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Using Personal Kanban to Build Lean Capacity and Buy-in
2021-07-07 19:30 - 20:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Webinar
Visualize your work, limit work in-progress and maximize your flow through the use of a simple tool – a Personal Kanban Board. In this session you will learn how I have used the Personal Kanban Board as a way to build lean learning and capacity, personalize the lean journey and integrate lean coaching strategies across many different teams. Personal Kanban Boards have been the single most impactful tool that I have used to teach, build and learn. In one hour, we will learn the basics, share some implementation strategies and get you set to roll out Personal Kanban Boards for yourself, for your team, and across your organization.

About Darren Becks
Darren has nearly 25 years of service in post-secondary administration and has held increasing levels of leadership over that period. Currently, Darren is the Manager, Downtown Development and Innovation with the City of Kitchener.
Darren is a Lean champion who advocates for innovative ideas and is committed to a path of continuous improvement. Over the last 10 years Darren has applied Lean and continuous improvement leadership in the construction, and corporate service environments.
Darren holds three degrees, two from the University of Waterloo, a bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning, and a master’s degree in Local Economic Development; and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Windsor. Darren is a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL).
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Book Event

Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement and Habitual Excellence
2021-07-14 19:30 - 20:00
What does it mean to have a culture of continuous improvement and what are the benefits to a healthcare organization? Why is continuous improvement, or Kaizen, such an important part of a Lean culture that’s based on the Toyota Production System?
In this webinar, you will learn:

Why safety is a compelling starting point for a Lean transformation
Why it’s necessary to engage every employee in continuous improvement
How leaders, through their mindsets and actions, can create this culture
Practical methods for capturing and tracking small improvement ideas
Some of the key measures that indicate the health of our continuous improvement culture

About Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an author, speaker, and consultant who has focused on healthcare improvement for the past 16 years, working around the world with hospitals and health systems. Mark has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and an MS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of books including Lean Hospitals, Healthcare Kaizen, and Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. Mark started podcasting in 2005 and hosts and produces series including “Lean Blog Interviews,” “My Favorite Mistake,” and “Habitual Excellence.”
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Book Event

Creativity: The Secret behind Continuous Improvement
2021-07-28 19:30 - 20:00
Continuous improvement – it is simply applying a set of known tools? How do we get to a continuous improvement culture that is able to flexibly respond to changing needs and new challenges? The secret is found in understanding the relationship between lean thinking and creativity.

The two major thinking styles needed for creativity.
How the two styles work inside PDCA
What you can do to build your creativity skills

About Isabella Englebach

Bella Englebach, Lead Consultant at Lean for Humans, Inc , blends lean and creativity, helping organizations and individuals achieve innovative results in science-based and other environments.
Before opening her own company in 2018, Bella was a process excellence leader at J&J, focusing on brining continuous improvement and lean thinking to the pharmaceutical and medical device R&D sectors. A Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Facilitator, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange for six years. She is a Certified Professional Coach.
The author of “Creatively Lean: How to Get Out of Your Own Way and Drive Innovation throughout Your Organization, Bella also hosts the podcast “The Edges of Lean.”

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Book Event

Personal Mastery: Influencing Organizational Performance
2021-08-04 19:30 - 20:30
The leadership role is recognized as being critical in all organizations at all levels. Unfortunately, many of us have had or know of leaders who use control as their primary leadership strategy, sometimes they may even accomplish short-term success while leaving a devasting long term impact on the organization.
This session will explore how an effective leader focused firstly on personal mastery integrating lean systems thinking, can create the enabling conditions that will drive the organization to achieve high-performing sustainable results.

About Debbie Sears Barnard

Accomplished, driven global healthcare executive, Transformation and Mindset Coach, Speaker, and Facilitator.
Lived and worked in 5 countries, supporting organizations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
20+ years leading system-wide patient safety, risk management and continuous improvement teams
Expertise in lean systems thinking, strategy deployment, executive leadership development, and organizational development & learning.

She is a designated Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Canadian EXTRA Fellow and holds a Certificate in Advance Nursing Education (Hons), a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Sciences, and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management and Development.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Cairo Time)
Book Event

Learning Culture Case Studies From Norway
2021-08-11 19:30 - 20:30
The webinar will answer the following questions:

What is the key characteristics of an adaptive learning culture?
How are we doing measured against that?
What strategies will be most effective?
How to monitor and follow-up our development?

About Bjarne Berg Wig
Author and sensei, Bjarne Berg Wig has more than 30 years of experience in quality management and Lean. He was Quality and Innovation Manager at Hydro Agri Europe. For the last 20 years, Bjarne has helped many Norwegian, international companies and public sector organizations transform into learning organizations. He has developed academic programs with Bergen University College in Quality Management and Lean leadership. Several hundred leaders have gone through his practical training with high impact on many companies and municipalities in Norway. Bjarne is a founder of the Society for Learning Organizations in Norway, and has written 7 professional books which are used both in industry and in academic programs.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Norway Time)
Book Event

5S – Keep it Simple!
2021-08-18 19:30 - 20:30
5S is a foundational Lean tool, but can also be a very powerful “jumping off point”.
One of the best ways to garner Lean investment is to leverage 5S early by making many small improvements that address peoples’ direct concerns.

