Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – November/December Holiday Edition 2023
Operational Excellence By DesignTM 2023 Nov/Dec Holiday Edition Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Considering the Entire Employee Lifecycle This article explores the 10 Steps of the employee lifecycle; from recruitment through off-boarding (whether this is by promotion or separation) and the efforts and actions that can be…
Considering the Entire Employee Lifecycle
I wrote an article entitled “The Strategic HR Department” where I shared my thoughts on the characteristics of a Human Resources Department that is strategic with a purpose of being an accelerant of the organization’s ambitions rather than one that is a bureaucracy whose emphasis is on compliance. Of course, compliance is an important responsibility of…
Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – October 2023
Operational Excellence By DesignTM 2023 October Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Safety comes third… At a conference, a speaker was sharing about his company and their values. The last value listed was “Safety” to which he stated; “And at ACME Company, safety comes first.” I asked; “If…
Safety Comes Third: A Contrarian Approach to Prioritizing Workplace Values
Several years ago I was at an Operational Excellence Conference here in Frankfurt. As with most talks, the speaker started by introducing the company he worked for and what it did. He then proceeded to list the companies values, of which there were five or so. The last value on the list was “Safety” to which…
Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – September 2023
Operational Excellence By DesignSM 2023 September Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Article: Design Thinking for Operational ExcellenceTM It has been a while since I have witnessed something new with the potential to be transformative in Operational Excellence; but the introduction of Design Thinking into these disciplines does…
State of Readiness | Jesse DePriest; President of Jesse DePriest Consulting
Hello and welcome to another edition of State of Readiness. I am your host, Joseph Paris.My guest today is Jesse DePriest, President of Jesse DePriest Consulting, LLC; Privately held consultancy specializing in Lean including; strategy development and deployment, leadership development, process design and analysis, process improvement, problem solving, teamwork. I have known Jesse for several years…