KaiNexus: Continuous Improvement, Leadership, and More

Magdalen Vaughn joined KaiNexus in 2022 as a Solutions Engineer. In this episode, we talk about: Why she joined the company What she does as a Solutions Engineer Her passion for acting and theatre From her LinkedIn bio: "I am a professional problem solver and learner at a Continuous Improvement Software company based in beautiful Austin, Tx. I love my company because we help businesses amplify the...

Stephanie Hill recently joined KaiNexus as a Senior Lean Strategist. Read her blog post: https://blog.kainexus.com/the-importance-of-proving-impact-in-continuous-improvement From her bio: "I have more than 20 years of experience applying Continuous Improvement and Leadership in manufacturing, retail, insurance, government, non-profit, and health industries. I have a Master Black Belt in Lean Six S...

Video and more Presented by Nick Katko Lean is a long-term business strategy, primarily focusing on employees and learning. Through various continuous improvement practices, employees learn to master their work, solve the right problems and help an organization learn how to do things tomorrow it cannot do today. The operational impact of continuous improvement is well known. Eliminating waste crea...

Register to attend live or view the recording January 10 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Presented by Nick Katko Lean is a long-term business strategy, primarily focusing on employees and learning. Through various continuous improvement practices, employees learn to master their work, solve the right problems and help an organization learn how to do things tomorrow it cannot do today. The operational im...

UMass Memorial Health Webinar page Presented by Cliona Archambeault and Penny Iannelli of UMass Memorial Health Join us for a panel discussion with two leaders from UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) as we discuss how they’ve created a culture of continuous improvement at UMMH that has led to more than 100,000 employee ideas being implemented! They both work for a healthcare organization – this is true...

Webinar video and more November 15, 2022 -- Presented by Dave Kippen  Are you a Lean Leader who wants to learn more about Mindfulness? Do you practice Mindfulness and want to understand how to apply those principles directly to your Lean leadership? There is a strong connection between great Lean Leaders and the principles and tenets of Mindfulness.  This quick and focused session will m...

Register for the live webinar (or get the recording after November 15 ) Preview of a webinar to be presented by Dave Kippen Are you a Lean Leader who wants to learn more about Mindfulness? Do you practice Mindfulness and want to understand how to apply those principles directly to your Lean leadership? There is a strong connection between great Lean Leaders and the principles and tenets of Mindful...

Listen to Episode 30 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.  In this webinar, questions and topics included: Mindfulness? What was your dream job when you were a kid? Are you all fully back in the office now and what Covid safety precautions do you...

Get slides, video, and more Presented by Paul Critchley, President & Lean Consultant at New England Lean Consulting Telling stories is one of the most powerful methods that leaders have to influence, teach, and inspire people. Beyond numbers, goals, and KPIs, stories help to convey the culture and the values that can unite and inspire everyone within the workplace. In this webinar, we’ll learn...

Register for the September 7, 2022 webinar: https://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/the-importance-of-storytelling-in-continuous-improvement/webinar/signup?hsLang=en   This is a preview of the webinar that Paul Critchley will present as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series. He gives a preview today in a discussion with Mark Graban, a senior advisor with KaiNexus...

We are joined today by Kaleigh Krauss , a Customer Success Manager with KaiNexus . Host Mark Graban asks Kaleigh questions including: Why did you join KaiNexus? What is the role of Customer Success Manager and how do you help others? What's the process for handing off from onboarding to ongoing customer success help? How are you helping cats and dogs even?

We are joined today by Linda Vicaro , a Senior Lean Strategist with KaiNexus .  Host Mark Graban asks Linda questions including: What is your role? What is the "optimization review" Why did you join KaiNexus? Your perspective on being a customer and champion for KaiNexus, who now works with customers? What's it like now working with people across many industries, not just healthcare?