About Paul Critchley

Paul Critchley is a recognized thought leader on employee engagement and continuous improvement, and has helped businesses around the world achieve greater levels of success through the application of Lean techniques. A frequent speaker, he has keynoted at numerous corporate events, as well as at international conventions such as AME’s annual Lean conference and at OpEx Week. He’s also the host of “The New England Lean Podcast”, a weekly show that features management thought leaders, TED speakers, world-renowned authors and university professors. Paul is also a regular writer and contributor to publications such as Industry Week and Quality Magazines.
Paul is a former Board Member of the Northeast Region of AME, holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a M.S. degree in Management and a M.S. in Organizational Leadership. He is a proud supporter of CT’s “Skill up for Manufacturing” program.
He is passionate about Lean and creating organizational cultures that are sustainably engaged. He co-authored his first book – The Whole Professional, A Collection of Essays to Help You Achieve a Full and Satisfying Life to bring a fresh perspective on Work/Life Balance and how individuals and organizations can work together to achieve greater levels of attainment.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Book Event

A system to Capture & Manage Improvements
2021-08-25 19:30 - 20:30
Waleed will discuss how to create a system to embed improvement as a daily and weekly activities.
The webinar will discuss how to manage improvement proactively not only as a reactive process to complaints and problems.

About Waleed Mazen
Waleed Mazen holds more than 17 years’ experience in training and coaching company personnel at all levels in lean management, a Japanese discipline designed to eliminate factors that waste time, effort or money.
He has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and best practices by serving client organisations throughout a variety of industries, geographies and cultures – saving them many millions of dollars in the process.
Sectors served include white goods manufacturing, metalworks, food & beverage, glass, plastics and warehousing, as well as various service and educational organisations. He has operated across Europe and the Middle East.
Waleed has run projects to drive change and facilitate improvement in the areas of lean enterprise, lean manufacturing, policy deployment and lean development.
He holds a Bachelor degree in Systems Engineering – Industrial Engineering from Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, plus an Executive MBA from Imperial College London in the UK. He has also qualified as a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a Lean Master Practitioner.
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Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Cairo Time)
Book Event

Process Mapping to Make things Flow and Create Business Impact
2021-09-01 19:30 - 20:30
The design of an organization is usually done by regrouping people by functions, by specialities: sales, engineering, operation, finance, etc. This way creates silos and numerous NonValue Added Activities, among which are found excessive Lead time, Errors, Communication mistakes, frustrations.
The design of an organisation should be done by the top management team only. To organise the design discussions, the Process Mapping in the Swim Lane format is recommended. Unfortunately, the process review is most of the time delegated to Business Analyst: details could be delegated to BA, but not the design of interactions between the different functions.
The webinar will present 3 cases from telecom organisations that went from functional to Process Based Management leading to outstanding performance.

About Jean-Marc Legentil
Jean-Marc Legentil MBA is founder and principal at Bell Nordic Consulting, an operational management consultant. He teaches MBA classes at Memorial University and facilitates seminar at HEC Montreal (Business school) and ÉTS (engineering school) in Canada. He has written many books on design thinking, Process improvement and recently the Toyota Kata memory Jogger. He had a previous career With Johnson and Johnson as production manager, Abbott Laboratories as Plant Manager and Carrier as VP Operations. Jean-Marc and team are currently consulting to Health care systems, municipalities, Government agencies, telecom companies and manufacturing organisations.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Book Event

Rich Data / Poor Data
2021-09-08 19:30 - 20:30
We live in a world of big data, which gets used in countless ways – which ads you see when you’re online, which piece of equipment in a manufacturing facility is not running correctly, where you have traveled, or what you like to eat. The way organizations manage and derive insight from it is changing the way the world uses information. While the use of big data is not new, any organization that relies on its use to make decisions needs to consider the reliability of the data collected. In this webinar, we will discuss techniques to help you validate your big data.

About Amita Sherwood
Amita is certified Lean Six Sigma a master Black Belt with 18 years of performance improvement and organisational effectiveness experience in a variety of industries including insurance, Federal (DoD and Civilian), Health Care, Higher Education, Financial Services, and Information Technology. Amita has spent 14 years consulting with private and public organizations on planning and executing performance improvement initiatives. She has completed a variety of engagements including: strategic planning, large scale lean six sigma deployment strategy and execution, development and delivery of six sigma training, project and team facilitation and coaching.
Amita holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Science and Information Systems from Pennsylvania State University.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Book Event

Building a Learning Organization
2021-09-15 19:30 - 20:30
Today’s business world is characterized by uncertainty and interdependence. In this environment theperformance zone of an organization is the Learning zone.
There are two major aspects of a Learning Organization.
First, people feel invited and expected to share their ideas, concerns and mistakes. Everything else isunderstood as robbing the organization of an innovation or learning opportunity.
Second, learning and development are a integral part of any role throughout the organization. Leaders lead byexample, with support and challenge. They aim to develop themselves while developing others.
This culture is promoted by intentional leadership practices.

