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Sitting quietly at the back of a crowded GE conference room, a young Sandra Wallach diligently took notes during an executive briefing. As one of the newest inductees into GE's esteemed Financial Management Program (FMP), she was eager to absorb every detail. Unbeknownst to her at the time, this moment marked the beginning of a transformative 17-year journey with General Electric."FMP allowed me to figure out what I really like to do, what I gravitate towards, and what I'm not as interested in," she reflects. From aircraft leasing to manufacturing finance, each rotation broadened her expertise and honed her adaptability.GE's approach to talent development was immersive and expansive. Wallach continues, "I had 10 different roles in nine different physical locations over my time." This constant movement not only built her resilience but also provided her with a holistic understanding of GE's diverse businesses. The culture emphasized being an integral part of the senior leadership team and driving change. "They expected me to be able to speak to the business almost as well as the leader that I was supporting," she notes.This high standard pushed her to develop skills beyond traditional finance roles. Along the way, Wallach says GE's culture exposed her to the personal attributes that would become increasingly critical as she advanced into leadership positions. "Do you have personal edge? Can you make the tough calls? Do you have personal energy?" she explains. Serving as a Master Black Belt and later as a pricing executive, she stepped outside traditional finance roles, gaining valuable insights that would later prove essential in the C-suite.Beyond GE, Wallach tells us there were still a few boxes to check before she could step into a CFO role. Positions at Intuit and MiaSole provided her with exposure to Silicon Valley's fast-paced culture and the opportunity to work directly with boards and investors. These experiences, coupled with her GE foundation, ultimately paved the way for her appointments as CFO of Amprius Technologies.

My guest for Episode #518 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jerry Wright, author of the new book The Insanity Trap: What Your MRP Consultant Won't Tell You. Jerry M. Wright, PE, MBA, is an accomplished operations executive and teaching professional with over 39 years of experience in the manufacturing and service sectors.  His extensive career spans various industries, including aerospace, consumer goods, healthcare, medical devices, diagnostics, and industrial sectors, where he has held leadership roles in engineering, operations, quality assurance, and operational excellence (OpEx).  He is an expert on taking businesses from MRP "insanity" to Pull Systems (Kanban) and driving operational excellence through the implementation of Toyota Production Systems (TPS/Lean) tools and methods. He's a Master Black Belt and only the 7th person in the world to receive the Lean Gold Certification (LGC) from the joint alliance of ASQ, AME, SME, and the Shingo Institute. In this episode, Jerry shares his insights and hard-earned lessons about the pitfalls and inefficiencies of Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Jerry reflects on his career, starting with his early Lean experiences at Kimberly Clark, where he encountered the challenges of forecasting, production scheduling, and the recurring "insanity trap" of MRP. He discusses the implementation of Kanban systems, the impact on inventory management, and how turning off MRP systems helped teams dramatically reduce shortages and excess inventory. Through real-life examples, Jerry illustrates how companies can shift from traditional MRP-driven processes to more effective demand-driven and Kanban-based systems, leading to operational improvements, better employee engagement, and more reliable supply chains. The episode also touches on the psychology of change management, navigating the resistance from those invested in outdated systems, and how leadership can foster a more adaptive, efficient environment by embracing simplicity over complexity. Questions, Notes, and Highlights: What is your Lean origin story? Were your parents open to Kaizen opportunities or suggestions from you as a child? Was your first introduction to the "insanity trap" of MRP at Kimberly Clark? Can you describe the challenges of dealing with MRP at Kimberly Clark? What was Bill Holbrook's role when he suggested unplugging the MRP? How did your team transition from MRP to Kanban, and what were the results? Can you explain the issues with relying on forecasts and lead times in MRP systems? What do you think about demand-driven MRP as an alternative? Why do you think demand-driven MRP isn't more widely adopted? How do you balance the risk of excess inventory versus lost sales? How did Dell handle material constraints and lead time reduction when you were there? How does Toyota manage its supply chain and production planning without relying heavily on MRP? Can you talk about how Toyota's system recovers quickly from supply chain disruptions? What was the origin of your book The Insanity Trap? How can leaders and companies overcome the psychological barriers to changing their supply chain systems? How do you help employees transition from roles like expediting to managing Kanban systems? What are your thoughts on the promise of AI in demand forecasting and supply chain management? Who is the target audience for your book? What are your thoughts on supply chain planning versus execution in lean environments? The podcast is brought to you by Stiles Associates, the premier executive search firm specializing in the placement of Lean Transformation executives. With a track record of success spanning over 30 years, it's been the trusted partner for the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare sectors. Learn more. This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network. 

Scott welcomed Jay Rosencrance, RICP, WMCPin studio for a discussion on annuities and the history of Athene. Jay is the VP/Relationship Manager at Athene. Jay the VP/Relationship Manager for Athene covering accounts across the country. He has spent bulk of his 32 year career involved in retirement income planning. Prior to Athene, he worked at Genworth Financial as VP, Sports and Entertainment, where he worked on post career income planning for professional athletes. Before that, he was a Master Black Belt at GE Transportation Systems. He finds that wherever he has worked, he bring three key strengths to the table: strong interpersonal skills (team player), detail oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills, and the ability to succeed through a strong work ethic. When not working, he loves to spend time with his wife of 32 years (Amy), and their 2 children (Sean - 25, and Erin - 22). He also enjoy running, and has completed 10 marathons.In the episode, you will learn the following:The Athene story – Innovative products, distribution channelsAthene's technological advancements, such as e-applications and index strategy presets, which streamline processes and benefit consumers.Planning strategies like partial Roth conversions, emphasizing tax benefits and the mechanics of recharacterizing traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs within Athene products.Athene Connect is a valuable resource for advisors, offering tools, webinars, and sales kits to enhance their practice and better serve clients.Connect with Scott on LinkedInConnect Jay with on LinkedInFor more on The Optimized Advisor Podcast click here  For more on Athene click hereFollow us on LinkedInFollow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook  Disclosures:Guarantees provided by annuities are subject to the financial strength and claims paying ability of the issuing insurance company.Any information regarding taxation contained herein is based on our understanding of current tax law, which is subject to changeand differing interpretations. This information should not be relied on as tax, legal or financial advice and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purposes of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code. We recommend that taxpayers consult with their tax or legal professionals for applicability to their personal circumstances. Under current tax law, the Internal Revenue Code already provides tax deferral to qualified money, so there is no additional tax benefit obtained by funding a qualified contract, such as an IRA, with an annuity; consider the other benefits provided by an annuity, such as lifetime income and a Death Benefit.Required Minimum Distribution as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9). A diversified allocation does not ensure positive interest credits in any given year.  **This is the Optimized Advisor Podcast, where we focus on optimizing the wellbeing and best practices of insurance and financial professionals. Our objective is to help you optimize your life, optimize your profession, and learn from other optimized advisors. If you have questions or would like to be a featured guest, email us at optimizedadvisor@optimizedins.com Optimized Insurance Planning

I had a great interview with Aleshia Jordan a few weeks ago, to discuss how she transitioned from finance to Lean and Six Sigma consulting, and how she is now taking her Master Black Belt skills and over 20 years of experience into her firm Virtualocity, LLC to help organizations, nonprofits and individuals in their Continue Reading

This week's guest is Carlos Pereyra. Ron and Carlos discussed Carlos's recent graduation from our Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt program, what it means to create psychological safety, measuring success, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote Carlos likes (3:31) His background (4:16) Failing faster (7:20) How we can encourage a culture of experimentation (11:21) Some personal examples (12:31) Getting people excited about lean (17:03) Advice for leaders (19:12) Why it is so difficult for leaders to create psychological safety (21:10) Measuring success (23:01) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Carlos on LinkedIn Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Our newsletter is a great way to receive updates on new courses, blog posts, and more. Sign up here. What Do You Think? How do you get people excited about lean?

Watch video, download the PDF worksheet, and more Presented by Stephanie Hill, Senior Lean Strategist at KaiNexus Having worked as……a CI practitioner reporting to a CFO,…a consultant and coach to executives and…a Lean Strategist configuring software to meet executives' needs,Stephanie has learned that senior leaders are the influencers of any organization - able to make or break a CI program and culture.Attendees will: Gain clarity on the need for executive buy-in and engagement. Learn three considerations before engaging senior leaders in CI. During the session, attendees will have the opportunity to reflect on their gaps in building relationships with their senior leaders. Participants will walk away with a plan to increase executive engagement. Stephanie Hill is a Senior Lean Strategist with KaiNexus and owner of Light Bulb Moment Consulting. She has over 23 years of experience applying Lean to various industries, including legal, manufacturing, retail, insurance, healthcare, and government. She has certifications in Strategic Human Resources Leadership and Scaled Agile, a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, a master's degree in Public Health, and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry. She lives near Columbus, Ohio, and enjoys building LEGO sets, dancing, and traveling. She is also preparing to publish her first book, "A Life of Learning: Lessons in Leadership from Raising a Boy with Autism."

Register here for the live event December 5 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Presented by Stephanie Hill, Senior Lean Strategist at KaiNexus Having worked as… …a CI practitioner reporting to a CFO, …a consultant and coach to executives and …a Lean Strategist configuring software to meet executives' needs, Stephanie has learned that senior leaders are the influencers of any organization - able to make or break a CI program and culture. Attendees will: - Gain clarity on the need for executive buy-in and engagement. - Learn three considerations before engaging senior leaders in CI. During the session, attendees will have the opportunity to reflect on their gaps in building relationships with their senior leaders. Participants will walk away with a plan to increase executive engagement. About the Presenter: Stephanie Hill, Senior Lean Strategist Stephanie Hill is a Senior Lean Strategist with KaiNexus and owner of Light Bulb Moment Consulting. She has over 23 years of experience applying Lean to various industries, including legal, manufacturing, retail, insurance, healthcare, and government. She has certifications in Strategic Human Resources Leadership and Scaled Agile, a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, a master's degree in Public Health, and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry. She lives near Columbus, Ohio, and enjoys building LEGO sets, dancing, and traveling. She is also preparing to publish her first book, "A Life of Learning: Lessons in Leadership from Raising a Boy with Autism."

Ep. 44 – RX Group Vice President Sarin Bachmann: Taking Luxe to the Next Level RX Group VP Sarin Bachmann shares her experience as a member of senior leadership team at RX, a public company that produces more than 400 events covering 43 sectors in 22 countries. She shines a light on the RX jewelry portfolio that she oversees — one of the few at RX that includes several events like JCK, Luxury and JIS, as well as digital and print media products for the JCK brand — JCKonline.com and JCK Magazine. We talked about: Her recent appearance as a speaker on the stage at the recent UFI Global Congress in Las Vegas where she talked about risk management and her experience with events during hurricane season in Miami, home of JIS How her team was able to achieve an impressive 24% increase in attendance at the JIS Fall Show in October in Miami Beach: Marketing the destination and capitalizing on the bleisure trend Bringing back in person: How she led the team that produced the first show for RX US in March 2021 in the jewelry sector that soared during Covid What's hot in digital in her portfolio: Everything, but especially the launch of a holiday gift guide The theme for the 2024 JCK show at the Venetian in Las Vegas: Love … she revealed What she's looking forward to in 2024: Adding a sustainability summit at JCK, which is on pace to sell out again  Giving back to the industry through the JCK Industry Fund, which has awarded more than $300,000 in grants this year  Our Guest Sarin Block Bachmann, Group Vice President of RX, is a member of RX's Senior Leadership Team and oversees RX's jewelry portfolio including JCK, Luxury, and JIS events along with the digital and print elements of the JCK brand—JCKonline.com and JCK Magazine.  One of RX's largest and most important events globally, JCK has thrived under Bachmann's leadership. Bachmann directly manages JCK while overseeing Event Leaders on both Luxury and JIS and has steered JCK to become an industry leading, award-winning event in the trade show industry, and the most important jewelry buying and educational event globally for the jewelry industry. Luxury, the curated, invitation-only event taking place alongside JCK has also been reimagined under Bachmann's portfolio as the event for the luxury jewelry community.  JCK and Luxury bring over 30,000 industry professionals together, including 18,000+ vetted attendees from over 100 countries and 2,000 exhibitors, ranging from designers, manufacturers, and gemstone wholesalers to packaging companies and technology service providers. The show covers 1.2 million square feet of exhibition space at the iconic Venetian Expo and The Venetian Las Vegas.  Under her leadership in event strategy, planning, execution, sales, attendance, acquisition, marketing, public relations, operations and special events, Bachmann has achieved all-time high ratings for both exhibitor and attendee satisfaction, loyalty and net promotion for both JCK and Luxury, increasing scores between 15 to 20% and over 30 points in NPS overall.  Furthermore, under her strategic and creative direction, JCK has led the way in becoming a top experiential event that attendees not only consider necessary for their business but also eagerly anticipate attending. In the digital realm, Bachmann led the team in bringing JCK to the industry virtually in 2020, with the JCK Virtual show being a pioneer in launching digital offers in light of the pandemic limiting face-to-face events. In March of 2021, Bachmann led the team to bring back the first show for RX US, JIS, and continued to forge the team ahead in bringing back in-person JCK and Luxury events in August as some of the first large scale trade shows returning to face-to-face, all to great success.  New to Bachmann's achievements are leading the JCK team in exceeding pre-pandemic 2019 show levels before most shows, in both sales revenue, attendance, and much higher NPS and customer satisfaction scores, with the 2022 edition marking a milestone year in the event's history and winning Trade Show Executives Gold 100 “Greatest Trade Show” of the year award. This was then followed up under Bachmann's leadership with the 2023 edition continuing to grow to a sold out show floor and increasing attendance once again. As a member of RX's senior leadership team, Bachmann plays a critical role in shaping event leaders across RX US, leading bi-monthly Event Leader meetings where key issues are discussed and best practices are shared across the division leaders.  Bachmann also leads the way with activations and experiences, playing a crucial part of JCK and serving as a model for other B2B events, along with increasing the focus on DE&I in all the industries she serves forging partnerships with key members of diverse groups including the Black in Jewelry Coalition and leading by example at her shows and RX.  Bachmann utilizes her experience in change management by serving as the Executive Sponsor and liaison for the show teams with the digital team during RX's roll out of a new registration system across RX US. Bachmann currently serves on the executive boards of the American Gem Society, Jewelers' Security Alliance, 24 Karat Club of New York, Women's Jewelry Association and UFI Global Congress Advisory, as well as on the GEM Awards committee and chair of the JCK Industry Fund committee.  Ms. Bachmann holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Albany and the prestigious honor of having been invited to participate in the GE Management Development Course. She was also one of a select few to be chosen for the Reed Elsevier Business University.  Her career trajectory began in consulting as a Process Design Consultant with Andersen Consulting (Accenture). She expanded into communications as a Six Sigma certified Master Black Belt for General Electric at NBC and later became the Director of E-Business for NBC's Broadcast and Network Operations Division.  Now serving close to two decades in show management, Bachmann is a well-rounded and well-known professional, highly regarded throughout the jewelry and trade show industries. When she is not achieving record breaking results in the industry, Bachmann is spending time with her husband, visiting her two sons in college, taking a workout class, or relaxing on a beautiful beach. Awards & Accolades for JCK and Luxury under Bachmann's Leadership (Present – 2019): Trade Show Executive – 2023 Gold 100 Grand Award “The Greatest Trade Show” of 2022  RX GLOBAL – Building Business Awards: 2022 Show of the Year  RX USA – Team of the Year Award 2022 Trade Show Executive – 2022 Fastest 50 in all three categories for JCK – Attendance, Exhibitors, Square Feet, and all three shows JCK, Luxury & JIS receiving Fastest 50 Awards AEO Excellence Awards (UK) Short List Finalist for 2022 Best International Show – Americas  Trade Show Executive – 2022 Gold 100 Grand Award “The Show Must Go On” for 2021 event Tradeshow News Network (TSNN) 2022 Comeback Award, Outstanding Attendance for 2021 event Trade Show Executive – Grand Award Gold 100 “Return to Normal” for 2020 event Tradeshow News Network (TSNN) Best of Technology Award for JCK Match program 2019 Podcast Host: Danica Tormohlen  An award-winning journalist who has covered the trade show industry since 1994, Danica Tormohlen is VP of Content for Tarsus Group, which was recently acquired by Informa for $940 million. In her role, she oversees content for Trade Show News Network, Corporate Event News and Exhibit News Now. These leading media brands publish websites, newsletters, social media channels, video, podcasts and online and in-person programming for the trade show, corporate event and exhibition industries. Tormohlen currently serves as a board member for Women in Exhibitions Network North America chapter. She has been a speaker and moderator at major industry events, including the TSNN Awards, IMEX, IAEE, SISO, UFI, ESCA and Large Show Roundtable — to name a few. Thank you to our sponsor!  Zenus What if you could prove your event is working with hard facts and learn how to make it even better? With Zenus's Ethical Vision AI, you can protect your budget and have detailed reporting. Learn how that's all possible at Zenus.AI  

