Robert W. Clarke – Operational Excellence Society https://opexsociety.org Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:50:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://opexsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cropped-Opex-Favicon-512x512-32x32.png Robert W. Clarke – Operational Excellence Society https://opexsociety.org 32 32 To Build a Team, You Must Become a Leader https://opexsociety.org/body-of-knowledge/build-team-become-leader/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:02:48 +0000 http://www.xonitek.com/?p=4394 This post To Build a Team, You Must Become a Leader appeared first on Operational Excellence Society.

I am a big advocate of leadership development.  I study and push leadership development through all I do in life. I once read that General Dwight D. Eisenhower was asked how he managed to lead such a diverse group of people to work together to win Europe from the Nazis.  He answered, “Sir, it is one team, or we lose.” How...

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When Tax Revenues Go Down, Audits Go Up… https://opexsociety.org/body-of-knowledge/when-tax-revenues-go-down-audits-go-up/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:49:17 +0000 http://www.xonitek.com/?p=4434 This post When Tax Revenues Go Down, Audits Go Up… appeared first on Operational Excellence Society.

Many people would rather have a root canal than undergo a tax audit – but it’s a fact that when the tax revenue declines as a result of a recession, tax audits increase.   With the number of audits on the rise, increasing numbers of business owners and individuals may have to endure a visit from the taxman.  So...

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Failure Is the Highway to Success: Getting It Right https://opexsociety.org/body-of-knowledge/failure-is-the-highway-to-success-getting-it-right/ Wed, 27 May 2009 19:24:20 +0000 http://www.xonitek.com/?p=4445 This post Failure Is the Highway to Success: Getting It Right appeared first on Operational Excellence Society.

Many times, regardless of how well we plan, some things just fail. Maybe it’s a webinar or a meeting presentation that was well prepared for, but suffered technical difficulty; maybe a savings plan losing nearly half of its value in today’s recession. These challenging situations define our days, but our responses to them determine our...

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How ERP Can Help in Lean Implementation https://opexsociety.org/body-of-knowledge/how-erp-can-help-in-lean-implementation/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:20:51 +0000 http://www.xonitek.com/?p=4469 This post How ERP Can Help in Lean Implementation appeared first on Operational Excellence Society.

News reports over the last several months continue to paint a gloomy picture for today’s economy.  Rising material and labor costs, weak consumer spending, and the collapsing housing market are hammering businesses nationwide.  Many are looking for ways to re-engineer themselves in order to compensate for flattening growth.  To survive, one must do more with the resources they...

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