About Sabrina Matter
Sabrina Malter is passionate about creating a work environment where everyone can bring their full self towork and make the boldest impact for the organization and beyond. She loves to challenge, encourage, andsupport organizations which embark on their learning and growth journey. Sabrina brings her passion to life asa Leadership and Learning Coach & Consultant at Sabrina Malter – Unveil Business Consulting. She understandsthe power of Lean thinking, and Lean tools and techniques in working towards her vision with a specialexpertise and skill in Lean Kata Coaching. She is a passionate and empathetic Lean Kata Coach, Coaching Trainer and Coach-the-Coach. Sabrina’s 25 years of industry background brought her experience andexpertise in Business Transformations, Organizational Development and Strategy Management.
Her educational background includes a M.Sc. in Sustainability Management from The Open University, UK as wellas further study on Leading People Centered Change, Leadership Coaching, and Professional Resilience.
Sabrina lives with her husband and two daughters in the south of Germany.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Germany Time)
Book Event

Digital Transformation and Lean Visual Management
2021-09-22 19:30 - 20:30
Visual controls are required for the effective management and distribution of work. Transactional processes that are automated and lack effective visual controls, create operational inefficiencies and backlogs that are often not visible to management. This presentation provides an overview of the application of key Lean visual management concepts to the optimization of digital or automated processes. Strategies to reengineer workflows using existing technology will be outlined.

About Paola Torres
Paola Torres is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and continuous improvement professional with 17 years of experience in the Healthcare industry. She is currently a Sr. Performance Improvement Manager at Healthfirst in NYC. Prior to joining Healthfirst, she was the Director of Supply Chain Transformation and Integration at NYU Langone Health. As a Lean Six Sigma practitioner and coach, she has led over 40 cross functional Kaizen/Rapid Improvement Events (RIE) integrating change management concepts and adult learning theory into applied process improvement science. A native of Colombia, she received her BS in Microbiology from Javeriana University in Bogota and MPA in Health Care Management from New York University.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 PM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Book Event

الشخصية المتألقة في مكان العمل
2021-09-29 19:30 - 20:30
سيناقش عبدالرحمن في هذه الندوة:

شخصيات الموظفين داخل العمل
كيف تتعامل الشخصيات المختلفة وما هي نقاط التطوير لكل شخصية
ما هي أفضل شخصية لك كقائد

نبذة عن عبدالرحمن ادريس

عبد الرحمن إدريس حاصل على درجة البكالوريوس من جامعة ASPU – الأردن. بدأ رحلته التدريبية في ايكيا 2008 م حيث كان أحد الموظفين الرئيسيين في قسم الموارد البشرية. غادر ايكيا لقيادة قسم التدريب في إحدى الشركات المحلية في المملكة العربية السعودية (مغربي للبصريات) حيث كان يقود التدريب والتطوير في جميع أنحاء المملكة العربية السعودية والبحرين وبعد ذلك التحق بشركات أخرى. عمل عبد الرحمن أيضًا كجزء من فريق تأسيس شركة تدريب وتوظيف التي كان يملكها الرئيس التنفيذي لإيكيا، حيث كان يصمم دورات تدريبية وبرامج تطوير. كما قدم دورات مختلفة خلال سيرته التدريبية في مجال القيادة وخدمة العملاء والتحفيز والعمل الجماعي أخلاقيات العمل – التفاوض – حل المشكلات – التفكير الإبداعي وغيرها. وفي عام 2017 انضم إلى Crestcom لتولي قيادة قسم التدريب والعمليات في القاء برنامج القائد المتكامل والان يعمل في بنك الجزيرة في قسم التعلم والتطوير.
الشهادات:

شهادة تدريب المدربين من INTRAC
شهادة تدريب المدربين من الموسسة العامة للتدريب TVTC
شهادة منسق و مقدم دورات تدريبة من جامعة جورج واشنطن
شهادة تطوير الأداء البشري من قبل JICC
شهادة مدرب معتمد لتطوير القيادة من Crestcom Global

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Cairo Time)
Book Event

Applying Lean in the Finance Function
2021-10-06 19:30 - 20:30
Lean accounting, simply defined, is the application of lean thinking to all accounting and finance systems and processes. What is unique about lean accounting, compared to other applications of lean thinking, is how it is applied to the roles of accounting.
The overriding purpose and goal of lean thinking, in any industry, is to serve customers better. In accounting processes, what customers want is common knowledge, such as paying invoices on-time or closing the books quickly. In lean accounting, it’s about how to deliver these products and services in the least wasteful waypossible. Lean accounting is about paying invoices on-time without having to get last minute approvals. Lean accounting is closing the books on-time without working punishing overtime.
In this webinar you will learn the 4 foundational practices of lean accounting and how to apply them to improve payables, receivables and month-end close.

