Kainexus Continuous Improvement Podcast

For the latest in our series, we're joined by Bri Hudock, an account manager who joined the KaiNexus team very recently -- September, 2019. You'll hear why having a strong mission is important, how Lean makes her think of Carol Dweck's "growth mindset" concept, and you'll also hear a bit about her passion outside of the workplace -- improv comedy. Learn more about the KaiNexus team: https://www.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/kainexus-team 

Join us in episode 25 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. Topics and Questions Today Are: Do you dress up for Halloween? How important is it to have a single accepted methodology at an organization? (e.g. PDCA, DMAIC) -- can this cause confusion? How does KAINEXUS differentiate from a Project management software like Monday.com or Asana? How do we measure engagement (besides a once-every-two-years Gallup survey)? How can we start a successful deployment of an OpEx culture? Any must dos or do nots? What are success criteria of a continuous improvement organization? Leaders, skills, behavior, core team...? Join us for Episode 26 in January 2020!

Recorded October 15, 2019 Presented by Paul Wainwright, hosted by Mark Graban and KaiNexus Learning Objectives: Reflect on traditional idealisms of change management and consider how these may be your enemy Identify the need for positive deviance in an organizational setting Consider the cultural elements required to not only embrace positive deviance by also promote and encourage it Paul Wainwright BSc (Hons) MSc MBA CMgr MCMI Managing Director,  Initi8 Business Excellence Paul is the Managing Director of Initi8 Business Excellence, a consultancy business specializing in enabling organizations to achieve positive an progressive change. The eight core elements supporting the Initi8 Business Excellence framework are focused on Strategy, Design, Leadership, Process, Change, Customer, Learning & Empowerment Having worked with a range of organizations in various sectors Paul has experience of leading business improvement projects, introducing continuous improvement frameworks and working with sen

On October 15th, I'll be hosting the latest in our KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series. I'm really excited that the presenter will be Paul Wainright, as he has been a great advocate for KaiNexus. Click here to register for the webinar, which is intended to provide tips for leaders and managers: Learning to Embrace Positive Deviance "Learning Objectives: Reflect on traditional idealisms of change management and consider how these may be your enemy Identify the need for positive deviance in an organizational setting Consider the cultural elements required to not only embrace positive deviance by also promote and encourage it" This is a preview of that webinar.

We saw Cinnamon give a great presentation at this year's Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, so we asked her to do a podcast with us talking about Daily Tiered Huddles and how that fits into the Lean approach at Cleveland Clinic. Hosted by Mark Graban Here is a link to the Cleveland Clinic Improvement Model that we discuss. ` What role does Visual Management play in the CCIM system? What are the “tiered huddles?” Can you talk first about the front-line huddles? What gets talked about? What are the expected responses or actions coming out of the meeting? Then, how do the huddles follow upward in the leadership chain? What sorts of issues get escalated vs. being handled locally or at a certain level of the organization? How did you roll these out? What have you learned and adjusted during the time you’ve been using these huddles? What advice would you have for others on daily tiered huddles? Biography Cinnamon Dixon, MA, CDP is the Director of Continuous Improvement at the Cleveland Clinic. She has over 15 y

Webinar recorded on Sept 10, 2019 -- Presented by Mark Valenti, hosted by Mark Graban and KaiNexus. From Ambivalence to Action: Leadership Lessons from Motivational Interviewing Most people struggle with changing their behavior. Changes seem overwhelming and unreachable. As professionals, we often support, educate, and coach people to continuously improve behavior. You are invited to join your colleagues for a unique webinar that will help you build your change coaching skills and learn new approaches to communication. In this webinar, you will learn: The history and common misperceptions about Motivational Interviewing The 3 crucial elements of behavior change Successful applications of Motivational Interviewing to real-life workplace situations Some tips to start applying the concepts About the Presenter: Mark Valenti has a background in health systems management, human behavior, and patient activation. He enjoys connecting with partners such as the National Board of Medical Examiners with their Ch

This is a preview of the webinar that will be presented on Sept 10 by Mark Valenti. Click the link to register From Ambivalence to Action: Leadership Lessons from Motivational Interviewing The same link will work for the recording after Sept 10. Mark Valenti has a background in health systems management, human behavior, and patient activation. He enjoys connecting with partners such as the National Board of Medical Examiners with their China Health Coach program or with Australia’s Flinders University on an innovative approach to patient chronic condition self-management. He helps others uncover their intrinsic motivation to reach their goals. His unique teaching framework, “Activate Your Audience,” helps speakers better express their messages.

Mark Graban and Dr. Greg Jacobson from KaiNexus once again take questions from our customers and our community. Topics include: Hurricane Dorian and Greg's experience in The Bahamas How to convince top management that improvement is key initiative that must be taken during recession? What are some standard measurements used for improvement projects that could be rolled up to an overall measurement goal. (i.e. I am the central continuous office for State of Iowa, I would like individual agencies to report measurements of their continuous improvement efforts to me so the State as a whole can report on improvements) What are the key points which should trigger a kaizen event? KaiNexicon 2019

Mark Graban talks with Jeff about why he joined KaiNexus, and we also chat about why he moved from software engineering into sales. This is the third in a new mini series that we're doing with KaiNexus people about why they joined the company.

Mark Graban talks with Clint about why he joined KaiNexus, and we also chat about why he enjoys working in software sales. This is the second in a new mini series that we're doing with KaiNexus people about why they joined the company.

A webinar presented by Taryn Davis via KaiNexus.  To build Continuous Improvement (CI) as a lifestyle and mindset into the foundation of your organization, don’t be afraid to take risks!  In this webinar, you will learn:  -- What necessary risks look like, and why people are afraid to take them -- How taking risks allows you to lead people into a cultural shift -- How to assess your own approach to leading change and encouraging CI mindset -- How to engage those around you in coming into the change and adopting it themselves  About the Presenter: Taryn Davis holds her Master's of Library and Information Science from the University of Denver and has a background in Continuous Improvement and Organizational Development. She is a thought pioneer in organizational excellence and seeks to bring people into a space where work is workable for all employees, from the upper echelons of the C-Suite to the line workers on the shop floor. Her passion is engineering processes and products that serv

Mark Graban talks with Matt Banna about why he joined KaiNexus and why he stays with the company. We also chat about continuous improvement and sports a bit. This is the first in a new mini series that we're doing with KaiNexus people about why they joined.

This is a preview of Taryn's webinar, to be presented on August 14 at 1 pm ET, "Burn Your Ships! Generating Momentum for Sustained Change." To register, visit https://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/culture-of-continuous-improvement/sustain/burn-your-ships/webinar/signup Taryn Davis holds her Master's of Library and Information Science from the University of Denver and has a background in Continuous Improvement and Organizational Development. She is a thought pioneer in organizational excellence and seeks to bring people into a space where work is workable for all employees, from the upper echelons of the C-Suite to the line workers on the shop floor. Her passion is engineering processes and products that serve the well-being of the people responsible for and to them.

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

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.

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.