In This Episode: Meet Aylin, a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a knack for transforming organizations from the inside out. As an 'organizational therapist,' Eileen has spent over a decade honing her craft in industries spanning government, finance, healthcare, and technology. Her most recent stint at a Fortune 500 e-commerce powerhouse has equipped her with rich insights into the world of tech transformation. Listen to Aylin break down her role in designing processes that enhance digitization while emphasizing the critical nature of simplifying work experiences and giving voice to people in the workplace.In this engaging conversation, Aylin takes us through some of her favorite tools for decision-making and process improvement. She introduces the Rapid Decision Making Model - a tool designed for organizations with a complex matrix structure. Additionally, she discusses her experiences with the FMEA tool for risk assessment and solutioning and how it can be instrumental in proving to senior leadership that all potential risks have been addressed. We wrap things up by discussing the benefits of the Six Sigma Greenbelt certification for project managers and the importance of continuing education in keeping pace with evolving trends. Aylin shares her unique networking approach through LinkedIn, so don't miss this opportunity to glean insights from her diverse experiences in project management!Check out the full episode's show notes for some great resource links! Favorite Tool(s):Rapid Decision-Making Model (Bain and Company): Check out his article by Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2006/01/who-has-the-d-how-clear-decision-roles-enhance-organizational-performanceFMEA:  Failure mode and Effect Analysis (Think of RISK assessment)https://asq.org/quality-resources/fmea Links:Check out Aylin's incredible career story here: https://www.aylinroeben.me/aboutConnect with Aylin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aroeben/For a full podcast episode list, visit here: PM-Mastery Podcast Episodes.For a full list of blog posts, go here: PM-Mastery Blog PostsPM-Mastery.com  PMI Talent Triangle: Multiple areas:Technical /Ways of Working Leadership/Power Skills Strategy/Business Acumen (Learn More) Get your free PDU Tracker here: https://pm-mastery.com/resource/

In this episode, Matthew Singh and I discuss PI initiatives and programs as well as positively influencing culture. What You'll Learn: 1. What do you think are some important elements of a successful PI program? 2. How does one go about impacting positive cultural change? 3. What insights can you provide about the sustainability of a program? 4. What's been your greatest challenge in your PI endeavors? 5. What has been your greatest win in the PI endeavors? About the Guest:  Matt Singh is the Director of Operational Excellence and Master Black Belt for the Department of Administrative Services in the state of Nebraska. Over the last 20 years he has previously served in a variety of progressive management roles including sales & service, operations, and supply chain. He is certified as a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma, Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, Certified Lean Sensei, and holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) credential.  Links: Click here to explore Nebraska's Center Of Operations Page Matthew Singh's email: matthew.singh@nebraska.gov Click here for The Lean Solutions Summit  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansolutions/support

Are you feeling stuck in a negative mindset? Then, join us and discover how your playlist can make you feel better and shift your mental state…and sleep! Susan Drumm, CEO advisor, American best-selling author, and leadership coach, talks about how music impacts her life. Her book, The Leader's Playlist, offers a fresh perspective on how music can create new neural pathways for you and help you develop the right mindset to lead in today's disruptive environment. Tune in and get ready to groove your way to an energized, productive, and well-rested you! GUEST BIO:Susan Drumm is a CEO Advisor, USA Today Bestselling Author and Leadership Coach focused on helping leaders and their teams to develop the capacity and mindsets to lead in today's disruptive environment. She has personally coached billionaire CEOs, high profile political figures, prominent Fortune 100 executive teams and incredible entrepreneurs that set out to disrupt the marketplace.Susan draws on many disciplines in her approach.  She has graduate degrees from Harvard Law School, Carnegie Mellon University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.  Susan obtained the highest level of coaching certification as Master Certified Coach (MCC) through the International Coaching Federation.  Susan also holds certifications in HeartMath™, Integrative Enneagram (Level 2), EQ Learning in Action, Havening Techniques®, The Leadership Circle and is a Certified Forum Facilitator for YPO (Young President's Organization).She is the two-time #1 bestselling author of The Leader's Playlist:  unleash the power of music and neuroscience to transform your leadership and your life.  In the book, Susan unveils a groundbreaking process that outlines how our childhood wounds show up in our ability to lead others and how music can heal those wounds.Susan's YouTube channel and podcast, The Enlightened Executive, is ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally.  In the show, she spotlights ground-breaking techniques and strategies to help executives and entrepreneurs get the edge in personal and leadership effectiveness.  Guests include founders of these programs and the executives who have experienced them — and dig into what they are, what they offer, and whether they actually work to help you evolve personally and professionally. Susan's clients include C-suite executives from financial services, private equity, tech, healthcare, professional services, media, consumer products, consulting and law.  She has worked with organizations such as KPMG, Oracle, Viacom, Microsoft, Conde Nast, L'Oreal, A&E Networks, USS Steel and Cisco.Prior to founding Meritage Leadership Development, Susan was a Senior Consultant for The Boston Consulting Group, Director of Marketing and Master Black Belt for NBC/GE and Associate Partner at The Trium Group in leadership development consulting.Susan is a member of EO (Entrepreneur's Organization) and volunteers her time with several boards and organizations including Selfless Givers.  Susan serves clients globally and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.  She is passionate about travel, hiking, Pilates and healthy living and her puppy Jasmine, a toy Australian Shepherd. SHOW NOTES: 

Charli got to talk to Aaron Schultz this week in an incredibly relatable conversation about adapting in the workplace. AW Schultz is a recognized thought leader on maintenance work management, an entrepreneur, an Amazon best-selling author, a sought-after strategist, and a consultant with global engagements.With over 25 years of experience in maintenance and reliability, he is routinely called upon to offer guidance to senior executives and those in the maintenance and reliability community to improve their organizations' overall efficiency. Have shown value inability to provide strategic insight and tactical analysis and convert these thoughts into reality by successful engagement and execution.With a focus on improving business processes, companies seek his knowledge to help analyze and formulate their strategic vision, design the tactics necessary to achieve their goals, identify and organize the required logistics to support the plan, and lead the execution phase. Companies seek him to extend across organizations, address today's challenges and opportunities, and predict future changes. AW's ability to stamp out the noise and determine strategic analysis and tactical knowledge led to his projects' successful execution.An expert in building infrastructures, he emphasizes the cornerstones for success: the engagement of people and processes instilling a leadership culture as part of the company's DNA. His end goal is to help create high-performance individuals working in high-performance teams for high-performance organizations.AW holds two bachelor's degrees in Agriculture Systems, Manufacturing Engineering and an MBA. He is a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional, Project Management Professional, and a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma. AW resides in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, son, and daughter. He can be reached on LinkedIn or website  AWSCHULTZ Read up at EmpweringPumps.com and stay tuned for more news about EPIC in Atlanta this November!Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn,  Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com

Video Version https://vimeo.com/stateofreadiness/norbert-majerus About the Podcast Hello and welcome to another edition of State of Readiness with your host, Joseph Paris.  My guest today is Norbert Majerus; Author of “Lean-Driven Innovation” and “Winning Innovation” and a Lean Champion (Ret) from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He confesses that he went into engineering because he didn't like to working with people and felt that a career in engineering would find him in the corner of a room with a computer and being left alone to do his work.  It did not quite work out that way. Norbert spent most of his career at Goodyear's Innovation Centers.  Having first been introduced to Six Sigma, his natural gravitation was more towards Lean and the “people” side and skills associated with creating a problem-solving and leadership culture. We then talk about culture change; a topic which appears to be on many people's minds.  But people rarely speak of what they would like to change from what, to what.  They share the phrase “culture change” and just leave it hang there in the air like a cartoon bubble and leave it to others to figure out what was meant; a grand assumption on everyone's part. But Norbert does take the time to explain his ideas with respect to culture change; including the from what, to what.  Fun fact; “Luxembourgish” is a language… About Norbert Majerus Norbert Majerus Norbert was born in Luxembourg and has a Master's Degree in chemistry from the University of Saarlandes, Saarbrucken Germany in 1978.  After graduation and for the next almost 40 years, Norbert works for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, starting as a rubber chemist.  Over the course of his career with Goodyear, he held several roles in the Goodyear Innovation Centers in Luxembourg and in Akron, Ohio and holds over 60 patents and trade secrets in the United States alone.  The role he held the longest and for the final 15 years with the company was that of Lean Champion and is a Master Black Belt. Norbert has taught workshops and given keynotes at many conferences around the world.  Since retiring from Goodyear in 2017, Norbert continues to share with others the wisdom he has gained through his consultancy, his speaking opportunities, and his writings, which include two books; “Lean-Driven Innovation” and “Winning Innovation”. Norbert is also a Shingo Academy Fellow, an Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Assessor, and serves on the board of the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange (LPPDE). LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/norbert-majerus-5a746235/ Company: Norbert Majerus Consulting LLC Title: Owner/Member Website: https://www.leandriveninnovation.com/ Headquarters:  Akron, Ohio Year Founded: 2018 Company Type: Privately held Company Size: Independent Consultancy Industry Experience: Retired in 2017 with almost 40 years at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, holding the role of Lean Champion Innovation for the last almost 15 years. Practice Areas: Assist companies with; Lean Product Development and Innovation, Change Management, Lean Project Management, Managing People in a Lean Environment

Matt Kroll is principal and founder of Chalmers St. Consulting. Chalmers St. helps companies achieve their growth potential by aligning their operations with their aspiration and engaging their employees to achieve their full potential. Chalmers St. has return hundreds of thousand to millions of dollars back to client's margins. Matt's formal background is in Industrial Engineering. He earned his bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Northern Illinois University in 1999. He joined Motorola directly after completing college where he earned both his Black Belt and Master Black Certification. In 2009, he earned a Master's in Business Administration from the Chicago Booth School of Business. Continuous improvement has been his passion for over 20 years. As a Master Black Belt, Matt has been responsible for developing improvement programs that deliver millions of dollars in operation efficiencies and revenue enhancement. He has worked in a variety of settings from manufacturing to police departments, to call centers, to healthcare. He has seen firsthand that every environment can benefit from the application of continuous improvement. Matt resides in the far west suburbs of Chicago, USA with his wife and two children. He produces and distributes free content on continuous improvement and looks for opportunities to help other people develop. He believes it is important to be active in the local community. He is President of the Fox Valley Children's Choir and Committee Chair for Boy Scout Troop 60 in Geneva. He spends most of his free time with his family. Website: http://www.chalmersst.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrkroll/

Executives need to define how their organization will support the a mixture of hybrid work, remote work and full-time office workers. In 2021, 3M rolled out a strategy it called Work Your Way. In this conversation with 3M's Kathryn Coleman, we discuss the lessons the company has learned over that past year as it's put this strategy into place. You can read more about the strategy here.Bio  Dr. Kathryn J. Coleman has over 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, diversity, strategy, policy, and project management.  As Senior Vice President of Talent, Learning, and Insights, she leads a global cross-functional team that brings together experts to provide world-class workforce and talent planning that attract, develop and support the retention and progression of talent. Additional responsibilities include oversight for HR Business Partners globally. Her previous 3M roles include, Vice President of Talent Planning, Acquisition and Assessment, Vice President, Strategy and Culture, Global Director, HR PMO and Master Black Belt, Global Director, Virtual Experience, Technology & Employee Development, Global Director, Talent Acquisition and Onboarding, Global Talent Acquisition Strategy Manager and US Talent Acquisition Operations Manager.Prior to joining 3M, Dr. Coleman held several leadership roles in the public and private sector including Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at SUPERVALU, Director of Diversity Initiatives at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and Director of Admissions for Recruiting at William Mitchell College of Law.    Dr. Coleman earned her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota, a M.A. in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and a B.A. in Psychology from Macalester College.   She has served on several local and national boards including The Conference Board, Career Development Practitioners Council, National Black MBA Association- Twin Cities Chapter, National Society of Hispanic MBAs, the Urban League- Twin Cities, and The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management.  In 2015, Dr. Coleman received the Peter C. Thorpe Leadership Award, recognizing her leadership as a corporate champion of ethnic diversity.   She also served on the board of the YWCA Minneapolis; whose mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and girls, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.  

