One course of Optima’s three-course TWI Certification Program, this one-day workshop focuses on developing the skills required to train employees effectively so that they can perform their job tasks correctly, completely […]
Leadership Service Immersion 4-Day Workshop
This 4-day interactive workshop is designed to develop key mindsets, approaches and skills to support business where continuous improvement is integrated into daily operations. Participants will learn and practice; principles […]
Value Stream Mapping in the Office
As a manufacturer, you’ve most likely used many of the lean tools to help you eliminate waste and variation in your processes. Organizations sometimes struggle on how to improve processes […]
Developing Problem Solving and Coaching Skills
Do you have more problems than problem solvers? Do you have a lack of coaches to develop problem solvers? Is too much time spent on firefighting, not enough time to […]
Kaizen Décor
By Christian Wolcott
I was traveling last week and overnighted at a swanky hotel at my client’s suggestion. It was new, modern in that glassy, sanitized way with lots of hard surfaces, funky […]
Standard Work – MN Continuous Improvement Consortium event
Standard Work is repeatable, safe and reliable operations, with all tasks organized in the best known sequence using the most effective combination of people, material, machines and methods. In essence, […]
SIC – Short Interval Control
Short Interval Control is a process that involves identifying and implementing effective counter-measures to improve performance in repeated cycles. Through the observation of a given indicator, we can highlight the […]
Problem Solving
In the powerful world of continuous improvement, PROBLEMS are to be celebrated! Join us for Breakfast as we chat about PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING. We will quickly examine tools and techniques […]
Coaching Excellence and Continuous Improvement – Southern Wisconsin
Top management must lead by example. They must go to the workplace to see the day-to-day, hour-by-hour problems and challenges and give people not the answers, but the time. Leaders […]
Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture – Northeast Wisconsin
PLEASE NOTE THE TIME FOR THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 9:30 AM. – 12 P.M. Culture and employee engagement have an impact on performance…but how do you really […]
