Accelerating Lean Transformation Workshops: Leadership, Strategy & Innovation

Hosted in partnership with Oakland University, this event is part of the
LEI Lean Transformation Community-Building and Workshop Series.

Get immersed in learning the fundamentals of lean leadership and innovation. Choose from six interactive workshops that delve into the lean strategies that are critical to achieving enterprise excellence. LEI senior coaches with decades of experience guiding executives in nearly every industry have compressed the strategy essentials into one, two, or three-day interactive sessions.

Also, join workshop participants, local lean practitioners, LEI coaches, and Oakland University representatives for a special gathering to network and build your lean community.

Building and Executing Strategy
How Hoshin Kanri and Obeya Drive Improved Performance 

3 Day | July 25-27, 2023
Instructors: Mark Reich, Senior Coach and Chief Engineer, Strategy, LEI, and Josh Howell, President, LEI 
Price: $2,399 Early bird | $2,999 Regular price

Sharpen your skills and develop a deeper understanding of two powerful methods for aligning your organization around a clear, shared vision and setting and tracking progress toward meaningful goals and objectives for each level and function, which will help you ensure your organization achieves its strategic objectives. 

Leading with Respect
Enabling People to Deliver Better Business Results

1 Day | July 25, 2023
Instructor: Katrina Appell, PhD, Senior Coach, Lean Product and Process Development, LEI
Price: $799 Early bird | $999 Regular price

Discover how to get better results with lean practices and learn actionable ways to “Lead with Respect” to create the conditions that encourage people to be intrinsically motivated. By participating, you will be able to:

• Recognize the relationship between lean practices and behaviors to help your team improve their performance and, in turn, deliver better business performance.
• Reflect on how your behavior and lean practices influence other peoples’ behavior to be more deliberate with your behavior and lean practices to enable people to do their work successfully.
• Understand situational approaches to show respect to the people you lead.

Lean Process Design
Getting started with Process Development Fundamentals

1 Day | July 25, 2023
Instructor: Eric Ethington, Senior Coach and Chief Engineer, Lean Product and Process Development, LEI
Price: $799 Early bird | $999 Regular price

Discover why process design, the ‘second P’ of lean product and process development (LPPD), can make or break your new product launch — and how to leverage lean principles and practices to reduce — or eliminate — the rework and frustration inherent in traditional process design approaches.

By participating in this workshop, based on the recent book The Power of Process: A Story of Innovative Lean Process Development,* you will learn:  

• The foundational lean process development concepts.
• The 6CONx Model for lean process development.
• Key tools & concepts for both the work and the process of lean process development.
• How to develop an action plan for getting started.

*Every participant will receive a copy of The Power of Process.

Designing the Future
An Introduction to Lean Product and Process Development

2 Days | July 26-27, 2023
Instructors: Katrina Appell, PhD, Senior Coach, LPPD, LEI, and John Drogosz, PhD, Senior Coach and Chief Engineer, LPPD, LEI
Price: $1,599 Early bird | $1,999 Regular price

Learn the fundamentals of the proven and holistic development framework of Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD), which will enable you to build a dynamic, continually improving innovation system. By participating in this workshop, you will learn how to align your entire enterprise to:

• Accelerate time to market.
• Reduce design rework.
• Reduce development team frustration.
• Deliver what the customer wants and needs.

Managing to Learn
Developing Leadership and Problem-Solving Skills

2 Days | July 26-27, 2023
Instructor: Eric Ethington, Senior Coach and Chief Engineer, Lean Product and Process Development, LEI
Price: $1,599 Early bird | $1,999 Regular price

Learn a proven systematic approach to addressing business challenges and solving problems that will help you cultivate a culture of continuous improvement. Completing this course will help you:

• Begin to master the A3 methodology, including the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) improvement cycle, to resolve issues at any level of your organization.
• Create and leverage a holistic leadership approach that fosters teamwork, collaboration, and respectful communications based on facts and data.
• Develop your entire team to be problem solvers able to remove obstacles that keep them from achieving their performance objectives.

*Every participant will receive a copy of Managing to Learn, the award-winning, best-selling workbook that is the source for this workshop.

Getting Strategy Done
Connecting Hoshin Kanri with A3 and Daily Management

1 Day | July 28, 2023
Instructors: Mark Reich, Senior Coach and Chief Engineer, Strategy, LEI, and Josh Howell, President, LEI 
Price: $799 Early bird | $999 Regular price

Make this the year you finally successfully execute your annual strategy. Strengthen your skills and enhance your understanding of how integrating A3 and daily management practices with the hoshin kanri strategic planning method helps ensure your organization achieves its strategic objectives.  

Who Will Benefit?

• Leaders at any level who want to improve their leadership capabilities
• Professionals in any industry overseeing the design, production, and delivery of a product or service
• Continuous-improvement professionals, operators, engineers, managers, supervisors, technical support personnel, and change agents

Why You Should Attend

By attending this community-building and workshop series, you will:

• Gain hands-on experience and high-quality coaching in critical lean leadership and innovation practices.
• Network with other lean practitioners, building your lean community connections.
• Enhance your understanding of how various lean practices and tools integrate to create more effective systems for leading, managing, and innovating.

Group Discount

Register three or more attendees for the same workshop as a group and save 12.5% off every registration. To receive a group discount, register as a group through the registration link, and the discount will automatically apply.

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel your registration for in-person workshops four weeks before the course start date for a full refund. A cancellation occurring within four weeks of the workshop dates will be subject to a $350 fee. To cancel, please call LEI at (617) 871-2900 or email registrar@lean.org.