Stephanie Hill recently joined KaiNexus as a Senior Lean Strategist. Read her blog post: https://blog.kainexus.com/the-importance-of-proving-impact-in-continuous-improvement From her bio: "I have more than 20 years of experience applying Continuous Improvement and Leadership in manufacturing, retail, insurance, government, non-profit, and health industries. I have a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, certifications in SAFe 5.0 (Scaled Agile) and Strategic HR Leadership, a Master's degree in Public Health, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Kenyon College. My passion is contributing to the betterment of: organizational culture, individual self worth, and socioeconomic conditions. I practice my passion by enabling people's natural tendency to see and solve problems in order to leave the world better than we found it."

It was a real pleasure to speak with Marty Strong. As you listen, you will understand why.  He is charismatic in discussion as he shares some military training with you that can be applied to business. Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR Publication, interviews Marty Strong who provides some insight into his newest book – Be Visionary – being released January 1st, 2023. Marty Strong During the interview, Marty discusses the three levels of management including Strategic, Operational, and Tactical level and how they provide for a solid leadership platform. They are all required and must be in play at the same time or your competitors will beat you. Leaders need to look at their history, current market, the economy, the evolving technology trends and more to assess how their company and product fit in today's market. Then they need to develop programs for all three levels of management about what needs to change to be successful in the future market. Be Visionary! Listen in to this constructive discussion. When you buy his book, buy a yellow highlighter because you will want to reference key points he makes in the future. About: CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, retired SEAL officer, professional speaker, and author of Be Nimble - How the Navy SEAL Creative Mindset Wins on the Battlefield and in Business (martystrongbenimble.com). In 2004, he began to build a distinguished track record of successful progressive business leadership supporting U.S. Government agencies and private corporations. From 2016 to the present, he built, scaled, and led a rising healthcare star, Legacy Care. He's a decorated combat veteran of the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams and the author of eight adventure novels (mlstrongauthor.com). He holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and a graduate degree in Management. He's also a graduate of Villanova University's Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma program. His second business leadership book, Be Visionary: Strategic Leadership in the Age of Optimization, is set for release January 1, 2023. Be Visionary is available on Amazon and everywhere books are sold. For more information, please visit: www.martystrongbenimble.com  | LinkedIn www.mlstrongauthor.com

Because of the negativities that are happening in our society including bullying, raising a kid with confidence and self-esteem is very challenging, but it shouldn't be overlooked - it's where our kids start to explode their growth and development. So, how can we instill self-esteem and confidence in our kids? What is the difference between self-esteem and confidence? Raja Vaidya once suffered severe bullying because of his lifelong stutter. In this episode, he will dive into how Karate transformed himself from being bullied to someone who's helping thousands of people build self esteem and confidence for over 37 years as a 6th degree Master Black Belt. Raja will motivate us that any obstacle can be overcome with the right MIND-SHIFT“Confidence is what other people see about you. Self esteem is what you feel about yourself and what you believe about yourself. We need to have self-esteem and confidence match up together. And when they do, that's when you have a powerful person that can take advantage of their own talents and lead people.” - Raja Vaidya About the Guest:Coach Raja is a Triple threat - Science for the MIND, Karate for the Body, and Music for the Soul. Over the past 3 years he has provided free FB live coaching on Mindset and personal development and helped thousands. His past year the beta launch of “Mind-SHIFT Mastery” yielded a 100% success rate in guiding clients to face their fears. After 37 years of Tang Soo Do training he discovered a pattern in teaching white belts to achieve black belt and he parleys that into business, life, and relations. Now he is a Professional speaker who Keynoted TEDxJNJ, recently won the Toastmasters International Speech Competition (Area) twice, is in multiple Black Belt Hall of Fame, starred in the martial arts documentary movie "The Martialist", and soon to release his new book “UN-Box ME Today.” All of this despite a lifelong stutter which he saved for last to show you that any obstacle can be overcome with the right MIND-SHIFT.Learn more about Raja: www.VictoryMindsetAcademy.comConnect with Blissful Parenting:Free Workshop ► https://www.BlissfulParentingWorkshop.com Website ► http://www.TheBlissfulParent.com/ Blog ► http://www.TheBlissfulParent.com/blog Podcast ► http://www.TheBlissfulParent.com/podcast/ Contact ►http://www.BlissfulParenting.com/contact Follow Us On Social Media:Youtube ► https://www.youtube.com/theblissfulparent Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theblissfulparent Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/theblissfulparent/ Twitter ►https://twitter.com/blissfulparent Thanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it...

In this episode, Elisabeth Swan and I discuss the intangibles when it comes to leading others. Elisabeth is the president of Swan Consulting & Associates, Inc., and co-founder of the Just-In-Time Café. She's the co-author of the Problem-Solver's Toolkit: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Your Lean Six Sigma Journey, and has been helping clients drive change for decades. She's a Master Black Belt, Speaker, Coach and Lean Six Sigma consultant with a focus on leveraging people to build vibrant problem-solving cultures. Today, we discussed her new book titled, "Picture Yourself a Leader: Illustrated Micro-lessons in Navigating Change" which will be published in just a few months. What You'll Learn: What do you mean by "intangibles" in terms of process improvement? Why do people struggle with intangibles? Do you have an example(s)? What are some root causes? What are some actions people can take? About the Guest: Elisabeth has been working as a business process improvement consultant and change leader for over 30 years. She specializes in process-based organization design, problem solving, Lean Six Sigma and change management for blue chip clients. Her client engagements focus on working with leadership and leveraging the talents of internal project managers and teams in achieving strategic goals. The track records of these engagements consistently showcase measurable improvement. Elisabeth's industry experience includes healthcare, hospitality, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, energy and technology. Specialties: - Process Improvement Program Design - Lean Six Sigma - Coaching - Training Design and Implementation - Leadership Coaching - Improvement Team Training - Large Group Facilitation - Facilitation and Communication Skills Important Links: To get updates on when the book comes out: http://eepurl.com/hWMUtH To buy the Problem-Solver's Toolkit (scroll to the bottom): https://www.jitcafe.com/services https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethswan/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leansolutions/support

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about how easy it is to experience self-doubt and impostor syndrome when you feel different from those around you. My guest, Amber Barber, a senior director of program management in the high-tech industry, talks about her experience as the only woman studying physics when she went to college. She also talks about how often being the only woman in her workplace has led her to feel pressured to constantly prove herself. Amber shares how her experience with mentors has helped her to navigate challenges and stay focused on growing her career. She also shares tips for how you can find a mentor and maximize that experience.  About My Guest Amber Barber is an experienced problem solver, with nearly 22 years of fixing other people's mistakes in the high-tech world.  After earning both her bachelor's and masters degrees in physics, Amber started at National Semiconductor in Texas.  She has since held roles at several other companies, including Microsoft and Lam Research, and is currently the senior director of Jade Global's program management office, working remotely from a small town in Oregon.  Her passion for learning and guiding others drove her training and certifications in both PMI Project Management as well as Lean Six Sigma, where she earned Master Black Belt.  Amber is a proud mom of four adult children, and lives in her empty nest with two spoiled cats and her incredibly patient husband Brad.  Amber loves all things geek, reading for hours, and traveling the world.~Connect with Amber:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberbarber/ ~Connect with Kim and The Impostor Syndrome Files:Join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge:https://yourcareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/ Learn more about the Leading Humans discussion group:https://yourcareersuccess.com/leading-humans-discussion-group/Join the Slack channel to learn from, connect with and support other professionals: https://forms.gle/Ts4Vg4Nx4HDnTVUC6 Join the Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/leadinghumansSchedule time to speak with Kim Meninger directly about your questions/challenges: https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session Connect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimmeninger/ Websites:https://yourcareersuccess.comhttps://impostorsyndromefiles.com

My guest, Dr. Airica Steed serves as the “first minority appointed” System Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer for Sinai Chicago Health System and flagship President of Mount Sinai & Sinai Children's Hospital. There she is charged with leading strategy and operations for 4 acute, post-acute, and specialty care hospitals, a multi-specialty medical group/physician enterprise comprised of over 4,000 caregivers and 800 physicians. She has made monumental groundbreaking advancements in advancing health equity and eradicating healthcare disparities across marginalized communities. Dr. Steed is a highly accomplished and award-winning transformational healthcare executive with over 20 years of exceptional leadership skills and a proven track record of driving results and execution excellence, including recognition as Modern Healthcare's “Top 25 Minority Leaders in Healthcare”, “Top 25 Healthcare Innovators” and "Up & Comer"; Diversity MBA Magazine "Top 100 Executive Leaders Under 50"; and Becker's Hospital Review "Top 130 Female Healthcare Leaders to Know", “75 Black Healthcare Leaders to Know”, and "Rising Star".  She is an avid speaker on both a national and international level and a published author. She received her Doctorate of Education in Ethical Leadership (Ed.D) with distinction, Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and numerous certifications, including Organizational Development & Leadership, Master Black Belt and International Trainer in Lean Six Sigma, and Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives. On top of her many accolades, her most prized accomplishment is being a devoted mother to 4 children. In this episode I asked Dr. Steed: Who or what helped shape her career journey as a healthcare leader? What does her role look like as a healthcare executive? Who does she serve and what challenges does she face? Why was it important for her to include and advance physicians as leaders in her organization? What would other organizations need to do to tackle the challenge of increasing diversity in leadership? What tips would you give other women healthcare leaders in terms of putting self-care first? If you're ready to transition into a leadership role and make an impact in healthcare by supporting your colleagues, reducing healthcare disparities, and improving outcomes, schedule a discovery call at www.schedulewithdrlisa.com Download our free Ebook 'The 10 Steps You Need to Transition into a Leadership Role' -| The Health Equity Podcast Channel is made possible with support from Bayer G4A. Learn more about how Bayer G4A is advancing equity, access and sustainability at G4a.health -| This episode originally aired on August 19, 2022. Listen, follow and subscribe here.

My guest, Dr. Airica Steed serves as the “first minority appointed” System Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer for Sinai Chicago Health System and flagship President of Mount Sinai & Sinai Children's Hospital. There she is charged with leading strategy and operations for 4 acute, post-acute, and specialty care hospitals, a multi-specialty medical group/physician enterprise comprised of over 4,000 caregivers and 800 physicians. She has made monumental groundbreaking advancements in advancing health equity and eradicating healthcare disparities across marginalized communities. Dr. Steed is a highly accomplished and award-winning transformational healthcare executive with over 20 years of exceptional leadership skills and a proven track record of driving results and execution excellence, including recognition as Modern Healthcare's “Top 25 Minority Leaders in Healthcare”, “Top 25 Healthcare Innovators” and "Up & Comer"; Diversity MBA Magazine "Top 100 Executive Leaders Under 50"; and Becker's Hospital Review "Top 130 Female Healthcare Leaders to Know", “75 Black Healthcare Leaders to Know”, and "Rising Star".  She is an avid speaker on both a national and international level and a published author. She received her Doctorate of Education in Ethical Leadership (Ed.D) with distinction, Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and numerous certifications, including Organizational Development & Leadership, Master Black Belt and International Trainer in Lean Six Sigma, and Fellow of American College of Healthcare Executives. On top of her many accolades, her most prized accomplishment is being a devoted mother to 4 children. In this episode I asked Dr. Steed: Who or what helped shape her career journey as a healthcare leader? What does her role look like as a healthcare executive? Who does she serve and what challenges does she face? Why was it important for her to include and advance physicians as leaders in her organization? What would other organizations need to do to tackle the challenge of increasing diversity in leadership? What tips would you give other women healthcare leaders in terms of putting self-care first? If you're ready to transition into a leadership role and make an impact in healthcare by supporting your colleagues, reducing healthcare disparities, and improving outcomes, schedule a discovery call at www.schedulewithdrlisa.com Download our free Ebook 'The 10 Steps You Need to Transition into a Leadership Role'

This is a question change managers, and others, hear a lot. My special guest today is Serena McArthur - the Director of Enterprise Change Management for the Government of New Brunswick. She is a long-time change practitioner and Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. Serena has a great counter question to 'Does my project actually require change management?' - Tune in to hear the answer to these questions and her top tips for leading successful change. And this episode includes the 'extended cut' of our conversation for a little more insight into why change management is needed, even in seemingly simple projects.