About Nick Katko
Nick is President and owner of BMA. Since 2002, Nick and has leveraged his Lean Accounting experience and philosophy in assisting BMA clients in developing, leading and coaching them in their Lean Accounting transformations. Clients Nick has served range of organizations world-wide from family-owned businesses to multi-national companies in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, software, engineering and service.
Nick is an early pioneer of Lean Accounting. In the 1990’s, as CFO of Bullard, Nick implemented a complete lean management accounting system in conjunction with Bullard’s Lean transformation, which included eliminating standard costing.
Nick is a regular speaker at the annual Lean Accounting Summit and has also presented at conferences in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Nick is the author of “The Lean CFO” (2013), which has been translated into Turkish and Italian, and co-author of “The Lean Business Management System” (2007).
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Book Event

Shifting Paradigms: Rebel Qualities and Tactics for Change
2021-10-13 19:30 - 20:30
Leading change and influencing people is a powerful skillset to have but not as easy as it sounds. Marlies will share with you her tips and tricks that she has learned over the years as a change agent in healthcare. You will undoubtedly be surprised as she myth busts traditional ways of thinking about change. She will give you some practical tools that you can immediately apply in your work.

About Marlies van Dijk
Marlies leads the Design Lab at Alberta Health Services – she is a self-proclaimed rebel, a public speaker, blogger and a believer in design thinking to innovate.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
9:30 AM – 10:30 PM (Mountain Time)
Book Event

Virtual Kaizen Events: The Power of Applying Lean Principles to Your Problem-Solving Efforts
2021-10-20 19:30 - 20:30
Lean as a problem-solving and improvement methodology has been constant for the last sixty years without any major changes in how it is done. We know that innovation comes from effectively responding to disruptors, and nothing has disrupted the way in which everyone works more than COVID-19. Remote work is the new reality and has led to innovations in the way that we implement Lean, specifically the creation of virtual Kaizen Events. Come learn how to facilitate remote improvement in your organization using easy-to-use technology.

About Jared Thatcher
Jared Thatcher has been practicing Lean for nearly two decades in a variety of industries including manufacturing, automotive, energy, IT, construction, aviation, non-profit, health care, and currently works in government. He is an Amazon Best-Selling author with his book, “Parenting the Lean Way” and he is the host of the annual Virtual Lean Summit which brings in experts from around the world to share their insights into improving participant’s Lean skills. Jared coaches other Lean professionals, consults on improvement projects, and is writing his second book on how to host virtual Kaizen events. He earned his MBA from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and lives in Gig Harbor, Washington with his family.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Book Event

Stay on Track in a VUCA World: How to Maintain and Adapt your Strategy
2021-10-27 19:30 - 20:30
Fabio will discuss how to identify methods to manage and adapt an organisation strategy using Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment).

The webinar will highlight the power of coaching and getting everyone aligned to the organisation strategy.

About Fabio Camorani

Fabio held various operation and quality positions throughout his career, he has been Lean Change Agent in Electrolux for many years, with long direct experience in the gemba, leading workshops and activities in Lean Thinking, Strategy Deployment, Safety and Lean Process Development, improving quality, cost and delivery. Winner of the EMS Electrolux Global Award, he also led projects for Lean sustainability and cultural change in Egypt (4 factories). Currently he is the Lean Manager for Italy, factories and warehouses, in Electrolux.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Italy Time)
Book Event

The Box Score: Visualizing Lean Accounting for Everyone
2021-11-02 19:30 - 20:30
Identifying lean improvements can be challenging for many teams. Some of the problems include but are not limited to what metrics to use, how to present the information, and when to present the information. One of the tenets of lean accounting is the Box Score, a three-dimensional view of the value stream, for anyone involved with continuous improvement to create and solve these issues. The Box Score will provide clarity and transparency to produce organizational buy-in for sustained continuous improvement momentum. The Box Score can be an initial visible first step impacting all sectors of an organization for a lean transformation.
The presentation will cover:

History of the box score
Three-dimensional construction of the value stream
Exercise of implementing various Box Scores
Examples and discussion of how to present the Box Score to stakeholders

About Gary Kapanowski
Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Certified ASQ Bronze Lean professional, cost accountant, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt lecturer at Lawrence Technological University Professional Development Center, and contributing editor for Cost Management. Utilizing experience with metrics and the balance scorecard, Gary earned the 2006 financial executive of the year award from Robert Half International and Institute of Management Accountants. Gary has been a featured speaker at more than 170 professional annual conferences and lean workshops at over 45 universities with over 7,000 professional and university attendees. He is on the editorial board and is contributing editor for the journal of Cost Management with 20 published papers on lean and accounting along with a business column starting in 2019. He recently joined MPlus, a team of professionals to assist individuals and organizations with mindset and system thinking along with coaching to produce a learning organization, and Ricardo Defense in program controls for accounting, compliance, and lean manufacturing services.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Book Event

Culture Change Is The Most Important Element of Your Lean Implementation
2021-11-10 19:30 - 20:30
Lean tools and methods are straightforward. They’re easy to understand and easy to implement. The challenging piece of any lean implementation is managing the necessary change in your company’s culture. This presentation will tell you why that culture change is so important and how to manage it.

