar to the average person, you immediately think of āJanitorial Servicesā, āProperty Maintenanceā and other comparable and rather mundane tasksĀ associated with the more superficial aspects of maintaining a building and its surrounding property. You might even think of routine…

My book, āState of Readinessā, was published in May this year (2017).Ā And itās been almost six months since I have written a fresh article.Ā Itās not been for a lack of topics.Ā In fact, I have several topics in the queue for articles I want to write.Ā But, publishing a book took a lot…

Nobody likes to fail. Failing causes us embarrassment. Failing bruises our ego. Failing might be a dark spot on our performance assessments. All we have to do is reflect on our childhood for when we failed and how poorly we felt. Even if our parents did give us encouragement, we still felt bad about failing….
āChanging a Continuous Improvement Initiative into a Global Programā; LMJ Board Member and XONITEKās Chairman, Joseph Paris, discusses the tribal nature of people and how it hinders the scaling of lean in business. Published in Lean Management Journal in the July 2014 issue. Download PDF

I have been in business, running a consultancy (XONITEK) since 1985. Besides it making me uniquely unemployable, I have had the opportunity to observe and interact with the many incarnations and varieties of Human Resource (HR) Departments at countless clients over the course of years. Marking our calendars, today is April 10th, 2023. And to…