In the final part of our three-part series on the value of Quality Tolerance Limits (QTLs), WCG Senior Advisor Linda Sullivan talks about methods for early detection of risk with Steve Young and Keith Dorricott. Young is the Chief Scientific Officer at CluePoints, who oversees the research and development of advanced methods for data analytics, data surveillance, and risk. Dorricott is a Master Black Belt who has spent more than 15 years applying process improvement techniques to address clinical research problems. Young and Dorricott co-led a groundbreaking, WCG Metrics Champion Consortium QTL working group, which developed a guidance on QTL emerging best practices for Consortium members. In April 2022, a three-part series summarizing those discussions and recommendations was published on the Applied Clinical Trials Journal website: https://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/view/defining-quality-tolerance-limits-and-key-risk-indicators-that-detect-risks-in-a-timely-manner-reflections-from-early-adopters-on-emerging-best-practices-part-1 The three-part podcast series is designed to be a valuable podcast companion resource to the website article. In this episode, Young, Dorricott, and Sullivan discuss how to set the threshold and secondary tolerance limits to be proactive in dealing with risks, noting that it is sometimes difficult to determine. The group also talks about when to consider using leading indicator metrics as QTL parameters and/or companion KRI metrics to provide an earlier signal of that a risk will exceed the threshold before the end of the study. The first part of the series focused on the relationship between QTLs and KRIs. The second part of the series discussed the process of defining QTLs. If you subscribe to CTO, you will automatically receive those episodes. Want to suggest a topic for CTO? Just email Linda Sullivan at lsullivan@wcgclinical.com

In the second installment of our three-part series on defining and using Quality Tolerance Limits (QTLs), WCG Senior Advisor Linda Sullivan talks about the process of defining QTLs with Steve Young and Keith Dorricott. Young is the Chief Scientific Officer at CluePoints, who oversees the research and development of advanced methods for data analytics, data surveillance, and risk. Dorricott is a Master Black Belt who has spent more than 15 years applying process improvement techniques to address clinical research problems. Young and Dorricott co-led a groundbreaking, WCG Metrics Champion Consortium QTL working group, which developed a guidance on QTL emerging best practices for Consortium members. In April 2022, a three-part series summarizing those discussions and recommendations was published on the Applied Clinical Trials Journal website: https://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/view/defining-quality-tolerance-limits-and-key-risk-indicators-that-detect-risks-in-a-timely-manner-reflections-from-early-adopters-on-emerging-best-practices-part-1 The three-part podcast series is designed to be a valuable podcast companion resource to the website article. In this episode, Young, Dorricott, and Sullivan discuss what factors go into the decision of whether to establish a QTL; the importance of key potential study failure points in developing QTLs; and how to determine the number of QTLs that should be implemented. The first part of this series discussed the relationship between QTLs and KRIs and the final installment of the series will focus on methods for early detection of risk. If you subscribe to CTO, you will automatically receive those episodes. Want to suggest a topic for CTO? Just email Linda Sullivan at lsullivan@wcgclinical.com

In the first of this three-part series on defining and using  Quality Tolerance Limits (QTLs), WCG Senior Advisor discusses the relationship between QTLs & KRIs  with Steve Young and Keith Dorricott. Young is the Chief Scientific Officer at CluePoints, who oversees the research and development of advanced data analytics, data surveillance, and risk methods. Dorricott is a Master Black Belt who has spent more than 15 years applying process improvement techniques to address clinical research problems. Young and Dorricott co-led a groundbreaking, MCC QTL working group, which developed a guidance on QTL emerging best practices for Consortium members. In April 2022, a three-part series summarizing those discussions and recommendations was published on the Applied Clinical Trials Journal website here. The three-part podcast series is designed to be a valuable podcast companion resource to the website article. In this episode, Young, Dorricott, and Sullivan discuss parameters and thresholds as they apply to QTL and KRIs, concluding QTLs should be considered as a designated subset of KRIs. The group also discusses the working group's mission; its process for determining best practices; the vendor perspective on QTLs; the importance of tracking risk; and the relationship of QTLs to centralized monitoring. The second part of the series will concentrate on defining QTLs and the final part of the series will focus on methods for early detection of risk. If you subscribe to CTO, you will automatically receive those episodes. Want to suggest a topic for CTO? Just email Linda Sullivan at lsullivan@wcgclinical.com

In this episode, I talk with Lee Campe about some of his favorite problem solving examples. This is Lee's second time on the show.  Previously, in episode 56, we discussed how to maintain a high standards in Lean and Six Sigma.  Today, we talked about his experiences in problem solving with many different industries. What you'll learn in this episode: Are PDCA and A3 the same as 6 Sigma? What's the best way to identify the 8th form of waste? Do we still need a team of people to do a project? Why does continuous improvement deployment often fail? What then are the tips for a successful roll out? About the Guest: Lee Campe, is the President of Performance Excellence Inc. He is a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Lee is a proven Lean Six Sigma deployment leader with a wide array of expertise in all facets of business and Continuous Improvement. He also is one of the few instructors with extensive experience in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Innovation through design thinking. Lee also served as a US Army Ranger. Prior to starting Performance Excellence, Lee was a Master Black Belt (MBB) for the  Home Depot, where he was responsible for coaching employees and mentoring projects  across the US. Projects Lee mentored provided the company with over $200 million in  savings. Prior to the Home Depot, Lee was the Vice President and Master Black Belt for JP  Morgan Chase in New York. His responsibilities included coaching and training  Champions, Black Belts, Green Belts, and management in the DMAIC and DFSS  methodologies. During his tenure, Lee trained over 100 Champions and mentored three  enterprise-wide projects that identified over $20 Million in potential savings. As an MBB and Director at Cordis Corporation, a $1.3 billion Johnson and Johnson  company, Lee was responsible for driving the implementation of Six sigma  companywide. Charged with the goal of making Six Sigma part of the corporate culture,  Lee was ultimately responsible for saving the company over $6 million annually. He also  built the company's transactional Six Sigma curriculum; developed the Six Sigma project database using DFSS for all of Johnson and Johnson; and trained and certified a J&J acquisition in Haifa, Israel. Important Links: http://leecampe.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/leecampe --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leansolutions/support

Hệ thống đai trong Operational Excellence (OE Belt) | TS Ngô Công Trường | John&Partners Operational Excellence được biết đến là mô hình giúp tối ưu hóa cấu trúc vận hành của doanh nghiệp. Trong OE có lẽ đặc biệt đối với các ngành sản xuất sẽ được nghe rất nhiều đế hệ thống đai: Trắng, Vàng, Xanh, Đen,... Vậy làm thế nào để phân biệt được các đai, các nhiệm vụ và điều kiện cần để đạt được các đai là như thế nào,...Mọi thắc mắc sẽ được Master Black Belt từ ASQ (Hiệp hội chất lượng Hoa Kỳ) sẽ giải đáp cho các bạn để có thể hiểu được 01 cách triệt để về hệ thống đai 1. Ts. Ngô Công Trường - Tiến sĩ Kinh Tế - Đại học Châu Âu - Sáng lập và Giám đốc chuyên môn tại John&Partners - Giám đốc của Hiệp hội Chất lượng Mỹ (ASQ) tại Việt Nam - Nhiều năm kinh nghiệm trong thiết lập, triển khai, đào tạo, tư vấn Tối ưu hóa cấu trúc vận hành doanh nghiệp -- Tìm hiểu thêm về John&Partners tại: - Website: http://john-partners.com - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/johnhandpartners - Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/johnandpartners -- Thông tin liên hệ: - Website: www.john-partners.com - Email: info@john-partners.com - Điện thoại: (84) 077 5955 007 #toiuuhoavanhanhdoanhnghiep #OEbelt #operationalExcellence #operationalExcellence

A Karate man, teacher and Master Black Belt from Jacksonville FL - Benjamin La Masters - is our guest today for a conversation full of fun and learning. Join in! Of course check out the links below and thanks for listening. here is the link to Mr. LaMasters training facility in Jacksonville:https://www.underground-training.com/Thought I'd add our web page while I'm at it. Listen to more episodes here:http://wildcatdojo.com/025-6/podcast.htmlAnd, of course our gracious sponsor: Honor-Athletics:https://honor-athletics.com/

It's Episode 78 and today's highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth's interview with author Brion Hurley—host of the Lean Six Sigma for Good podcast. Brion is a Master Black Belt by day, but in his spare time he has dedicated himself to a book series documenting stories of Lean Six Sigma success in the nonprofit world—and that's good news for everybody! Next up we review an app that helps you dot your “i”s and cross your “t”s. And for Q&A, we asked our problem-solving community, “How do you make sure you make improvements “with” people instead of “to” them?” And our community responded!   Enjoy another great day at the cafe.   Timeline 0:06 - Intro 01:39 - What's On The Menu 02:19 - Hot Apps Todoist 09:26 - Q&A - Should you base an improvement effort on survey results? Join the conversation on LinkedIn (click the link)! 17:23 - Featured Guest - Brion Hurley 49:50 - Upcoming Events April 21 Webinar - "Hot Tips and Activities for Lean Facilitators to Increase Team Engagement" Lean Six Sigma Leader course at UC San Diego Thanks for Listening!   Listen to more podcasts at JITCafe.com.   Link to the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/2nRNdtzCKkg   Find us on: - Apple Podcasts - Stitcher - Podbean - Spotify - RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/JITCafe/feed.xml

Everything has a flow to it. Matt Kroll joins us today to help you understand the importance of processes in your business. Being on the same page internally impacts your customer's view of you and sets you apart from your competitors.. Matt is the owner of Chalmer St. Consulting. Matt Kroll is the founder and president of Chalmers St. Consulting. Chalmers St.'s purpose is to deliver best-in-class business results through the growth and development of people. Matt was previously the Director of Continuous Improvement at HERE Technologies, a global corporation building the next generation location cloud. He spent 11 years at Motorola and is a certified Master Black Belt. As a Master Black Belt, Matt has been responsible for developing improvement programs that deliver millions of dollars in operational efficiencies and revenue enhancement. In addition to delivering direct business improvements, he has been responsible for training and coaching teams in improvement methods and applications. Matt earned his bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Northern Illinois University in 1999. He joined Motorola directly after completing college where he earned both his Black Belt and Master Black Certification. In 2009, he earned a Master's in Business Administration from the Chicago Booth School of Business. Matt serves on the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Alumni Board and is responsible for developing and growing the college's Lean Six Sigma Program. Contact Information Matt Kroll-mattkroll@chalmersst.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrkroll/ Benny Carreon- Velocity Technology Group- benny@velocitytechnology.group;https://velocitytechnology.group/ Dennis Jackson-WorX Solution- dennisj@worxsolution.com ; www.worxsolution.com Producer of the show: Meghan Jackson- meghanj@worxsolution.com Music by: jorikbasov from Pixabay

Everything has a flow to it. Matt Kroll joins us today to help you understand the importance of processes in your business. Being on the same page internally impacts your customer's view of you and sets you apart from your competitors.. Matt is the owner of Chalmer St. Consulting. Matt Kroll is the founder and president of Chalmers St. Consulting. Chalmers St.'s purpose is to deliver best-in-class business results through the growth and development of people. Matt was previously the Director of Continuous Improvement at HERE Technologies, a global corporation building the next generation location cloud. He spent 11 years at Motorola and is a certified Master Black Belt. As a Master Black Belt, Matt has been responsible for developing improvement programs that deliver millions of dollars in operational efficiencies and revenue enhancement. In addition to delivering direct business improvements, he has been responsible for training and coaching teams in improvement methods and applications. Matt earned his bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Northern Illinois University in 1999. He joined Motorola directly after completing college where he earned both his Black Belt and Master Black Certification. In 2009, he earned a Master's in Business Administration from the Chicago Booth School of Business. Matt serves on the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Alumni Board and is responsible for developing and growing the college's Lean Six Sigma Program. Contact Information Matt Kroll-mattkroll@chalmersst.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrkroll/ Benny Carreon- Velocity Technology Group- benny@velocitytechnology.group;https://velocitytechnology.group/ Dennis Jackson-WorX Solution- dennisj@worxsolution.com ; www.worxsolution.com Producer of the show: Meghan Jackson- meghanj@worxsolution.com Music by: jorikbasov from Pixabay

Passionate about innovation and the transformation of the accounting profession. Collaborating to build the future business model of a public accounting firm. The pioneer and industry expert in applying Lean Six Sigma, Project Management and Constraint Management principles within public accounting firms. 15+ years of experience working in and serving the public accounting profession. Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. CPA Practice Advisor, 20 under 40 Superstars - 2016, 2017, 2018 Accounting Today Top 100 Most Influential - 2017

Livier Albanes es Gerente de Relaciones Institucionales de Teleperformance, egresada de la carrera de Derecho en la UDG, Black Belt y actualmente cursando Master Black Belt; en este episodio compartirá cómo impulsar la mejora continua en empresas de servicio.

Process improvement black belt, with special guest Phil Ranck, CEO, Founder & Lead Trainer at Lean Alaska…and he's a Master Black Belt! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mfgoutloud/support

Catherine Jablonsky has a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering and is a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma.  She enjoys big data analysis and multivariate statistics, and is passionate about the fact  that understanding variation is fundamental to making good business decisions.

SHOW LESSMarty Strong, CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, key note speaker, and author of Be Nimble - How the Navy SEAL Creative Mindset Wins on the Battlefield and in Business (martystrongbenimble.com). In 2004, Marty began to build a distinguished track record of successful progressive business leadership supporting U.S. Government agencies and private corporations. From 2016 to the present, he has built, scaled, and led a rising healthcare star, Legacy Care. (Link Below) He is a decorated combat veteran of the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams and the author of eight adventure novels. He currently holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and a graduate degree in Management. He's also a graduate of Villanova University's Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma program. Marty sits down with CoffeewithMike to share his story of being in the Navy Seals to his current day DMO. (Daily Method of Operation) He drops some great knowledge on business and how you can utilize Objective Perspective Analysis to see whether or not something is in need of fixing in an organization or system. The wisdom is great and the laughs are too. (It is after all a coffee chat and we enjoy it) Don't Forget to Subscribe! Take a moment to sit down and watch / listen to Marty's Story. You can grab any of his books at: https://mlstrongauthor.com and if you'd like to learn more about him you can visit his personal site: https://martystrongbenimble.com/ Also, find him on Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-strong-9676bb13/ #leadership #sixsigmablackbelt #businessdevelopment #entrepreneurship #businessoperations #businessstartups #inspirationalstories #Tonyrobbins #bestleadershiptraining #navysealsmindset #benimble #martystrongauthor Credits – “Who wants cawfee?” by Vic Dibitettto “Tick'd off Vic” www.vicdibitetto.net Grab a pound of cawfee t'day! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coffeewithmike/support

What were the top takeaways from the interactive metric sessions led by   Keith Dorricott at the recent 4th Annual WCTG/MCC Clinical Trial Risk and Performance Management Virtual Collaborative Summit? That's the key topic explored during Linda Sullivan's interview with Dorricott, a Master Black Belt and veteran CRO executive who serves as an expert MCC work group leader and contributor.  Dorricott discusses outcomes from several Summit breakout group sessions, including, Selection, Implementation and Use of KPIs in a Sponsor-CRO Collaboration and Using Metrics to ID Issues and Drive Improvement Activities. One key takeaway from the Summit, according to Dorricott: the importance of industry alignment on key performance questions, which can then be followed by developing and using metrics to help answer those performance questions. If you don't have key performance questions, you don't have the “grounding” necessary to get to the relevant metrics, explains Dorricott. He also described the key learnings from the very popular workshop on using metrics to drive process improvement, which provided participants with a methodology for reviewing metric dashboards and the opportunity to apply their skills to analyze a real-life case study. For more information about how to select the right metrics for your program and use metrics to improve performance, check out MCC's website, https://metricschampion.org.  

