KaiNexus: Continuous Improvement, Leadership, and More

A webinar presented on July 18 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET by Nick Shonsky In this webinar you will learn: How to encourage everybody to participate in continuous improvement and how leaders need to support them in this Why it's critically important to use "incidents" to capture improvement opportunities that might otherwise be lost What the "pyramid of success" is and how an organization can build commitment and trust How to align and improve an organization's culture Nick Shonsky is the Director of Continuous Improvement at The Standard Group. 

Episode number eight in our series called “what would you say you do here?” where KaiNexus team members talk about what they do and a passion from outside of work. Today - Mark Graban, Senor Advisor (hosted by Clint Corley).

Presented by Chris Burnham  The Q&A session will be recorded later, to be shared as a separate episode in the podcast. In this webinar you will learn:  How to navigate the different roles you will have to play as a Continuous Improvement Leader  About the different constituencies that you need to identify and serve as an effective Continuous Improvement Leader  Some countermeasures to the common pitfalls and mistakes that frustrate improvement leaders with sustainment of improvement programs  About the Presenter: Chris Burnham is a Continuous Improvement Program Manager at Wright Medical, in Memphis. Chris is a results-oriented, award winning leader who understands how to motivate and lead diverse teams to deliver significant results to the bottom line. He passionate about generating a high level of employee engagement to create leaders at every level of the organization. Chris has a BS in Criminal Justice (yes, that's right) from Western Carolina University.

We're joined today by Chris Burnham as he gives a bit of a preview of his upcoming webinar on June 5. Solutions for Sustaining an Improvement Program June 5 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET Presented by Chris Burnham, Hosted by Mark Graban and KaiNexus In this webinar you will learn: How to navigate the different roles you will have to play as a Continuous Improvement Leader About the different constituencies that you need to identify and serve as an effective Continuous Improvement Leader Some countermeasures to the common pitfalls and mistakes that frustrate improvement leaders with sustainment of improvement programs About the Presenter: Chris Burnham is a Continuous Improvement Program Manager at Wright Medical, in Memphis. Chris is a results-oriented, award winning leader who understands how to motivate and lead diverse teams to deliver significant results to the bottom line. He passionate about generating a high level of employee engagement to create leaders at every level of the organization. Chris has a BS in Criminal Justice (yes, that's right) from Western Carolina University.

Presented May 16 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET  Presented by Chad Westbrook, AGCO In this webinar, you'll learn a structured approach to problem-solving using the following tools:  5G – A tool used to describe a loss phenomenon 5W1H – An approach to the revised phenomenon 4M1D – Defining the contributing factors to the revised phenomenon 4M1D Confirmation – Validating the contributing factors 5 Why’s – Root cause and effective countermeasures  Chad Westbrook Chad Westbrook is a manufacturing engineering manager and AGCO Production System manager at AGCO Corporation. Chad has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies from Kansas State University. 

Recorded May 13, 2019 It's episode 23 of our popular Ask Us Anything webinar series to listen to questions answered by this dynamic duo from KaiNexus' team of continuous improvement experts: Mark Graban & Greg Jacobson. Questions and topics: What's a book that you've been reading recently?How do you measure culture in an organization? What quick-wins can you suggest with respect to culture change? What suggestions for sustaining change in culture needed to embed CI into an organisation?  What measures of CI maturity for an organisation? Here in our company we used to have an engaged work force where every staff is engaged in improvement. As a result the staffs themselves were excited in seeing the positive impact of employee engagement. Nowadays, it is visible that some of that excitement has vanished and am thinking in what way shall I bring the engaged atmosphere back? Please advise.  Where does the culture change start for professional services organisations (law/accounting) e.g. one partner, or all partners - keeping in mind real silos and prominent sub-cultures? Relative to when KaiNexus first entered the market, how has the market changed with respect to, A) the willingness to adopt technology, B) the acceptance of lean/kaizen by upper management as well as staff, and C) the industries that are now embracing or exploring lean/kaizen?

Please join us on May 16, as KaiNexus and I host a webinar presented by a leader from one of our customers -- Chad Westbrook from AGCO Corporation.  Chad is a manufacturing engineering manager and AGCO Production System manager there. It's titled: A Structured Approach to Problem-Solving.  Click here to register. In this webinar, you'll learn a structured approach to problem-solving using the following tools: 5G – A tool used to describe a loss phenomenon 5W1H – An approach to the revised phenomenon 4M1D – Defining the contributing factors to the revised phenomenon 4M1D Confirmation – Validating the contributing factors 5 Why’s – Root cause and effective countermeasures Chad joined me the other day to record a short podcast as a preview.

Episode number seven in our series called “what would you say you do here?” where KaiNexus team members talk about what they do and a passion from outside of work. Today - Maggie Millard, Director of Marketing.

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.

The sixth in our series called “what would you say you do here?” where KaiNexus team members talk about what they do and a passion from outside of work. Today - Jeff Roussel, VP of Sales.