About Rick Bohan
Rick Bohan is the principal of Chagrin River Consulting, LLC. Rick has more than 25 years of experience as a business consultant with a variety of public and private organizations.
Rick specializes in helping organizations achieve operational excellence through the design and implementation of lean and agile operating systems. He has extensive experience in the design and implementation of large-scale total quality management, lean enterprise, and employee involvement initiatives. Rick applies project management and functional skills to design, develop, and implement successful business solutions. His areas of expertise include process analysis and redesign, technology planning (both software selection and custom development), and organizational realignment.
Rick Bohan has been engaged with clients such as Great Lakes Brewing, Vitamix, Talan Products, Superior Roll Forming, and Vail Packaging. His project experience includes:

Lean manufacturing implementations,
Strategic planning,
Total Quality Management implementations,
Large scale organization development and change,
Organization-wide employee involvement initiatives,
Senior executive training and coaching.

He received a BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Science in Organization Development and Analysis from Case Western Reserve University.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EST)
Book Event

Visual Management: What It is and Is Not
2021-11-17 19:30 - 20:30
It has become popular to promote visual management (VM) as the “the answer to everything visual.” But it is a mistake to use VM and the visual workplace as the same thing. They are not. Learn the difference—and why KPIs and electronic dashboards are powerless to improve performance yet still vital to your company’s stability and growth.

About Gwendolyn Galsworth
Gwendolyn Galsworth, Ph.D., is president/founder of Visual Thinking Inc., a training and consulting firm. Across 30 years of hands-on implementations, Dr. Galsworth has created and codified the knowledge and know-how that now define workplace visuality and visual management. As a recognized visual workplace expert, Gwendolyn leads visual conversions around the world, is a Shingo Faculty Fellow and author of seven books, two of which are Shingo Prize winners.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EST)
Book Event

Learning the Improvement Kata: What can You Expect as a New Learner?
2021-11-24 19:30 - 20:30
You know agile or lean and you have heard about the Toyota Kata duo described by Mike Rother in his books, Toyota Kata and the Toyota Kata Practice Guide. What can you expect as you learn the Improvement Kata pattern? Kata Coach Tracy Defoe will share her perspective, and some stories.

Never heard of Toyota Kata? Join us to learn about this management practice that will help you bring life to agile practices and make improvement a true daily practice.

About Tracy A. Defoe

Tracy Defoe is an adult education consultant specializing in workplace learning. She is a proud Kata Geek and a humble lean practitioner. For the last 10 years, Tracy has been learning, coaching, and sharing her experiences with the Improvement and Coaching Kata. Tracy is keen on building community and connecting people through Kata Schools, Kata Girl Geeks, and the Kata Coaching Dojo. She is a frequent speaker at conferences including KataCon & KataCon EU.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EST)
Book Event

Moving from Improvement Kata Learner to Coach
2021-12-01 19:30 - 20:30
About Julie Simmons
Julie currently works with her husband Scott as part of the Scott Wade Simmons & Associates, LLC providing leadership coaching and training in Strategy Development and Deployment, Leadership Development, and the Improvement Kata & Coaching Kata. Julie’s passion is helping others develop their skills, capabilities, and confidence to solve complex challenges in their organizations using scientific thinking.
Julie retired as the Executive Director for the Northwest High Performance Enterprise Consortium (NWHPEC) in January 2018 after leading the organization for fourteen years. As the Executive Director, Julie was responsible for promoting the vision, mission, and purpose of the consortium within the Portland and Vancouver business area. Her primary focus was: planning and organizing continuous improvement learning events, coordinating benchmarking and sharing between consortium members, and meeting the continuous improvement learning needs of the forty-plus member companies. Julie Also provided daily mentoring and coaching to individual companies within the NWHPEC membership, as well as formal training and coaching in the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata.
Prior to joining NWHPEC in 2004, Julie worked at the The Boeing Company for 14 years as Flight Line Expeditor, Shortage Controller, Supply Chain Analyst, and Manufacturing Process Analyst. She developed her skills as a Continuous Improvement practitioner while working as a Manufacturing Process Analyst where she became a Certified Accelerated Improvement Workshop leader and supported several Shingijutsu led Kaizen events.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EST)
Book Event

The Shortage of Skilled Labour is a Myth: The Real Shortage is Skilled Supervisors
2021-12-08 20:00 - 21:00
Many commentators are complaining about the shortage of skilled labour; their comments show that they don’t understand the problem.
There are compelling reasons why companies should not expect to be able to hire people “off-the-street, and cannot rely on poaching or educational institutions to supply the skills.
Instead, companies need to improve the skills of their supervisors, so that they can hire motivated people, and teach them the specific skills they need.
There are five core skills supervisors need; Hugh will talk about what they are, and how you can develop your supervisors so they have the skills to produce the workforce you need.

