State of Readiness: Manuel Ugarte; US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)

State of Readiness: Manuel Ugarte; US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)

Joseph Paris welcomes to “State of Readiness” Manuel “Manny” Ugarte, Director and Strategic Accounts Manager of the United States Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC).  The US Army’s CCDC mission is to provide the research, engineering, and analytical expertise to deliver capabilities that enable the Army to deter and, when necessary, decisively defeat any adversary…

How Leadership Impacts KPI’s

How Leadership Impacts KPI’s

As we are all aware, KPI’s are known for tracking, monitoring, and identifying gaps in the performance of organizational processes. But, do we understand the true meaning of KPI’s and how leadership impact KPI’s? As per ASQ, the definition of Key performance indicators (KPI’s), is “to help an organization measure progress toward specific goals. They…

State of Readiness; Pavle Sabic, Tell Me More Ventures

State of Readiness; Pavle Sabic, Tell Me More Ventures

I welcome Pavle Sabic to my first-ever audio and video production of State of Readiness.  We talk about the human side of business; how to get more joy out of work, how to make it more joyous for others.  And we talk about a company’s workforce and how organizations are constructed needs to change.  Pavle…

State of Readiness; Philip Holt, GKN Aerospace

State of Readiness; Philip Holt, GKN Aerospace

We welcome Philip Holt, Vice President of Operational Excellence at GKN Aerospace, for a conversation on State of Readiness.  We start off the program discussing Philip’s two books, “Leading with Lean” and “The Simplicity of Lean”; the latter having won the Bronze Medal in the Axiom Book Awards.  We take a walk in Philip’s shoes…