24May 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Project Management Excellence Workshop – June 15th @8am (Class is FULL)

Project Management Excellence Workshop – June 15th @8am (Class is FULL)

Classes
Project Management Excellence (including new product introduction)Facilitator: Norbert Majerus In my nearly forty years in the industry, I have lived through the evolution of project management—from no value added to a system where every major work is managed by a project manager and where hundreds of projects are going on at the same time. Today, project management is an institution, a function, a discipline, much like manufacturing, R&D, and finance. As such, it requires continuous learning and improvement. It should come as no surprise that project management can benefit from the same Lean and operational excellence principles than other functions have experienced. Among others, Lean thinking can transform project management toward perfect delivery (on time, on target, etc.), higher quality, improved speed, and more people engagement. New Lean insight can…
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17May 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Driving alignment and execution with Personal Management Systems – June 7th @11:30

Driving alignment and execution with Personal Management Systems – June 7th @11:30

Webinar
In a world filled with annual objectives, how can you create a management system that allows you to effectively deploy those goals throughout your organization and embed them into the personal management system of each individual so everyone uses scientific thinking when striving towards their goals. Come see how I combined deployment using cascaded Kata Challenges with Personal Management Systems (think leader standard work) to help develop my organization while striving towards our goals. Learning objectives:Learn how to use cascaded kata challenges to align all leaders to organizational objectivesLearn how to create a personal management system that ensures you are being intentional with where you spend your timeLearn how to build reflection into a standard review process and assess changes and adjustments to your objectives and personal management system as…
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11May 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Making the Case for Lean Innovation – May 16th @1pm

Making the Case for Lean Innovation – May 16th @1pm

Webinar
Join us as we hear from innovation expert Norbert Majerus as he shares the keys to creating a culture and a process where innovation thrives. The performance of a company’s innovation process has a huge effect on its top and bottom line. Lean practices and thinking are used to build an innovation system that is predictable, fast, agile, and efficient. The lean culture promotes the engagement, collaboration and creativity needed to leverage the innovation potential through all parts of an organization. You can expect to hear:• What a lean innovation system can do for your organization• Examples of successful implementations• The change management process needed to transform the culture at the process• Roles at different levels in the organization required to build a sustainable innovation system Date: Monday, May 16thTime: 1-1:45pm (Pacific)Venue: Online…
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26Apr 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Book Club: The Sensei Way at Work – May 13 – June 3rd 

Book Club: The Sensei Way at Work – May 13 – June 3rd 

Book Club
Book Club: The Sensei Way at Work - The Five Keys to a Lean Business TransformationAuthor: Dan ProckIt's time for our spring book club.  If you haven't joined us in the past, now is your chance.  This is a fun opportunity to discuss a great book with a group of NWHPEC community members. The Sensei Way at Work identifies the five keys that sustain successful lean production in Western enterprises—a challenge that has stymied business leaders, managers, and lean coaches for decades. It provides a detailed guide to the ways of being, thinking, practices and skills that leaders must develop both in themselves and in employees that make continuous improvement a way of doing business. Creating a culture of continuous improvement can’t be delegated. It has to be led, and this…
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26Apr 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
The Power of Perspective – May 9th @11am

The Power of Perspective – May 9th @11am

Webinar
We are ultimately striving to help others realize their full potential and perform at their fullest potential. To achieve true success, a leader and/or coach must first develop self-confidence and then help develop confidence for those within their span of care. Join us as Sam Morgan walks us through his discovery of how when you See More, you Believe More, and ultimately Do More. Are you ready to unleash the power? For one year I was a kata learner.For one year I was a kata coach.For one year I saw the power of perspective. In practicing the Toyota Kata I witnessed firsthand how having multiple perspectives helped me. It taught me to see outside of my bubble into all the color and beauty, all the shades and hues the world…
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26Apr 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Lean 101: 6-week series – Apr 19 – May 24 (Class is FULL)

Lean 101: 6-week series – Apr 19 – May 24 (Class is FULL)

Classes
Lean 101(a virtual learning experience) Join us on a journey to discover the basic elements of lean principles and see the impact they make when you put them into practice. This course consists of six, one-hour classes focused on the foundational elements of lean. During this course, you will learn more about the history/background of lean, why these principles are important to creating a culture of excellence, standard work, 8 wastes, 5S, PDCA, and visual management. Each week will include instruction, discussion, and simulations followed by small project assignments between each class to help you practice the concepts in your own environment.Lean 101 is a beginning-level course that teaches participants the basic concepts of Lean Thinking. It is suitable for participants who work in office or manufacturing environments and includes…
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08Apr 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Keynote: Leading with Grit & Grace – April 28th

Keynote: Leading with Grit & Grace – April 28th

Events
With a lot of determination, resilience, and persistence (Grit) while leading with empathy and compassion (Grace), you will accomplish goals you thought were unattainable. In all that you do, remember to make things better. Join us as we listen to Ashleigh share stories of what she learned through this experience and how she continuously strives to improve her organization through the development of those within her span of care. In this interview-style keynote, Ashleigh will share: • Moving from a traditional command and control organizational culture by asking curious questions• The benefits of being a servant leader• Focusing on one major goal and allowing employees to identify actions to take to support it o Onex’ s2022 Wildly Important Goal: Customer Experience (Internal and External)• Using the Coach approach as a…
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