About Hugh Alley
Hugh Alley is still learning how to pass along the skills front line leaders need to do their job and create great workplaces.
An author and consultant, he is a fan of the Training Within Industry model, and the scientific thinking practice of Toyota Kata.
An industrial engineer by background, he has run three different manufacturing operations, and a department in a public sector agency.
He has consulted with over 100 companies from $1 million to $1 billion in sales.
He has taught leadership skills to over 1,000 front line leaders.
His book, Becoming the Supervisor: Achieving Your Company’s Mission and Building Your Team, is a story about how to develop the skills of supervisors.
He currently focuses his consulting work on helping organizations achieve significant operational improvements by developing the skills of the leadership team.
Hugh lives in Vancouver, Canada on the traditional and unceded lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (Musqueam) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squa-hō-mesh) speaking peoples.
Webinar
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Dubai Time)
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Book Event

The Role of a Leader: Engaging & Motivating People
2021-12-14 12:00 - 13:30
“85% of the people think that engaging and motivating people is the most important job of a leader”

In November 1998, Toyota executive Ritsuo Shingo was asked to establish the first Toyota plant in China. He was given 600 workers from their local partner. However, sensei Shingo would soon discover that these people were not really motivated to work for a Japanese company.
“When I visited their plant, it was messy. Most workers on the production line were not working. They were reading newspapers or taking a break. I wondered if those workers could do their jobs correctly when they join Toyota”
Within the next 12 months Sensei Shingo would onboard the local workers and make them the most successful team ever in Toyota’s history.
What was the secret? In this seminar, sensei Ritsuo Shingo will talk about how to engage and motivate people in the workplace.

About Ritsuo Shingo
Sensei Ritsuo Shingo was the founder and the president of the first Toyota plant in China. He joined Toyota in1970 and took various management roles at Toyota group worldwide including NUMMI and Kentucky plants in the US as well as UK, Japan and China.
He is known inside Toyota for his success in creating startups and joint ventures. In 2001, he was named one of the “10 most powerful People in Economy” in China. Besides this, he is also considered amongst the most experienced practitioners of the Toyota Production System (TPS). TPS was introduced to western world through the works of his father Shigeo Shingo. Sensei Ritsuo Shingo was the translator of Shigeo Shingo’s Green book in 1976 and coined the term SMED.
Sensei Shingo currently teaches TPS and Leadership classes at NK Institute founded by his friend Norman Bodek, The Godfather of Lean. He is known for leading by example, caring for people and his daily immersion in Gemba.
Webinar
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Dubai Time)
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (CET)
Book Event

قوانين القيادة: خارطة طريق للقيادي الناجح
2021-12-22 19:30 - 20:30
القيادة علم يمكن تعلمه بالممارسة
فالقيادة لا تتم بشكل عشوائي بل يحكمها خارطة طريق تتضمن مجموعة من القوانين المنظمة والتى لا يقبل النقاش فيها.
برنامج”قوانين القيادة: 21 قانون لا يقبل الجدل في القيادة” يشرح هذه القوانين بالتفاصيل، وكيفية إستخدامها، الأوضاع المناسبة لتطبيق هذه القوانين وآليات تطبيقها، وكيف يتم تقييمها لتساعد الأشخاص على تنمية قدراتهم القيادي وأن يكونوا قادة فعالون وناجحون.

نبذة عن د. عبير ناجم الراسب
خربة 15 عاماً في التعليم العالي الأكاديمي والإداري متخصصة في التدريب، والتطوير والاستشارات قدمت العديد من البرامج والورش والجلسات في القيادة، الإدارة، السلوك التنظيمي، التفكير التصميمي، نماذج تصميم الأعمال، ريادة الأعمال، والتطوير الذاتي، القيادي، والمهني.

مدربة، كوتش، ومتحدثة دولية معتمدة من فريق جون ماكسويل العال يم للقيادة
مدربة دولية معتمدة في ريادة الأعمال، التفكير التصميمي، ونموذج تصميم الأعمال من جامعة ستانفورد
مدربة دولية معتمدة من الأكاديمية العالمية للتدريب والتطوير (GATD) لندن
مدربة دولية معتمدة من برنامج “تحدي القيادة” العلمة المعتمدة “The Leadership Challenge”

