Systems Thinking and Center of Habitual Excellence with Shana Padgett & Vickie Pisowicz of Value Capture

Shana Padgett MBA, BS Clinical Laboratory Science is the Vice President, Advisory Services at Value Capture, LLC. Ms. Padgett is passionate about improving the lives of patients and the organizations that care for them and has led change initiatives for more than 25 healthcare organizations during her career. A motivational leader and dedicated partner, she has a track record of exceeding client expectations and customer deliverables. She is a skilled facilitator, trainer, and coach, with years of experience leading organizations in the planning, execution, and sustainability of strategic improvement initiatives for quality, affordability, and service.

Ms. Padgett has worked to improve care delivery systems across the continuum of settings and systems, including public, private, university, government, and socialized care systems.  

Her specialties include Lean Healthcare; Toyota Production System; Shingo Model Facilitator and Examiner; Six Sigma Black Belt; Operational Excellence; Staff Engagement; Patient Experience; Quality & Performance Improvement; Training & Mentoring; Change Management; Leadership Development & Coaching

Vickie has a passion for collaborating with people to create learning organizations that deliver high value by enabling people to reach their fullest potential using system thinking based in respect for humanity. She started her career in manufacturing at Alcoa, considered one of the safest companies in the world, supporting the worldwide adoption of the principles of the Toyota Production System (TPS) as the Alcoa Business System. Here she had the unique opportunity to learn the principles of TPS directly from Toyota sensei while participating in the development of Harvard Business School’s Kent Bowen and Steve Spear’s seminal work Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System. At the request of Paul O’Neill, then retiring Alcoa CEO, she transitioned to applying these same principles to the healthcare industry first at the Pittsburgh Regional Health Care Initiative and then at Value Capture, LLC where she is currently a contracted Senior Advisor. In addition to leading her own consulting company, she owned and operated a bakery business for over 10 years. Vickie has a BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and Masters in Business Administration and Public Policy from Harvard University

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