This week on the podcast, I am speaking with Lee Campe. Lee is the President of Performance Excellence Inc. and a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. In this episode, Lee and I talk about his extensive training and experiences in Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma. We also talk about the importance of maintaining high standards in Lean Six Sigma and advice on training in LSS. What You'll Learn This Episode: What frustrates Lee about the current Lean Six Sigma offerings, or the current Lean Six Sigma environment Lean and Six Sigma in the Army and how it transitioned to the civilian world Highlights Lee has had with his time using Lean Advice for leaders who don't feel like they're engaged in the process Why leaders need to remove roadblocks The importance of using phone for communication instead of relying on email MDAIC vs DMAIC Recommendations on certifying bodies How companies can maintain or enforce higher standards of Lean Six Sigma Why you need to have the people skills that are necessary in order to be a good problem solver in order to be a good lean practitioner. About the Guest: Lee Campe is a proven Lean Six Sigma deployment leader with a wide array of expertise in all facets of business and Continuous Improvement. He also is one of the few instructors with extensive experience in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Innovation through design thinking. Prior to starting Performance Excellence, Lee was a Master Black Belt (MBB) for the Home Depot, where he was responsible for coaching employees and mentoring projects across the US. Projects Lee mentored provided the company with over $200 million in Savings. Prior to the Home Depot, Lee was the Vice President and Master Black Belt for JP Morgan Chase in New York. His responsibilities included coaching and training Champions, Black Belts, Green Belts, and management in the DMAIC and DFSS methodologies. During his tenure, Lee trained over 100 Champions and mentored three enterprise-wide projects that identified over $20 Million in potential savings. As an MBB and Director at Cordis Corporation, a $1.3 billion Johnson and Johnson company, Lee was responsible for driving the implementation of Six Sigma company wide. Previously, Lee worked as an MBB for General Electric Power Systems (GEPS) where he trained employees at all levels on GE's Six Sigma programs. Important Links: https://leecampe.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecampe Lean Six Sigma Book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leansolutions/support

This week on the podcast, I am speaking with Matthew Singh. Matthew is the Director of Operational Excellence and Master Black Belt for the Department of Administrative Services in the state of Nebraska and has 20 years of experience in progressive management roles. In this episode, Matt and I talk about Operational Excellence, his work in the state of Nebraska and the importance of listening to the voice of the customer as a leader. What You'll Learn This Episode: How Matt got his start with Operational Excellence and Lean The importance of Voice of the Customer Building a culture of innovation The importance of asking for help as a team leader Why you need to understand the “why” behind Operational Excellence Nebraska and how the state is tackling Operational Excellence About the Guest: Matt Sing is the Director of Operational Excellence and Master Black Belt for the Department of Administrative Services in the state of Nebraska. Over the last 20 years he has previously served in a variety of progressive management roles including sales & service, operations, and supply chain. He is also certified as a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma, Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, Certified Lean Sensei, and holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) credential. Singh is a member of the advisory board of directors for the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC). He also serves on the University of Nebraska- Omaha advisory board of directors for their Supply Chain Management Programs. He holds the honor of being featured as a key stakeholder in a Harvard case study that is used by Harvard's executive education program to teach others throughout the world about process improvement. Singh is involved with his local church in Gretna Nebraska where he lives with his wife Erin and their two children. Important Links: https://das.nebraska.gov/coe/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-singh-mba-ms-mbb-pmp-2512b463/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leansolutions/support

Case Study with Stephanie Hill: Prysm Piercing Shop As a member and volunteer for the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) and having a partner who owns a body piercing studio, Stephanie Hill had the rare opportunity to share a Lean case study with a room of 200 international body piercers at an annual APP conference. Modified for the Lean Portland Happy Hour, Stephanie will share this case study of how she worked with her partner, Rob Hill at Prysm Body Piercing in Des Moines, Iowa, to increase profit using Lean practices. While members of the Happy Hour may not own piercing shops, they will walk away with approaches that are useful in any environment. Stephanie is the owner of Light Bulb Moment Consulting, helping businesses and nonprofits find and fix problems related to client and workforce experience, capacity constraints, and profit. She has 20 years of experience working in Continuous Improvement and has her Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. She also has certifications in Strategic Human Resources Leadership and Agile. Stephanie is passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and has facilitated courses on the topic for more than 400 people. She recently led a webinar for the Iowa Lean Consortium entitled, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Continuous Improvement Professional.” Stephanie has a master's degree in public health from Des Moines University and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Kenyon College. Learn more about Lean Portland at https://leanportland.com/

Susan Drumm is a CEO Advisor and Leadership Coach with over 20 years   of experience leading teams and senior executives to achieve their   potential. Her consulting firm, Meritage Leadership, focuses on leader   and team effectiveness by helping leaders develop the capacity and   mindsets to lead in today's disruptive environment. Meritage utilizes   over a dozen exceptional coaches in its senior leadership programs.  Susan draws on many disciplines in her approach. She has graduate degrees from Harvard Law School, Carnegie  Mellon University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Susan obtained the highest level of  coaching certification as Master Certified Coach (MCC) through the International Coaching Federation. Susan  also holds certifications in HeartMath™, Integrative Enneagram (Level 2), EQ Learning in Action, Havening  Techniques®, The Leadership Circle and is a Certified Forum Facilitator for YPO (Young President's Organization).  While working with fast-moving organizations and industries, Susan discovered that there are three levels of  leadership: individual, team, and system-wide — all of which need to be developed to meet the complexity of  today's environment. Meritage developed a blended, whole-systems approach that enables organizations to  transform more rapidly than the simple “1:1 coaching plan” most other firms offer.  Susan's clients include C-suite executives from financial services, private equity, tech, healthcare, professional  services, media, consumer products, consulting and law. She has worked with organizations such as KPMG,  Oracle, Viacom, Microsoft, Conde Nast, L'Oreal, A&E Networks, Cisco, Merrill Lynch, Symantec, Merck, KCI,  Staples, MTV Networks and Genentech.  Prior to founding Meritage Leadership Development, Susan was a Senior Consultant for The Boston Consulting  Group, Director of Marketing and Master Black Belt for NBC/GE and Associate Partner at The Trium Group in  leadership development consulting.  In 2021, Susan launched a YouTube channel and podcast called The Enlightened Executive, where she  spotlights ground-breaking techniques and strategies to help executives and entrepreneurs get the edge in  personal and leadership effectiveness. Guests include founders of these programs and the executives who  have experienced them — and dig into what they are, what they offer, and whether they actually work to help  you evolve personally and professionally.  Susan is a member of EO (Entrepreneur's Organization) and volunteers her time with several boards and  organizations including Board Developer and Selfless Givers. Susan serves clients globally and lives in Scottsdale,  Arizona. She is passionate about travel, hiking, Pilates and healthy living and recently added a new family  member, Jasmine, a toy Australian Shepherd.  https://twitter.com/drummleadership https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-drumm-bb09732/ https://SusanDrumm.com/BreakfastLeadership    Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Burnout Proof Your Life Online Course. Enter the code NINETY at checkout, to save 90% off the course: https://breakfastleadership.teachable.com/p/burnout-proof-your-life Hire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speaking Burnout proof your life with the new book Burnout Proof:  How To Establish Boundaries To Avoid The Negativity Of Stress https://amzn.to/2JkbKxQ Buy Michael's life-altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+days Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadership Or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadership Breakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-network Like, Rate and Review the Breakfast Leadership Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/breakfast-leadership/id1207338410

This week I'm speaking with Crystal Davis, an experienced business process improvement consultant and certified leadership development coach and CEO of The Lean Coach, Inc. Crystal and I talk about how leaders and businesses can shift to efficiently working during the pandemic and how leaders can help their team members with the adjustment of returning to the workplace as we come out of the pandemic. What You'll Learn This Episode: How the pandemic has shifted how Crystal works with clients Project management focus The importance of meeting the client where they are at The importance of taking a break and reflecting as a leader How leaders can help team members as they return to work after the pandemic Why leaders should continue the learning process About the Guest: Crystal Davis is the CEO of The Lean Coach, Inc. and an experienced business process improvement consultant and certified leadership development coach with over twenty years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of Lean Business System solutions across a wide range of industries. Crystal is a sought-after international speaker, host and podcaster with International Business Growth Radio (IBGR), and has spoken at numerous conferences around the world. Crystal's work and thought leadership has been published in The Journal of Cost Accounting, and Lean Six Sigma Review. Throughout Crystal's career, she was fortunate to serve as a Master Black Belt, to be mentored by two Toyota sensei in the Toyota Production System, and to lead three teams to receive awards and recognition from lean organizations. Crystal serves on the OPEX Board of Directors, and Lean Six Sigma and Data Conference board for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). Crystal served as the conference chair in 2019, introducing Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to the conference. She also serves on the editorial board for ASQ's Lean Six Sigma Review publication, where she served as guest editor for the inaugural all women's special edition. Important Links: ww.theleancoachinc.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalydavis/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leansolutions/support

Neste episódio #22 batemos um papo com o Engenheiro Edgar Cardoso sobre os conceitos de Lean e como aplicar no ambiente industrial! Edgar é Engenheiro de Produção, Master Black Belt, Gerente Industrial, Professor e Doutorando. Vale a pena ouvir esse episódio para conhecer mais sobre Lean. Conheça mais do nosso convidado em: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgar-cardoso/ Esse episódio foi editado por Lígia Vieira e você pode conhecer mais trabalhos dela em https://www.ligiavieira.net/ Como encontrar mais sobre a Engenharia Explicada? Site: https://engenhariaexplicada.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/engenhariaexplicada. Instagram: @engexplicada

HÀNH TRÌNH TRỞ THÀNH CHUYÊN GIA TƯ VẤN XUẤT SẮC | TS Ngô Công Trường | John&Partners NỘI DUNG CHÍNH ✔️Tổng quan về nghề tư vấn ✔️Hành trình trở thành chuyên gia tư vấn DIỄN GIẢ: - Tiến Sĩ. Ngô Công Trường - Sáng lập và Giám Đốc Chuyên môn của Công Ty Cổ Phần Tư vấn và Giáo Dục John&Partners. - Giám đốc quốc gia của Hiệp hội Chất lượng Hoa Kỳ tại Việt Nam. - Chuyên gia tối ưu hoá hệ thống vận hành doanh nghiệp - Master Black Belt. - Chuyên gia tư vấn, huấn luyện và đào tạo cho nhiều công ty đa quốc gia và doanh nghiệp lớn tại Việt Nam như Thaco, Vingroup, Contecons, Vietinbank,..; chuyên về tái cấu trúc, tối ưu hóa, chiến lược, hệ thống, quy trình và hoạt động, thay đổi tư duy và mô hình kinh doanh. - Đã tham gia huấn luyện/ đào tạo cho 200 khoá học liên quan đến lãnh đạo, quản lý, tối ưu hóa cấu trúc vận hành doanh nghiệp. - Sự kiện Webinar " HÀNH TRÌNH TRỞ THÀNH CHUYÊN GIA TƯ VẤN CHUYÊN NGHIỆP" lần này chào đón các khách mời và MC đặc biệt. - Khách mời: Ts. Ngô Minh Hải: - Tiến sĩ tại Đại học Tổng hợp Trier, CHLB Đức - Phó hiệu trưởng Trường Đại học Gia Định. - Nhiều năm kinh nghiệm trong tư vấn tài chính, tư vấn chiến lược, tối ưu hoá hệ thống vận hành doanh nghiệp với Operational Excellence và đồng thời là nhà đầu tư mạo hiểm. Ngoài tư vấn chiến lược, tái cấu trúc cho các tập đoàn và doanh nghiệp lớn, Tiến sĩ Ngô Minh Hải còn là người đồng sáng lập vườn ươm doanh nghiệp Songhan Incubator; Thành viên hội đồng điều phối mạng lưới khởi nghiệp thành phố Đà Nẵng. - Tác giả cuốn sách Startup Journey, Hành trình khởi nghiệp đổi mới sáng tạo cho doanh nhân. - Khách mời: Ths. Nguyễn Thị Thủy: - Thạc sĩ QTKD. - Giám đốc quốc gia tại Việt Nam - Tập đoàn Dr.Eckel Animal Nutrition của Đức. - Hơn 16 năm kinh nghiệm trong quản lý doanh nghiệp và bán hàng qua các vị trí Giám đốc kinh doanh, Giám đốc bán hàng, ... ở các công ty đa quốc gia tại Việt Nam. - Khách mời: Chuyên gia Phạm Hoàng Kiên: - Lean Six Sigma Đai Đen - Chuyên gia quản lý chất lượng tại nhiều công ty đa quốc gia tại Việt Nam: New Balance Athletic, Bosch, ... - Hơn 10 năm kinh nghiệm trong các lĩnh vực: Quản lý chất lượng, quản lý dự án, quản lý vận hành, giải quyết vấn đề, Kaizen, TPM, FMEA, thiết kế dây chuyền tinh gọn, … - MC Trần Quốc Khánh: - Sáng lập/Điều hành KAT MEDIA, công ty truyền thông chuyên sản xuất các sản phẩm video phục vụ doanh nghiệp, các chương trình truyền hình, và nội dung trên nền tảng internet. - Dẫn chương trình/Phiên dịch các sự kiện song ngữ liên quan đến kinh doanh, tài chính, kinh tế, khởi nghiệp… - Host TV show Chuyển Động Kinh Doanh, phát sóng HTV9, sản xuất bởi KAT MEDIA - Sáng lập kênh Youtube The Quoc Khanh Show với các nội dung về tài chính, kinh doanh, phát triển bản thân... --- -- THÔNG TIN LIÊN HỆ -- CÔNG TY CỔ PHẦN TƯ VẤN VÀ GIÁO DỤC JOHN&PARTNERS - Website: john-partners.com - Email: info@john-partners.com - Phone: (028) 3636 2300/ 077 5955007 #webinar #hanhtrinhtrothanhchuyengiatuvanxuatsac #johnpartners #tuvandoanhnghiep #chuyengiatuvan #daotaodoanhnghiep

Join us for a conversation with industry practitioner Patrick Ebrahimian on the processes that impact access and availability of contact center agents. He shares proven ways to improve service levels and the customer experience using creative lean methodologies. You will love his football-themed playbook that transformed his center's performance.   Guest: Patrick Ebrahimian is the Director of Transformation at UnitedLex, driving transformation throughout the entire legal ecosystem. He is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and a LEAN Master, with over 18 years of experience. Throughout his career, he has consistently executed process improvement projects within the hospitality, financial, and manufacturing sectors including call center environments as well. He believes that business and process improvement practitioners should not only look for innovative solutions to help improve processes but also teach the business how to utilize the tools and techniques so that will enable them to become successful. In his previous roles he was the Director of Business Improvement and Quality for Wyndham Destinations, and a Master Black Belt at Johnson & Johnson and Bank of America.