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Cairo Time)
Book Event

Unstick & Accelerate your organizational’s transformation through Kind Leadership
2022-01-19 19:30 - 20:30
Is your organization’s transformation stalled or stuck? Moving much more slowly than leadership anticipated or wants? Is it stuck in some areas, and moving too slowly in others? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are not alone. Over time, many organizations find that progress on transformation slows, and even stops, causing frustration, disappointment and wasted time and money. In this webinar, you’ll find out how and why Kind Leadership is the key to successful transformation. You’ll also learn specific Kind Leader Practices that you can put into immediate use to help get your organization’s transformation unstuck and moving again. Kind Leadership is the key to learning, growth and transformation!
About Karyn Ross
Karyn is on a mission to Help People Create a Kinder, Better World. An award-winning author, Karyn’s sixth book, The Kind Leader: A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear, Creating Trust and Leading with Kindness is a must read for everyone who leads people at work, at home and in the community. An artist, internationally acclaimed speaker, consultant, and coach, Karyn is the owner of Karyn Ross Consulting and The New School for Kind Leaders. She is also the Founder and President of The Love and Kindness Project Foundation, a registered public charity and grass-roots movement, spreading kindness person to person around the world.

How Karyn Can Help You
Kind Leadership: To learn more about how you can Lead with Kindness, The New School for Kind Leaders’ classes and programs, and Kind Leadership coaching and mentoring for individuals and organizations, please visit KindLeadership.org
Service Excellence: Connect with Karyn for coaching and consulting to help your organization deliver effective, efficient and innovative Peak Services using her unique combination of creativity and Lean for Service Excellence. To learn more, please visit KarynRossConsulting.com
Personal Growth and Professional Development Coaching
Want to speak in your own voice and fulfill your unique purpose? Karyn will work with you to create your own Personal Growth and Professional Development Coaching Sessions.
Daily Kindness Activities from The Love and Kindness Project Foundation
Download free kindness activities and mini posters suitable for all ages and teams at work, school, and home. All activities are created to help people Think, Speak and Act more Kindly! Order free Love and Kindness Buttons to recognize Kindness! www.loveandkindnessproject.org

Karyn’s Commitment to Creating a Kinder, Better World
Karyn ‘practices what she teaches’ and is committed to working in ways that create a kinder, better world. All services are available online and in different languages (upon request). “Right-Sized Pricing” ensure that all of Karyn’s programs and services meet every budget. All royalties that Karyn receives from her books are donated to The Love and Kindness Project Foundation.

How to Coach for Creativity and Service Excellence: A Lean Coaching Workbook
The Toyota Way to Service Excellence: Lean Transformation in Service Organizations
I’ll Keep You Posted: 102 of My Reflections to Help You Start – and Deepen – Your Own Active Reflection Process
Think Kindly – Speak Kindly – Act Kindly: 366 Easy and Free Ideas You Can Use to Create a Kinder World…Starting Today
Big Karma and Little Kosmo Help Each Other

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EST)
Book Event

Chartering Events to Guarantee Winning Results for your Teams
2022-01-26 19:00 - 20:00
Many businesses are looking to create sustainable process improvements in response to changing market conditions. Leaders know that their people are the key to unlocking the breakthroughs that they seek. How can they ensure that their people will have a winning experience? Through a highly effective chartering and planning process.

Takeaways:

Understand the four chartering elements and how they set up the team for a win
How to engage leadership through the chartering process
Locking in the win using the Wheel of Sustainability
Review of a typical planning cycle

About Adam Lawrence:
Adam Lawrence is the Managing Partner of Process Improvement Partners, LLC. He has 30+ years of experience in process improvement activities, targeted at manufacturing and business processes. Having facilitated 300+ Kaizen events in multiple industries around the world, Adam aligns with leadership, engages teams, and creates sustainable results.
Adam has mastered the use of many different process improvement methodologies, allowing him to implement the best strategy for each organization’s goals and objectives. He develops sessions that are fun, engaging, and laser-focused. Adam is 100 percent committed to ensuring the team has a winning result and a fantastic experience.
Married to his wonderful wife, Peggy, for 30 years, they have one son (Tyler, his IT department). Adam grew up in the Washington, DC area and received his BS in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Tech. He earned Lean certifications from the University of Michigan.
Adam enjoys time with family and friends, loud music, traveling, the many great clients he has worked with (his extended family), and his many business adventures. The Wheel of Sustainability is his first book.
Webinar
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Dubai Time)
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Riyadh Time)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EST)
Book Event

بشكل عملي Lean Six Sigma كيف تختار وتنفذ مشروع
2022-02-11 19:30 - 20:30
تعتبر منهجية الـ Lean Six Sigma واحدة من أشهر مناهج التحسين المستمر والتي ظهرت في القرن العشرين، ولا تزال العديد من الشركات حول العالم تستخدمها حتى الآن نظرًا لفاعليتها في حل المشاكل وتحسين العمليات سواء الصناعية أو الخدمية
وعلى الجانب الآخر فشلت العديد من الشركات في تطبيقها أيضًا نظرًا لأسباب عدة منها: الاهتمام بالأدوات الخاصة بهذه المنهجية فضلاً عن الاهتمام بتطبيق المنهجية بشكل منهجي وعملي وتبنيها كأسلوب تفكير وفلسفة للشركة
في هذه المحاضرة سوف تتعرف على:

