KaiNexus: Continuous Improvement, Leadership, and More

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...

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 commit...

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 counter...

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 const...

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 Wh...

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 respec...

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 A GCO 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 u...

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 standardiz...

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.

The fifth 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 - Lisa Hanna, Strategic Account Manager.

The fourth 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 - Matt Banna, Solutions Engineer.

Webinar by Barry O'Reilly March 6 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET Presented by Barry O'Reilly In this session, you will: Learn to use a systematic approach to adapting your behaviors and mindset in order to meet the demands of an exponential rate of innovation. Discover how to let go, reframe, and rethink past successes in order to succeed in the future. Identify and address the personal obstacles that you ne...

Pursuing Zero Harm: A Powerful Platform for Embedding Lean Capability February 27 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET Presented by Meghan Scanlon In this webinar, you will learn: The strategy behind an organization's True North and setting goals at perfect The power of safety as a value and how to use it to engage people in improving their work Critical capabilities you need to develop in your organization on a t...

The third in our series called "what would you say you do here?" where KaiNexus team members talk about what they do and an interest from outside of work. Today - Cailyn Lews, Test Engineer.

A preview of an upcoming webinar to be presented by Barry O'Reilly on March 6. http://www.kainexus.com/webinars Why Great Leaders Must Unlearn to Succeed in Today’s Exponential World March 6 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET Presented by Barry O'Reilly In this session, you will: Learn to use a systematic approach to adapting your behaviors and mindset in order to meet the demands of an exponential rate of innov...

The second 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 - Clint Corley, Enterprise Account Executive

A preview of an upcoming webinar to be presented by Meghan Scanlon on February 27. http://www.kainexus.com/webinars Pursuing Zero Harm: A Powerful Platform for Embedding Lean Capability February 27 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET Presented by Meghan Scanlon In this webinar, you will learn: The strategy behind an organization's True North and setting goals at perfect The power of safety as a value and how to u...

The first in our series of podcasts inspired by a scene in the movie "Office Space" -- "what would you say... you do here?" Going first is our CEO and co-founder, Dr. Greg Jacobson -- leading by example. You'll also hear Greg talk about the one weekly habit / activity outside of work that he wouldn't dream of missing.

Mark Graban, of KaiNexus, chats with Jim Huntzinger and Dwayne Butcher of Lean Frontiers about their upcoming events, KataCon 5 and the TWI Summit, being held in Savannah, GA. Learn more at http://www.leanfrontiers.com/skillsweek/

Presented by Jess Orr, Hosted by Mark Graban of KaiNexus This covers topics including: - Grasp the basic concepts of the Hoshin Kanri strategy deployment process - Contrast the Hoshin Kanri approach with other strategy and goal-setting methods - Learn how to use the Hoshin process for personal goal development and execution - Gain actionable understanding of how you can apply Hoshin Kanri in your...

A preview of an upcoming webinar: Applying Strategy Deployment to Your Personal Goals January 10 from 1:00 - 2:00 ET Presented by Jess Orr We will cover topics including: Grasp the basic concepts of the Hoshin Kanri strategy deployment process Contrast the Hoshin Kanri approach with other other strategy and goal-setting methods Learn how to use the Hoshin process for personal goal development and...

Webinar: How One Community Hospital is Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement Presented by Mike McGowan, Director of Process Excellence at Marietta Memorial Hospital Learn how Memorial Health System uses training and five specific roles to build and spread a culture of continuous improvement Hear what MHS has done well and where we could improve Discuss the leadership behaviors necessary to...