When you have been sent to Indonesia representing a mining company who wants to build a mine where there is a small community or escaped a country using the jungle because environmental protests shut down the airport, Corporate Social Responsibility is not a term you would use casually. Bertrand De Windt CEO of Steps Up Consulting not only takes it seriously he applies multiple tools to his CSR approach including his Master Black Belt in Six Sigma, a Bs. in Industrial Psychology, and the power of empathy. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/ndnWdCsTSxY

The currency we trade in is time. How can sales people exchange value for time using Lean SixSigma. In my conversation with Morteza Zohrabi, Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma we discuss how customers perceive value, the importance of validating our ideas, solutions with ourclients, checking in with the VOC, voice of customer. The importance of having a sales process, lean culture and much more.[ 3:58] What is Lean Six sigma[6:40] How do customers perceive value?[8:44] Voice of customer, VOC[10:34] Why to avoid batching only to realize it's not what the customer wants[12:34] Push vs pull system, design your product based on pull, listen to what market is asking[15:07] How can you develop business acumen? get to know your customer using the 5 Why's,get them thinking differently to help gain the commitment to change.[17:20] Dealing with Root cause vs symptoms[20:35] Rational way of thinking, how can you improve learning through reflection and self-awareness.[21:02] PDCA- Plan, Do, Check Act, how can this be used in sales? Continuous learning tosupport your growth mindset.[26:58] The importance of a sales process, defining it and modifying it[40:39 Kaizen Blitz, how can small iterations in your process help improve your process anddrive results. Add a customer to the mix to test your thought process and see the difference[50:20] Are you operating as a group or a team, what makes the difference?[55:27] Adopting a Lean culture starts at the top of the organization[58:01] What 3 things can you start doing today to developing a Lean mindset and start seeingresultsTo get in touch with Morteza and learn more about Lean Six Sigma and how it can help you inyour role, you can connect with him athttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mzohrabi/Subscribe, Leave a comment and review of K2 Sales podcast by visiting:https://www.k2perform.com/resources/podcast

Slides and more: https://www.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/understanding-your-strengths-and-blind-spots-for-enhanced-buy-in-and-communication/webinar/thanks Please be sure to fill out the free "Predictive Index" assessment prior to viewing the webinar: https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/bo/E0N/Kainexus#page0 When we drive – we know what our cars can do, and we know where our blind spots are. But do you know the extent of your personal power? And do you know where your professional blind spots are? Many people do not really know themselves. Carter Cast, professor of business management for the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University says we have “blind spots because most of us have a hard time being objective about ourselves.” In fact, 95% of us BELIEVE we are self-aware. Research, however, proves that only 15% of us are ACTUALLY self-aware. Isn’t it time to truly identify your personal strengths and blind spots? About Scott: Scott is the Executive Director of IQC and has worked and consulted in manufacturing, technology, education, and health care industries for over 30 years. In his professional career he held roles such as QA Manager, CI Manager, Organizational Development, Human Resources, SVP Quality & Improvement, and Chief Improvement Officer. Scott is a lifelong learner, professor, speaker and author of multiple books, articles and journal publications. As a Master Black Belt and creator of The DMAIC Way®, his goal is for everyone to Make it Better! Make it Stick! His website: https://iowaqc.org/

Register and get the free assessment link Host Mark Graban is joined by Scott Burgmeyer to give a preview of the webinar that he is presenting on February 17th. Presented by Scott Burgmeyer, Executive Director - IQC (Iowa Quality Center) When we drive – we know what our cars can do, and we know where our blind spots are. But do you know the extent of your personal power? And do you know where your professional blind spots are? Many people do not really know themselves. Carter Cast, professor of business management for the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University says we have “blind spots because most of us have a hard time being objective about ourselves.” In fact, 95% of us BELIEVE we are self-aware. Research, however, proves that only 15% of us are ACTUALLY self-aware. Isn’t it time to truly identify your personal strengths and blind spots? Scott is the Executive Director of IQC and has worked and consulted in manufacturing, technology, education, and health care industries for over 30 years. In his professional career he held roles such as QA Manager, CI Manager, Organizational Development, Human Resources, SVP Quality & Improvement, and Chief Improvement Officer. Scott is a lifelong learner, professor, speaker and author of multiple books, articles and journal publications. As a Master Black Belt and creator of The DMAIC Way®, his goal is for everyone to Make it Better! Make it Stick!

See slides and more: https://info.kainexus.com/improvement-disciplines/lean/transitioning-lean-from-manufacturing-to-the-office/webinar/signup In this webinar, participants will: * Be able to identify three key differences to overcome when making the transition from Lean manufacturing to the office. * Receive tools and techniques to apply to overcome the three key differences. * Increase their confidence to apply Lean to new environments/applications. This webinar will be presented in English, with automated Spanish subtitles Stephanie Hill is the owner of Light Bulb Moment Consulting in Des Moines, Iowa. She has over 20 years of experience applying quality and continuous improvement to the manufacturing, retail, insurance, and healthcare industries. She has certifications in Strategic HR Leadership and Scaled Agile, a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, a master’s degree in Public Health, and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry. Her focus is on helping small businesses and nonprofits improve their effectiveness and efficiency through the combination of people, processes, and performance.

Register at https://info.kainexus.com/improvement-disciplines/lean/transitioning-lean-from-manufacturing-to-the-office/webinar/signup This is a short preview of a webinar that will be presented on January 13, 2021 at 1 pm ET, by Stephanie Hill, hosted by Mark Graban of KaiNexus. In this webinar, participants will: Be able to identify three key differences to overcome when making the transition from Lean manufacturing to the office. Receive tools and techniques to apply to overcome the three key differences. Increase their confidence to apply Lean to new environments/applications. This webinar will be presented in English, with automated Spanish subtitles About the presenter: Stephanie Hill is the owner of Light Bulb Moment Consulting in Des Moines, Iowa. She has over 20 years of experience applying quality and continuous improvement to the manufacturing, retail, insurance, and healthcare industries. She has certifications in Strategic HR Leadership and Scaled Agile, a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, a master’s degree in Public Health, and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry. Her focus is on helping small businesses and nonprofits improve their effectiveness and efficiency through the combination of people, processes, and performance.

This week's guest is Tejas Munot. Tejas shared what he learned during his time at VIBCO Vibrators, the importance of respect, and more. Tejas also interviewed Ron about HIS lean journey thus far. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires Tejas (2:53) Tejas' background (3:56) The lean lessons he's learned (6:49) Asking versus requesting (8:50) A story about Karl, CEO of VIBCO Vibrators (9:51) The process for kaizen events (10:57) His camera strategy (14:49) What Ron wish he had known earlier in his career (17:12) What Ron learned from Jon Miller (21:22) A story about Ron's Master Black Belt (29:04) What the future of lean looks like (32:50) Teja's overall experience with lean (35:27) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com SimpliLean YouTube Tejas on LinkedIn Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a subscriber all new episodes will be downloaded to your iTunes account and smartphone. The easiest way for iPhone users to listen to the show is via the free, and incredible, Podcast app.  NEW! You can now follow the podcast on Spotify here.  You can also subscribe via Stitcher which is definitely Android friendly. What Do You Think? How and why does the language we use at work matter?

Em meio a demagogias e panfletagens propostas pelo mercado, discutimos com clareza o que é a certificação Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, trazendo a tona pontos como: onde se certificar, o que buscar em uma certificação, dificuldades, atribuições e muito mais!

"Um Yellow Belt nota 10 vale tanto quanto um Green Belt nota 6". Champions, Black Belt, Master Black Belt, quais são as diferenças entre os níveis de certificação Lean Six Sigma e o que se espera de cada um. Entenda cada detalhe neste episódio.

To view the slides or video: https://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/culture-of-continuous-improvement/6-key-steps-to-create-a-culture-of-improvement/webinar/signup Presented by Scott Burgmeyer, Executive Director - IQC Companies, teams, and individuals work tirelessly to figure out how to change and build a culture focused on performance, improvement, and delivering excellence to the customer. During this session, we will explore methods to define and create a culture of improvement that can work in any organization. Learn and understand approaches for improvement. Discover best practice methods to improve how you improve. Identify key steps you can take to start on the journey now. Scott Burgmeyer Scott is the Executive Director of IQC and has worked and consulted in manufacturing, technology, education, and health care industries for over 30 years. In his professional career, he held roles such as QA Manager, CI Manager, Organizational Development, Human Resources, SVP Quality & Improvement, and Chief Improvement Officer. Scott is a lifelong learner, professor, speaker and author of multiple books, articles and journal publications. As a Master Black Belt and creator of The DMAIC Way®, his goal is for everyone to Make it Better! Make it Stick!

Register: https://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/culture-of-continuous-improvement/6-key-steps-to-create-a-culture-of-improvement/webinar/signup Presented by Scott Burgmeyer, Executive Director - IQC In this preview, Scott is joined by Mark Graban of KaiNexus, to discuss his upcoming webinar. Companies, teams, and individuals work tirelessly to figure out how to change and build a culture focused on performance, improvement, and delivering excellence to the customer. During this session, we will explore methods to define and create a culture of improvement that can work in any organization. Learn and understand approaches for improvement. Discover best practice methods to improve how you improve. Identify key steps you can take to start on the journey now. Scott is the Executive Director of IQC and has worked and consulted in manufacturing, technology, education, and health care industries for over 30 years. In his professional career, he held roles such as QA Manager, CI Manager, Organizational Development, Human Resources, SVP Quality & Improvement, and Chief Improvement Officer. Scott is a lifelong learner, professor, speaker and author of multiple books, articles and journal publications. As a Master Black Belt and creator of The DMAIC Way®, his goal is for everyone to Make it Better! Make it Stick!