نشأة منهجية الـ Lean Six Sigma
المراحل الخمسة لمنهجية Lean Six Sigma
الخطوات والأدوات الموجودة في كل مرحلة
كيف تختار مشروع Lean Six Sigma في شركتك
الخطوات العملية لتنفيذ مشروع Lean Six Sigma في شركتك

نبذة عن محمد الشحات
محمد الشحات هو Lean Six Sigma Coach ومؤسس Lean Six Sigma LAB ، لديه 12 سنة خبرة عملية، حيث عمل في شركات محلية ودولية في مجال هندسة الإنتاج، وإدارة الجودة، والتميز التشغيلي
حاصل على درجة بكالوريوس هندسة الإنتاج من جامعة الإسكندرية، ثم حصل على درجة الماجستير في إدارة الجودة من الأكاديمية العربية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا والنقل البحري
يعد Certified Six Sigma Black Belt من الـ American Society for Quality
وحاصل على شهادة Lean Knowledge من Society for Manufacturing Engineers
حاليًا هو مسئول عن إدارة التميز التشغيلي بشركة Groupe SEB العالمية في مصر
وقام بتأسيس Lean Six Sigma LAB في 2017 لنشر ثقافة التحسين المستمر بين الأفراد والشركات في الوطن العربي

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Cairo Time)
Book Event

Why Even Bother With Continuous Improvement?
2022-02-16 19:30 - 20:30
The answer to this question will vary from organization to organization.
For some, it is all about cutting cost by reducing head count. For others, it is just the latest fad that they have heard about from their business colleagues. For many, this question remains unanswered.
Tucker and the Kaas team believe that work, when done right, feels a lot like hobby and that this is an ethical question, not a business one.
About Tucker Kass
Tucker is the GM assistant at kaas tailored, which means he is responsible for the performance of the operating system that the General Manager relies on to be able to optimize their organization. During the 8+ he has spent time serving nearly every part of the organization, which has helped him develop the knowledge and empathy necessary to sustain and improve the kaas operating system. In addition to his role as the GM assistant, Tucker also leads kaas tailored’s consulting firm, Truth Bit Pull LLC., where he gets to coach leaders to discover meaningful ways to make work feel more like hobby. Outside of work, you may find Tucker coaching racers up at Stevens Pass with SPAC or roasting his own coffee.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EST)
Book Event

What Agile can Learn from Lean Kata
2022-03-16 19:30 - 20:30
When going Agile it is not uncommon for teams or organizations to stay on a plateau of going through the motions of Scrum or another agile method but not really growing their agile mindset, a sort of Zombie Scrum. In this talk Amanda Colliander will take you on her journey to explore how Lean Kata could help growing an Agile mindset while also asking if Lean Kata really is compatible with Agile.
About Amanda Colliander
Amanda is a Change Leader at Volvo Cars in Sweden who has led agile teams for 10 years and has used Lean Kata in an agile context for more than 5 years.

Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (CET)
Book Event

How Lean Optimizes Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Workplace
2022-03-23 19:30 - 20:30
Everyone must be responsible for doing the work every day to reframe and redesign the biases/inequities rooted in policies and practices. The shift in culture and method is accomplished by applying the two pillars of Lean: continuous improvement and demonstrating respect for people, and creating opportunities for participants to learn, share, practice, and grow in a safe environment.
After our session, participants will:
1. Understand the purpose of the #RootCauseRacism® movement and the connection to continuous improvement methodologies (primarily the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle)
2. Understand a basic construct on bias, stereotypes, and microaggressions
3. Identify ways to link the principles of Lean to your organization’s vision, mission, and DEIA initiatives using the 10 Principles of Lean Leadership.

About Deondra R. Wardelle
Deondra R. Wardelle is a visionary leader, problem solver, organizer, motivational speaker, and owner of On To the Next One Consulting, LLC. She also coaches individuals and organizations in achieving and sustaining transformative change. Her specialties include:

Empowering and developing individuals and groups toward achieving their personal and professional goals through strategy and alignment workshops.
Operationalizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace through continuous improvement methodologies to foster psychologically safe environments where workgroups and individuals thrive.

Deondra has a diverse professional background. Her former roles include Chief Strategy Officer at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and Director of Performance Excellence for a global leader in the paper/packaging industry. While working in the Performance Excellence space, she and her team led Continuous Improvement projects for more than 70 facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, Deondra has also worked as a corporate trainer, project manager, human resources manager, banking manager and has held various operations management roles.
A graduate of Western Kentucky University, Deondra possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications. She has also pursued Leadership Studies at the Louisville Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and earned her Health Coach certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.
Deondra’s purpose is to help organizations, groups, and individuals overcome obstacles and achieve their grandest visions and goals – one step at a time. Deondra’s current passion project is the #RootCauseRacism® movement, a global initiative to end systemic racism and social injustice.
Webinar
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Dubai Time)
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Riyadh Time)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Cairo Time)
Book Event
