The Super Skills Behind Operational Excellence

Change happens with or without us, therefore we either master change or become irrelevant.  But how can we master change in a sustainable, systematic, and repeatable way. This is the conversation we will have with Craig as he shares his insights on Systems Thinking About Sustainable Change. About Craig A. Stevens Craig A. Stevens is known as the Change tor-Mentor (www.e-WBS.com) because of his passion for helping others master all things change and the “Flags of America Artist” (www.CraigAStevens.com) for his art that lifts up heroes who gave their lives protecting others. He has written many papers and several books on excellent change management (Amazon.com: Craig A. Stevens: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle). As an educator, he teaches graduate level classes in Project Management and Optimization for CASRE/ISE/UTK. He also trains using corporate workshops in Change Management, Agile and Traditional Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, Customer Service for Westbrook Stevens LLC, Agile Brains Consulting, and courses through VMEdu (ScrumStudy,  6sigmaStudy, SMStudy). Over the years he has taught for the American Management Association International (AMAI), NASA, Padgett Thompson, and graduate and undergraduate classes and workshops for Vanderbilt, Belmont University, Trevecca, and others. Craig has been a consultant for over 100 different […]

الثقافة المؤسسية هي سر نجاح أي مؤسسة، فكلما استطاعت الشركة أو المؤسسة بناء ثقافة مستديمة تحفز العاملين وتشجعهم، كلما زاد ذلك من نجاح الشركة. من ناحية أخرى عند فشل القادة والمديرون في بناء ثقافة حقيقية وفعالة، سيؤثر بشكل كبير على بيئة العمل والعاملين، وبالتالي سيؤثر ذلك على نجاح المؤسسة وتطورها. انضم لنا لنكتشف ما هي الثقافة المؤسسية وكيف تؤثر القيادة في بناء ثقافة مؤسسية ناجحة. نبذة عن د. عبير ناجم الراسب خبرة 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

Be Authentic sounds like a bumper sticker slogan. We will explore ideas to build a personal authenticity toolkit so that you, as a leader, can expand your leadership influence by building and supporting a culture that is safe, welcoming, growth focused, and results driven. About Sunitha Narayanan Sunitha is a Leadership Impact Coach & Brainstorming Partner. She helps people get out of their own way, and get out of others’ way and ask for what they need to build the impact they wish to create with purpose, intention and joy. Sunitha is certified in Executive and Leadership Development Coaching, and certified in Harrison Assessment and Social-Emotional Intelligence. 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

About Nadja Böhlmann Nadja Böhlmann lives in the Eastern part of Germany 2 hours south of Berlin. She spent the first eight years of her professional career as an officer in the logistics department of the German Armed Force. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in lean operations management. After leaving the Army as a first Lieutenant, she first worked as a student trainee in the painting and drywall construction industry in the area of process optimization for construction sites at Malerwerkstätten Heinrich Schmid. Later she joined the Kaizen Institute as a Trainer and Consultant. She currently works for the Finnish family-owned company Teknos as global Group responsible for Kaizen and process development. Already in 2009, the topics of Lean Management and Kaizen aroused and inspired her. Back then, as a student in a lecture, she was so enthusiastic about how simple methods, tactics and ways of thinking can improve and change processe. Since the lecture back then, she has never stopped thinking about Lean and Kaizen again. From that day on, she was striving to focus her entire personal development on becoming a part of creating a better working environment for people and […]

Lean is a long-term business strategy, with a primary focus on employees and learning. Through the use of various continuous improvement practices, employees learn to master their work, solve the right problems and help an organization learn how to do things tomorrow it cannot do today. The operational impact of a continuous improvement is well known. Eliminating waste creates capacity, which can be used to serve customers better, improve productivity and improve employee satisfaction. But what about the financial impact? Oftentimes conventional financial analytical practices do not capture the true financial benefits of continuous improvement. This becomes a “problem to be solved.” In this webinar, will explain how to make the true cause-effect relationships between continuous improvement and financial improvement visible throughout the organization. Integrating these relationships will improve the quality of business decision making and leverage continuous improvement for financial success for the entire organization. In this webinar, you will learn: The numbers to use to establish the true cause-effect relationships between continuous improvement and financial improvement. How to use the economics of lean to calculate the financial benefit of continuous improvement How continuous improvement achieves cost reduction over time Why certain conventional financial analyses can show that continuous […]