Video version https://vimeo.com/460252023 About the Podcast In this edition of “State of Readiness”, I invite Dr. Morphis Tsalikidis. Morphis is an experienced professional in the field of Operational Excellence who I have known for a great many years and with whom I have shared the stage at several conferences. Our conversation is on the impact of COVID on businesses and their operations. Even though we know we have not made it through to the other side of this event, and in fact we are still in the midst of it, we share our observations of what companies have done, what they are doing, and what they might still need to consider. We start off with a discussion on "disruptors"; specifically what are non-credible disruptors and what are credible disruptors. The difference between the two is that a credible disruptor has truly destructive powers and where true transformation will occur; necessity being the mother of invention. One of the most obvious results of the COVID transformation is how quickly businesses made the transition from working at an office to working at home; something which was anathema prior to COVID. But what was especially remarkable was that the business leaders with whom each of us have spoken almost universally share that their productivity and the productivity of their staff has actually increased markedly; although the activity on the production floor has not fared as well for a variety of reasons. Since we are both OpEx/CI professionals, we delve into into the role, organization, and delivery of OpEx/CI programs and the observations we have had with respect to their effectiveness during this transformative period. In this regard, the OpEx/CI programs have had mixed results and we do a deep dive in sharing our observations and opinions with regards to why. Give a listen... About Dr. Morphis Tsalikidis Dr. Morphis Tsalikidis has a passion is for helping organizations develop their in-house capabilities in Continuous Improvement tools, techniques and mindset. Morphis earned a PhD at Lancaster University studying the effects of Lean Six Sigma deployment on Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation and his Masters in Management Science and Operational Research from the Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick. Morphis is an internationally experienced operational excellence and business transformation executive who has had experiences around the world. His areas of expertise involve Lean Six Sigma, change management and developing and deploying business models and his experience has been with manufacturing and insurance. His professional training and qualifications include: Professional Agile Leadership (PAL-I); PROSCI – Change Management; EFQM – Organizational Excellence; PRINCE 2 – Project Management; Master Black Belt exam- Lean Six Sigma; IASSC – Accredited Training Associate. Presently, he is the founder of Morphis Consulting, a consultancy that helps organizations improve their operational performance. Prior to starting his own firm, he was the Regional Operational Excellence and Business Transformation Director at AXA He has worked with companies of various sizes; ranging from 150 to over 3000 employees and with revenues from 80 million to over 2.5 billion euros and has experience in Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Video version https://vimeo.com/452339095 About the podcast In this edition of “State of Readiness”, I welcome 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 now and in the future.  And the CCDC’s vision is to be the scientific and technological foundation of the Army Modernization Enterprise through world-leading research, development, engineering and analysis. Manny and I start by talking about his current role at the CCDC and the confluence of research, data, data analytics, and converting that research and data into a basis for making decisions about the future operations and capabilities of the US Army.  Of particular interest is that the nature of what the CCDC and he are doing goes contraire to a lot of his past experience and training.  After all, research begets innovation, and innovation requires the ability to think and act outside the box – to question everything even down to the core of how the US Army operates. But the real great story is about Manny’s life journey; Manny was born in Puerto Rico, the son of Cuban exiles escaping from the Castro regime.  After escaping Cuba, his father earned his BSc in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mayaquez afterwards “earning his salt” and providing for his family.  From this experience his father instilled in Manny his life’s values and the notion of serving their adopted country as a way of giving back.  There was no tradition of military service in the family (except for his great grandfather serving in the Spanish Navy way back when).  After University, he found himself assigned in Panama.  And this is where the story really gets interesting; it includes all the elements of a great story.  There is a warehouse full of surplus vending machines and Manny decides to moonlight as an entrepreneur while serving as an officer in the Army (or is it the other way around?).  There is his finding the love of his life (with whom he took forever to actually court) and who happens to be a lawyer who helps him with his business dealings (which is the excuse he found for keeping her close).  And there is the vicious competition of the old ladies selling empanada’s and coke on the corner – culture kills strategy. This is a really great story.  In a very real way, it is the story of America, the American Dream, and everything that is great, and can be great, about the American experience.  Give a listen.  I am sure you will find it as funny, enjoyable, and inspirational as I did.  And I am certain you will end-up with a smile on your face and a bounce in your step. Guest: Manuel "Manny" Ugarte Manuel "Manny" Ugarte Manuel “Manny” Ugarte is the Director & Strategic Accounts Manager to oversee the Science and Technology strategic planning, program, budget & execution of experimental and state-of-the-art capabilities of the US Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command – the subordinate organization of the nascent Army’s Futures Command.  His leadership and military experiences have focused on strategic planning, process improvement, operations, and complex problem solving. As an executive leader, he embraces operational excellence methods, directing high performance teams on problem-solving techniques informed by business intelligence. Manny has served the United States in its operations around the world as a US Army Officer and Executive for over 25 years.  Throughout his career, Manny has held many positions, including stints as Director of Analytics at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chief Operating Officer at the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and Senior Operations Research Analyst at the Army Futures Command.  He earned his BASc of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering as an ROTC Cadet from Norwich University, his MBA from Tarleton State University, his MSc in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and his MEng in Engineering and Industrial Management from Penn State University.  He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt practitioner and Master Black Belt candidate from the US Army.  Manuel recently completed an Executive Program certification in Management and Leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Organization:  US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Website; https://www.army.mil/ccdc   Headquarters; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Maryland Year founded; February 2019 Company type; Defense / Military Industry Company size; ~ 26,200 civilian employees, military, and contractor workforce with a combined annual direct and reimbursable budget in excess of $6B Specialties; Engineering, Research & Development for US Army science & technology

Hemant is head of the Institute of Quality and Reliability in Pune, India. He is a Fellow of the ASQ and is probably the first ASQ certified Black Belt and Master Black Belt from India. He has guided thousands of quality professionals through certifications and also helped clients solve chronic quality problems.In this chat Hemant and I discuss how he ventured into quality, his quality journey, his experience with solving chronic problems and related topics.Join me on this episode of Manage Better and spread the word.

Ms. Sandra Obermiller 7th dan. 4 of 4. Episodes 38 - 41 are an interview with Master Black Belt and owner of the St. Louis Park location of American Karate Studio in Minnesota. Join us as we discuss empowerment, perseverance, bullying, feminism and life in the dojo.

Ms. Sandra Obermiller 7th dan. 3 of 4. Episodes 38 - 41 are an interview with Master Black Belt and owner of the St. Louis Park location of American Karate Studio in Minnesota. Join us as we discuss empowerment, perseverance, bullying, feminism and life in the dojo.

Ms. Sandra Obermiller 7th dan. 2 of 4. Episodes 38 - 41 are an interview with Master Black Belt and owner of the St. Louis Park location of American Karate Studio in Minnesota. Join us as we discuss empowerment, perseverance, bullying, feminism and life in the dojo.

Ms. Sandra Obermiller 7th dan. 1 of 4. Episodes 38 - 41 are an interview with Master Black Belt and owner of the St. Louis Park location of American Karate Studio in Minnesota. Join us as we discuss empowerment, perseverance, bullying, feminism and life in the dojo.

In this podcast, I interviewed Amanda Zimmerman, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt here...

Hello, I am Joel Ingram, and this is "Crisis to Crushin' It" Podcast. Let’s dive into this week’s talk, and help to: 1. Increase perspective. 2. Expand perception. 3. Allow you to change your reality. This week on the show I have Jeff Kidner, is a Certified Master NLP Master Coach. He helps anxious go-getters kill the feeling of I’m not good enough.   Helping others overcome where he once was. A high achiever with a diverse background from chemistry to Master Black Belt, his journey has certainly been varied. Having fought back a lack of confidence from childhood. Struggled to accept his sexuality, never felt good enough constantly berating himself. Then when the student is ready the teacher appears and at 43, it did in the form of NLP coaching. Silencing the inner critic, transforming my life. This why he is passionately sharing his unique Reikinetic NLP ® specialist support. You can connect with Jeff here, elitebreakthrough.co.uk   (http://www.elitebreakthrough.co.uk/) (Company Website) jeffkidner@aol.com (mailto:jeffkidner@aol.com) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkidner/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkidner/) Thank you for listening today, I hope you enjoyed it! My name is Joel Ingram, I am a certified NLP Coach. I help passionate, resourceful and professional people, Who feel stuck and unfulfilled with aspects of life, To rewrite their narrative and chronicle a new engaging and captivating future. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-ingram-230002138/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-ingram-230002138/) https://www.facebook.com/CrisistoCrushinit/ (https://www.facebook.com/CrisistoCrushinit/) https://www.instagram.com/joel36ingram/ (https://www.instagram.com/joel36ingram/) Please rate, review and subscribe, if you found benefit.

Dave Gunderson is Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive Aftermarket Division of 3M. He has spent his career in and around the automotive industry and his passion for automobiles and caring for them runs deep. Dave joined 3M in 1988 as a Technical Service Engineer in Livonia, Michigan where he grew up. He moved to their headquarters in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has held global business roles in key 3M portfolios including Body Structure and Adhesives, Masking Tape and Advanced Ceramics. He has been part of the Six Sigma Operations working as the Master Black Belt for Aerospace and Marine and then Strategic Planning and Business Development for Automotive Aftermarket. He worked in Germany for European Business and in California where he led acquisitions for Meguiar’s Car Care and he was the first Director and COO for Meguiar’s and the 3M branded Auto Care portfolio.

Robert Tripp got involved in Six Sigma early in its adoption within American businesses. Since then he has integrated the Lean philosophies and worked with organizations large and small on focused projects as well as company-wide deployments. In our conversation, he steps back to look at the value of improvement efforts as something people do rather than just what the organization does. Clearly, adopting an improvement methodology is meant to improve customer satisfaction, internal process quality and financial results. Training and high visibility projects are the starting point, not the end result. When middle managers and work groups want to apply the tools and the thought processes to their problem solving, process improvement becomes part of the culture in Robert’s experience. You'll hear about … • What does it mean for Six Sigma or Lean "deployments" to be successful (Hint – project ROI it is NOT it). • Key factors driving outcomes and measurements (Hint – these apply to the "Usual Fixes" as well). • Reasons the growth of lean and Six Sigma has slowed (and what changes are making it better). • How senior leaders can keep themselves from inadvertently getting in their best people's way. Listen now to these and more of Robert’s observations on how process improvement evolves within organizations.

Marcelo Fernandes, o único brasileiro certificado Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt pela ASQ, expõe neste episódio do Gemba Talks sua experiência de mais de 20 anos com Lean. O Lean manager conta como a jornada pode ser diferente quando aplicada em culturas e países diversos e como os novos formatos de trabalhos podem ajudar nesse processo de melhoria contínua.

ASCI Lounge host, Monique Fenech, is joined by Jason Tisbury, General Manager - Supply Chain and Quality for Bucher Automotive which is part of Bucher Municipal Pty Ltd, a leading manufacturer of municipal vehicles. Jason shares his interest in the keynotes for ASCI2019 including Paul Dawson, Nestle on S&OP as well as Ishan Galapathy's Industry 4.0 and how these two areas fit in together. He shared his own presentation on Day Two in the Supply Chain management stream on "Developing an agile and adaptable supply chain management system." and how his organisation has had to adapt to shorter lead times. ASCI2019 Conference is to be held 17-19 September 2019 at Pullman Melbourne on the Park.  Jason has a Master Black Belt and is author of 7 Steps to a Lean Business. He says every business can realise their growth potential through the implementation of effective lean business systems. We look forward to meeting Jason at ASCI2019! To register and download the conference program, visit www.asci2019.com before 9 August 2019 and save!

ASCI Lounge host, Monique Fenech, is joined by Jason Tisbury, General Manager - Supply Chain and Quality for Bucher Automotive which is part of Bucher Municipal Pty Ltd, a leading manufacturer of municipal vehicles. Jason shares his interest in the keynotes for ASCI2019 including Paul Dawson, Nestle on S&OP as well as Ishan Galapathy's Industry 4.0 and how these two areas fit in together. He shared his own presentation on Day Two in the Supply Chain management stream on "Developing an agile and adaptable supply chain management system." and how his organisation has had to adapt to shorter lead times. ASCI2019 Conference is to be held 17-19 September 2019 at Pullman Melbourne on the Park.  Jason has a Master Black Belt and is author of 7 Steps to a Lean Business. He says every business can realise their growth potential through the implementation of effective lean business systems. We look forward to meeting Jason at ASCI2019! To register and download the conference program, visit www.asci2019.com before 9 August 2019 and save!

Lean werken, heb jij daar wel eens van gehoord? Het is een bedrijfsstrategie die van oorsprong is ontwikkelt door Toyota om operationele activiteiten op een slimmere manier te organiseren en te verbeteren. En inmiddels door bedrijven over de hele wereld wordt gebruikt. Maar wat is het precies? En kun je het ook in je gezinsleven toepassen om daarmee een relaxter leven te leiden? In deze aflevering ga ik in gesprek met Master Black Belt Marc Davidson, die het me allemaal haarfijn uitlegt. En die vooral ook heerlijke praktische tips geeft. Hoe doe je bijvoorbeeld met behulp van Lean makkelijker de was of boodschappen, allerlei klusjes die je liever niet zou doen, toch? Meer efficiëntie, zodat je meer rust ervaart én meer tijd hebt om te besteden aan de dingen die belangrijk voor je zijn. Quality time met je gezin bijvoorbeeld! Naast Master Black Belt Lean hebben zowel hij als zijn vrouw een baan op topniveau. Daarom hebben we het ook over het hooghouden van je energie, aandacht blijven houden aan elkaar in je reactie én hoe alles in goede banen te leiden (waarbij Lean enorm handig is). Veel luisterplezier!

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 92 “Supply Chain Visibility, Collaboration & Proactive Problem-Solving” Today in Manufacturing Series – sponsored by IntelliTrans Live from Georgia Manufacturing Alliance HQ Episode 92 featured Larncell Hymon and Ken Sherman Larncell Hymon is a Supply Chain Manager with Newell Brands, more specifically their Learn and Play Division. Larncell has been with Newell since 2007 and has been in Supply Chain since 2010. Prior to working on Supply Chain, Larncell was a Packaging Engineer with Newell’s Goody Brand. Larncell holds a Packaging degree from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI and received his MBA from the University of Georgia. He now resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife and two children with a third bundle of joy on the way in September. Connect with Larncell Hymon on LinkedIn and learn more about Newell Brands here: https://www.newellbrands.com/ Ken Sherman is Vice President and General Manager of IntelliTrans, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roper Technologies. Ken has been with IntelliTrans since 2003 and has served as leader of the business since November of 2014. Prior to IntelliTrans, Ken was with the former GE Plastics, where his last two roles were the Supply Chain Manager for the sheet & film business and a Master Black Belt within the Six Sigma organization. Ken holds Bachelors and Masters of Mechanical Engineering degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife and two children. Follow IntelliTrans on Twitter and learn more here: https://www.intellitrans.com/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Jason Moss.

