Safety Comes Third: A Contrarian Approach to Prioritizing Workplace Values

Safety Comes Third: A Contrarian Approach to Prioritizing Workplace Values

Joseph F. Paris, Jr.ByJoseph Paris

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…

The 5 Essentials of Operational Excellence

The 5 Essentials of Operational Excellence

Avatar photoByKevin McManus

A Confusing Start to My Own Operational Excellence Pursuit Officially, I began my operational excellence pursuit almost 45 years ago. However, I did not know it at the time. Between 1985 and 1990, I was at work in my first true operational excellence workplace. My first two employers were traditional manufacturers. This third site was…