How to transform your workplaces with SOP’s   About Tom Hughes  Tom is an entrepreneur and author based in Ireland. He recently wrote a book called “Improvement Starts With I – a practical guide to building an extraordinary lean culture. He wrote the book because most Lean initiatives fail, whilst everyone wants the lean results, most people are clueless about HOW to actually go about achieving them. Tom has experience of driving culture change in numerous organisations which has helped him create a step by step guide that has already reached thousands of people all over the world and is being translated into multiple languages by volunteers already. The clue to the essence of the book is in the title! Find out more at https://improvementstartswithi.com/ Tom is also the founder of a software business called GembaDocs, which helps businesses improve by making standard work methods fast and easy. They have clients ranging from large multi-nationals to small SME’s in over 15 countries getting massive results. It really is a game changer, changing standards from being like boring handcuffs to being useful tools that make life easier for everyone and consequently driving better results. Find out more at https://gembadocs.com/ Finally, he is a partner in an electronic engineering […]

"How do I get started?" is a common question, not only with Toyota Kata, but with any improvement initiative. We will explore the more common approaches, then discuss alternatives that sometimes prove more successful.   About Mark Rosenthal Mark has been learning on the front lines of Lean Production, quality improvement, and leader development in manufacturing, engineering design, service sector and health care for 30 years. His experience includes working on lean and quality systems implementation in companies such as Boeing and Boeing suppliers, Genie Industries, Eastman Kodak and Terex at sites throughout North America, Asia and Europe. His baseline background and training experience was with Toyota-trained teachers in the USA and Japan. Since becoming an independent consultant he has worked with a wide spectrum of organizations ranging from strategic projects for major global corporations, coaching and training small and medium sized businesses down to coaching the owner of a small single-site retail business. His experience includes process mapping and improvement in industrial and manufacturing, administrative and transactional processes, health care, engineering product development, and integrating work flows with I.T. systems. He has a Bachelors from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. Webinar   5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Dubai Time) […]

Either change or become irrelevant. In today's fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, organizations are faced with numerous challenges that require them to adapt quickly. Every decision an organization makes can have a ripple effect on various aspects of the company. Therefore, one of the challenges is dealing with secondary changes that occur after an initial change has been made. These secondary changes can affect various aspects of the organization, including its external environment, people, the organizational structure, the internal culture, and systems. In this presentation, we will explore how changes in one area of an organization can affect the secondary drivers of change. For example, a shift in organizational structure, such as a merger or acquisition, can trigger changes in the internal environment, culture, and systems. It can also impact the people within the organization, leading to changes in employee morale, job responsibilities, and even leadership. Similarly, changes in the external environment, such as new regulations or shifts in consumer behavior, can trigger secondary changes throughout the organization. These changes can impact on the organizational structure, leading to the creation of new departments or the reorganization of existing ones. They can also affect the internal environment, leading to changes in […]

About Ibrahim Saleh  Ibrahim Saleh is an academic scholar with a transformational leadership style supporting organizations through process improvement, performance management, project management, strategy deployment, and leadership development to achieve operational excellence. Ibrahim has a Bachelor's degree in business administration, specializing in accounting & finance, from the British University in Egypt. A Master's degree in Technology Management, specializing in Lean Management & Six Sigma, from Central Connecticut State University. And a Business Administration Doctorate from Northcentral University, specializing in managing Engineering & Technology. 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

Lean Leaders use their knowledge of Project Management Offices (PMOs) to achieve enterprise excellence. Through their roles of process owners, team leaders, operations managers and project managers (PMs), Lean Leaders make a real difference. It is through being responsible for their processes and projects that their companies and organizations accomplish necessary work, and customers are pleased, and real profits are made.  An Atlanta Airport Control Tower video will be shared as an example. About Dave Harry Dave Harry, a.k.a. “The Process Whisperer®” is the CEO of Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC in Greeneville, Tennessee U.S.A. Dave is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and has lived in Spain, India and Sri Lanka. As an independent Lean Six Sigma consultant and Toyota Kata expert, Dave has taught hundreds of LSS Green Belt, Black Belt and Toyota Kata classes throughout the US over the past 20 years. Dave is an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He was also a Six Sigma Black Belt with Rolls-Royce Energy in Ohio and Lean Six Sigma Champion and Black Belt with Northrop Grumman in Virginia. He is very active in several quality associations including the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) as an IISE Operational Excellence Division Board Member and […]