ใน EP 55 นี้ ขอพูดถึงอีกหนึ่งแนวคิดที่จะช่วยให้เกิดการพัฒนาองค์กร คุณภาพ ประสิทธิภาพและประสิทธิผล Six Sigma คืออะไร • Six Sigma เริ่มต้นใช้กลางทศวรรษ 1980 โดย Motorola จากนั้น ก็นำไปใช้ในหลายๆองค์กรอย่างแพร่หลาย เช่น AlliedSignal โดย Lawrence Bossidy, General Electric โดย Jack Welch • ลูกค้ารู้สึกถึงความแปรปรวนไม่ใช่ค่าเฉลี่ย เช่น การรอรับบริการ บางวันเร็ว บางวันช้ามาก • Data Analytic from Statistics เช่น เครื่องบิน คุณคิดว่าเครื่องบินที่บินทั่วโลกมีวันละกี่ไฟล์ท ถ้าในรอบปีมีการขึ้นบิน 1,000,000 wไฟล์ท ปรากฏว่าที่ระดับ 6 Sigma มีโอกาสที่เครื่องบินจะเสียกลางอากาศ 3.4 ครั้ง คุณรู้สึกอย่างไร ○ ที่ระดับ 5 Sigma มีโอกาสที่เครื่องบินจะเสียกลางอากาศ 233 ครั้ง จากการบิน 1ล้านครั้ง คุณรู้สึกอย่างไร ○ ที่ระดับ 4 Sigma มีโอกาสที่เครื่องบินจะเสียกลางอากาศ 6,210 ครั้ง จากการบิน 1ล้านครั้ง คุณรู้สึกอย่างไร ○ ที่ระดับ 3 Sigma มีโอกาสที่เครื่องบินจะเสียกลางอากาศ 66,807 ครั้ง จากการบิน 1ล้านครั้ง คุณรู้สึกอย่างไร ○ ดังนั้น Sigma คือ ค่าความคลาดเคลื่อนจากเป้าหมายที่ต้องการ • เพิ่ม Productivity ให้เกิดทั้งประสิทธิภาพและประสิทธิผล ○ ธุรกิจอยู่ได้ด้วยผลกำไรหากองค์กรมุ่งเป้าไปที่ความพึงพอใจลูกค้าเพียงอย่างเดียว โดยไม่คำนึงถึงประสิทธิภาพของการดำเนินการแล้ว ย่อมไม่ใช่การตัดสินใจทางธุรกิจที่ดี • 6 Sigma ช่วยส่งเสริมการจัดการ หากคุณเป็นฝ่ายบริหารเมื่อเวลาประสบวิกฤตคุณจะทำอย่างไร คำตอบที่เรามักเห็นในประวัติศาสตร์หลายๆองค์กรคือการ ลดขนาดองค์กร โดยคาดหวังว่าพนักงานที่เหลือจะต้องทำงานให้หนักขึ้น เพื่อรอดพ้นวิกฤติ และมุ่งทำกำไรในระยะสั้นที่อาจส่งผลขาดทุนในระยะยาวได้ ซึ่งจะพบได้ว่ากลยุทธ์แผนงานส่วนใหญ่ของการลดขนาดองค์กรมั้งมุ่งเน้นไปที่ระดับล่างและกลาง โดยที่ผู้บริหารระดับสูงอาจมีการปรับเปลี่ยนไม่มาก ดังนั้นหากองค์กรใดที่ต้องการจะเปลี่ยนเป็นองค์กรที่มีประสิทธิภาพและประสิทธิผลอย่างแท้จริงทั้งในระยะสั้นและระยะยาวสั้น การวางแผนเพื่อพัฒนาคุณภาพอย่างต่อเนื่องจำเป็นต้องมุ่งความสำคัญของการเปลี่ยนแปลงตั้งแต่ฝ่ายบริหารระดับสูงว่าจะจัดการกับธุรกิจของพวกเขาอย่างไร รวมไปถึงการสร้างทีม ผู้นำแนวคิด Six Sigma ไปใช้ในองค์กรแต่ละระดับ เช่น Champion, Six Sigma Director, Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt • Business process improvement คือการปรับปรุงพัฒนาขั้นตอนการทำงาน ให้ได้ผลลัพธ์ของการลดความไม่แน่นอน ลดความคลาดเคลื่อนไปจากเป้าหมาย ซึ่งต้องไปปรับปรุงตั้งแต่ Input Process Output เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์ตามเป้าหมายของ Six Sigma อีกทั้งกระบวนการทางธุรกิจที่เปลี่ยนไปเหล่านี้ ยังต้องรักษาให้เกิดมาตรฐานขึ้น นำไปสื่อสาร ฝึกอบรมให้พนักงานในองค์กรแต่ละระดับปฏิบัติตามอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

Presented by Roger Chen, hosted by Mark Graban and KaiNexus In this webinar, Roger Chen, Executive Director of Lean Transformation at IU Health, shares "lessons from the field" based on his experiences in healthcare (and previously in industry). You will learn how to identify the phases of the Transformation Continuum and adaptation of rapid improvement and project management methods to standardize efficiency and spread effectiveness -- applicable for any setting! Roger Chen Roger Chen is the Executive Director of Lean Transformation at IU Health. He is an organization transformation and change management coach, with a history of quality improvement, operations management and leadership development expertise. He graduated with a B.S. in Electronics from DeVry Institute of Technology in 1986, and earned his International MBA from Nova Southeastern University in 1999. As a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt, Roger has a unique understanding of the challenges to transition from an existing quality framework to a lean enterprise. He has lead ISO 9001:2000 Certification, Joint Commission compliance, technology teams, and developed materials to teach large organizations nationally and internationally. He has been invited to speak to healthcare institutions in the USA and Latin America on how to integrate lean thinking and leadership development to improve the effectiveness of healthcare operations. His greatest strength is helping others realize their potential while performing their jobs, so they contribute more to their organizations and society while living a better life. His passion for coaching others to succeed allows him to excel in the development of individuals so they work as a high performing and self-directed team. He believes that lean thinking is critical to solving the long-standing challenges facing our healthcare system.

Quando se pensa em inovação, se pensa muito em empresas de tecnologia, vale do silício, empresas de software e startups. Com certeza não pensamos nas grandes empresas de infraestrutura como grandes construtoras como empresas inovadoras. Mas essas várias empresas de ramos tradicionais, que já existem há decadas, com dezenas de milhares de funcionários e estruturas burocráticas, também precisam inovar. A Glaucia Alves é engenheira civil que atua há anos na área de inovação, principalmente em infraestrutura, e que atua como consultora para esse tipo de empresa. Além de ser apaixonada pelo assunto, ela tem conhecimento e formação de sobra, sendo também uma das poucas pessoas no Brasil com certificação Master Black Belt em inovação corporativa. Nesse episódio a Glaucia comenta sobre como essas empresas podem inovar e como startups poder ser aliadas, além de várias outras informações sobre o tema. Links úteis do episódio: Linkedin da Glaucia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glauciaalves/ Instagram da Glaucia: https://www.instagram.com/glauciaralves/

She Said/She Said went LIVE at the 2018 FABTECH trade show at a breakfast for women in manufacturing. Our special guest is Veronica Braker, who is Vice President for Operations at BASF Corporation’s Performance Materials Division in North America. She’s a Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt and someone who has been breaking […] The post LIVE Women in Manufacturing Conversation with BASF’s Veronica Braker: an important role model creating opportunities for women in STEM (Episode #38) appeared first on She Said / She Said.

Technical Writer, Process Analyst, Lean Six Sigma Consultant, Black Belt, Master Black Belt…with all the process-related resources available, who exactly do you need to hire to improve your company’s operations? In this episode, Tony Curtis, serial entrepreneur and owner of Curtis Process Consulting and gigPATH, explains how the answer lies in your ability to define your actual needs. He goes a step further by describing a 3-tier approach to use as a guide to not only recruit the right process specialists, but also retain them with a pay rate commensurate with the skills required.

Topic: We were pleased to have Dino Marsili speak to us at today’s Episode #24 of the Outliers Inn. Dino is a Certified Master Black Belt at Cisco Systems. In fact, he is the first ever Cisco Certified Master Black Belt. His predecessors are all recognized Master Black Belts from other companies. It took Dino just under 18 months to complete the Master Black Belt certification journey. Dino shared his experience over the years. He graduated as a Chemical / Petroleum Engineer and worked 19 years as a Chemical and Petroleum Engineer for Chevron Corporation. His quality journey started about halfway through that tenure when he became the ISO 9000 Coordinator at one of Chevron’s major chemical plants. His Six Sigma journey began in 2001 when he left Chevron for Sun Microsystems. He became certified as Green and Black Belt at Sun. After 8 years and being acquired by Oracle, Dino moved on to his current role at Cisco. The conversation centered on the success of Dino’s Six Sigma Program at Cisco. Now considered a mature and well-recognized program, Dino is still pitted with challenges. Check out the discussions about the Hegelian Dialectic, Mount Stupid, and how Dino plans to beat the trend. Hosts: Joseph Paris, Founder of the OpEx Society & The XONITEK Group of Companies Benjamin Taylor,  Managing Partner of RedQuadrant, and Chief Executive of the Public Service Transformation Academy. Guests: Dino Marsili - LinkedIn          

Kion startet forbedringskarrieren sin som "Lean Six Sigma-soldat" i Jack Welch's GE. Han er i dag medeier og ansvarlig for Lean Six Sigma utdannelser i LSV group. Kion Schmeltzer er Master Black Belt, med 20 års erfaring med prosessoptimalisering   Det handler om å arbeide smartere, og i intervjuet kommer Kion blant annet inn på:   Gode Lean ledere som forstår hvorfor prosessoptimalisering er nøkkelen til at kunden er happy og de ansatte trives, og det som gjør virksomheten i stand til å tjene mer penger.   Hva er viktig for deg som er i starten av din karriere.   Hva skjer når prosessene styrer mot kundene?   Hvorfor bør de færreste strebe å bli Black Belt i Lean Six Sigma?   Bakgrunnen for favorittsitatet: "En person uten data, er en person med sin egen mening"   God lytt ;)

ANDY CROWE ● BILL YATES ● NICK WALKER NICK WALKER:  Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers.  We get together every two weeks to talk about what matters to you as a professional project manager, whether it's certification issues or creating and implementing successful projects.  We draw on the expertise of experts in the field and share their challenges and successes. I'm your host, Nick Walker, and beside me are the two in-house experts who guide our discussion, Andy Crowe and Bill Yates.  And Andy, you know, folks go online, they look at your bio, and they see all these letters behind your name.  And probably most of our listeners are familiar with most of those letters, those acronyms.  But there's one, a Black Belt Six Sigma.  Should I be dodging blows here?  What is the Black Belt Six Sigma? ANDY CROWE:  It's funny, Nick.  It's a Six Sigma Black Belt.  What it is, Six Sigma has different levels of credentialing.  And there's Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt, and Master Black Belt Trainer.  So I'm somewhere in the middle there in terms of that. What it is, it's funny, there's a lot of project management certifications out there.  We've talked about the PMP before.  We've talked about the PMI-ACP.  We've probably touched on the Program Management Professional and Portfolio, the PgMP and the PfMP, and certainly the Certified Associate in Project Management, the CAPM.  A lot of alphabet soup there. And it's really funny because, even when I go do project management conferences, and people introduce me as a Six Sigma Black Belt, a lot of people in the room don't know what that is.  They think it's some martial art.  It's not.  It's related to quality.  It's a quality certification.  And it's really the topic of today's podcast is about Six Sigma, about Lean Six Sigma – which is something a little bit different – and how those work and how they can benefit. NICK WALKER:  Is this a certification that's been around a long time?  Or is this something that's fairly new? ANDY CROWE:  It's been around a while.  Now, what happened with that, when it first came out, there wasn't a lot of structure as to who owned the certification.  It was one of those things that a lot of different organizations were able to give that.  And then that's changed.  We'll talk about that later in the podcast a little bit, about how that's evolved, who's vying for kind of control of that certification, what that looks like, as well. BILL YATES:  There are a couple of key components here that I want Andy to explain to the audience, Nick, because if there's a Lean component, then there's a Six Sigma component.  And I like where we're headed with some background here, where this thing, where this movement began because it is all related to quality.  And so Andy, what about Lean?  When did that really come into play? ANDY CROWE:  Lean is an amazing philosophy by itself.  So it's a series of practices.  And what Lean is trying to do is get rid of waste.  Now, this is useful in a bunch of organizations.  But it's really, really useful in manufacturing projects.  So if you have a project that has manufacturing, this is where it comes in.  Lean really came into vogue at Toyota.  And so it started after World War II.  It really picked up steam in the ‘70s and ‘80s.  And this is when Toyota started surpassing, and Honda and some of these organizations started really surpassing U.S. manufacturing. And I've lived through it.  I watched it firsthand, that it absolutely did.  You know, there were times when, if you got 80,000 miles out of some U.S. cars, that was good.  And then, you know, some of the Toyotas were getting 200,000 miles.  And it was just astonishing what they were able to do.  Well, they got there through a number of things.  Lean was part of it.  So Lean really talks about – the acronym we use in Lean is TIMWOOD, T-I-M-W-O-O-D.  And what it is,

Theresa Byrne is a natural protector-power expert who loves seeing people find their innate power. She's a 4th Degree Master Black Belt, the owner of a CO martial arts & fitness center, and creator of a self-defense keychain tool. She's the author of "InPower: 3 Ways to Unleash Your Superpowers", has a B.A. in Communication (with concentrations in Psychology/Social Work/Crisis Intervention and Business/Marketing) and is also a C.M.T focused in sports, kinesiology and healing. Theresa's also a nationally recognized defense expert teaching on SPIKE TV and several national television programs, and a writer with The Good Men Project and HuffingtonPost.  Boundaries are essential in healthy relationships. Theresa Byrne, author and 4th degree Master Black Belt, shares how to set healthy boundaries in all your relationships.

On Dustin:    "The pioneer and industry expert in applying Lean Six Sigma, Project Management and Constraint Management principles within public accounting firms.Providing expert Master Black Belt consultation to professional service and transactional processes as well as to small and mid-size manufacturers. I focus on applying practical concepts with a plan that is uniquely customized to each organization. Real process change happens when you have a combination of the right tools, with the right faciliation and team leadership, utilizing practical improvement ideas. This helps to ensure more complete and timely buy in within the business to process changes.Specialties:Uniquely applying the concepts of Lean Six Sigma, Project Management and Constraint Management within professional service organizations. I help public accounting firms and other professional service organizations go beyond traditional productivity initiatives to drive real and lasting process changes to the organization. The innovative approach of Flowtivity helps free you from sub-optimal process changes in the past."

On a special edition of This Week in Health Innovation on November 18th, 2014 at 12 Noon Eastern and 9AM Pacific we continue the series 'Countdown to the PHA Forum' with David Nash, MD, MBA and Betsy Farrell, RN. Dr. David Nash is the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy and a board-certified internist who is internationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development and quality-of-care improvement appointed as the Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health in 2008.  The Jefferson School of Population Health (JSPH) provides innovative educational programming designed to develop healthcare leaders for the future. Its offerings include Masters Programs in Public Health, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Health Policy and Applied Health Economics and Outcomes Research. JSPH also offers a doctoral program in Population Health Science. Betsy A. Farrell, RN is Director of Performance Management at Aetna where she oversees teams of professionals who deliver strategic development for care management programs, process excellence, and change management. She also holds a Bachelor of Science from Charter Oak State College and a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma and Lean from Villanova University. Join PHA Board Chair and Executive Director Fred Goldstein and me for an informative chat and preview of the PHA Forum 2014.