Mark Graban addresses questions from this webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhphevuvuoA&ab_channel=KaiNexus  His blog post about the mistakes that derailed the webinar: https://www.leanblog.org/2022/06/isnt-it-ironic-mistakes-that-interrupted-my-webinar-about-mistakes/ Questions Q: "I’ve experienced creating psychological safety by asking questions in a certain way when doing root...

Webinar recording, a presentation by Mark Graban Video and more Links to more info from Mark's website   In this talk, you will learn and hear stories about: · Why it’s important to admit mistakes to ourselves · How to reflect on mistakes without being too hard on ourselves · How to prevent repeating our mistakes · Key leader behaviors that create a culture where it’s safe for people to admit...

A quick conversation between Mark Graban and Morgan Wright, both of KaiNexus, talking about Mark's upcoming webinar Learn more, register here (or, after June 28, get the recording) https://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/learning-from-mistakes-as-individuals-and-organizations/webinar/signup In this talk, you will learn and hear stories about: · Why it’s important to admit mistakes to ours...

Get slides and video Presented by Karidja Sakanogo Parenting can sometimes be challenging. Parents are quite often expected to not only raise children, but also to raise adults. As one who is passionate about Lean management, I decided to go further by raising Lean thinkers. The purpose of the presentation is to share the core values and dimensions of Lean management that can alleviate motherhood...

A webinar to be presented May 10 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET -- REGISTER HERE Presented by Karidja Sakanogo Parenting can sometimes be challenging. Parents are quite often expected to not only raise children, but also to raise adults. As one who is passionate about Lean management, I decided to go further by raising Lean thinkers. The purpose of the presentation is to share the core values and dimen...

We're joined today by Kym Guilotti , Director of Product Management, at KaiNexus about why she joined the company and what she does as a product manager.

April 14 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Website for the event: https://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/reflections-on-patient-safety-just-culture-and-the-nursing-profession/webinar/signup?hsLang=en Moderator: Mark Graban, Senior Advisor, KaiNexus Panel: Dr. Greg Jacobson, CEO, KaiNexus Kelley Reep, Clinical Nurse Specialist Rebecca Love, Chief Clinical Officer, IntelyCare Brian Weirich, Chief...

Presented by Sabrina Malter as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series.   For decades, executives and academics have talked about the need to build “learning organizations.” That sounds good, but what does it mean in a practical sense? How can leaders unveil the potential of their people and their organizations?   In this webinar, we will discuss:   Why we have to...

A preview of a podcast to be presented by Sabrina Malter on April 11, 2022. Register to attend live or view the recording "Building a Learning Organization: Leadership Practices & Human Skills that Promote Learning" For decades, executives and academics have talked about the need to build “learning organizations.” That sounds good, but what does it mean in a practical sense? How can leaders un...

As presented by Kim Moscarda, Director at Moscarda Solutions on March 9 Slides and video can be found here: https://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/lean-for-knowledge-workers/webinar/signup?hsLang=en In this webinar, you'll get an insight into the application of Lean methodologies in a knowledge worker environment Learning Objectives: Learn how lean methodologies can be successfully appli...

A short discussion between host/moderator Mark Graban and our next webinar presenter, Kim Moscarda. Lean for Knowledge Workers March 9 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET REGISTER NOW About Kim: Kim has worked in the Energy industry for over 25 years as an individual contributor and leader across several disciplines, including continuous improvement, asset management and project management. He is passiona...

Presented February 10 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET Get slides and more: h ttps://info.kainexus.com/continuous-improvement/methods-to-benefit-organizational-knowledge-management/webinar/signup Presented by Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Founder/CEO of CJ Young Consulting, LLC In this webinar, you will hear about some of the methods used in practicing knowledge management that also support achieving continuous imp...

Today, host and senior advisor Mark Graban is joined by a new KaiNexian, Austin Linn . We'll learn why Austin joined the company and why company culture is so important to him (as it is to KaiNexus). Austin talks about his role as a Customer Success Manager and we also discuss some blog posts that he wrote: The Invaluable Value of Culture "Don’t Ask Me; That’s Not My Job"