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The Association for Manufacturing Excellence presents -
Building a Dream Team for Maximum Performance
"First Things First...Team Stability"
Workshop: Facilitated by CEO Joseph Barto III
Location: Newport News, VA
Dates: February 17-18, 2010
Registration: Check back soon for registration details
Abstract:
An NBA Game helps us appreciate the exceptional performance that is possible when you get the “best-of-the-best” all working together in a seamless and coordinated fashion. Wouldn’t it be great to do the same with your Business Team . . . Building Your Own Dream Team? How great would it be if you could somehow bring together the “Kobe Bryant” of Operations, “Dwayne Wade” of Human Resources, “LeBron James” of Financial Services and “Chris Paul” of Sales & Marketing and orchestrate their collective capabilities into one unbeatable Business Leadership Team? You Can . . .
General Patton once said, “Remember the French Revolution? That battle was won with brooms, sticks and stones- by a bunch of angry women. Get a determined bunch of men and women and they will win the battles no matter what the odds or what kind of equipment they use.” Unfortunately, there are no item descriptions on your balance sheet for this type of engagement, strategic thinking, and culture. Although not on the balance sheet . . . Leaders that create a Culture of Engaged Team Stability are in fact your most valuable assets.
An organization, just like an individual, has a body, mind and spirit. The body is your people. The mind is your leadership. The spirit is your culture. It takes motivation and discipline over time to develop these resources and keep them engaged and productive.
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An exclusive AME conference held in Newport News, VA. Come join us as we tackle some of the industry’s toughest issues facing Leaders today . . . their People! Be part of this exclusive, intimate, networking opportunity where only 100 people will be accepted. Each participant will be learning about innovative “People Processes” and ways to better compete in the global marketplace. Also attendees will be able to spend a day benchmarking/touring one of two local facilities (Liebherr and Ball Metal) that are currently implementing many world class Leader Performance Improvement initiatives.
February 17-18, 2010, in Newport News, a maximum of 100 business leaders will gather for a high intensity learning, benchmarking, and networking experience. This conference is a unique way for corporate leaders to really ‘dive deep’ into the Team Stability strategies that create a sustained culture of continuous improvement and drive long-term business success. People in different industries have more in common than you might think. Regardless of business sector, leaders share common People Problems that emerge when they focus on detailed management topics. Different perspectives help you arrive at new understandings. This is why the conference team has created a focused agenda, with experts in this area.
Highlights:
Building a Dream Team for Maximum Performance
Senior executives seeking to reduce overhead and improve employee performance will be engaged during this full day workshop. The keynote speaker will review case studies and methodologies for analyzing return on investment of human capital management programs and assessing those internal cost drivers associated with implementation.
Tour Facilities:
Ball Metal Container Operations; Williamsburg, VA: Recently awarded ASTD’s (American Society Training and Development) 2008 Citation for Performance Improvement, Ball Metal of Williamsburg has transformed its Leader Performance Improvement Program into a world class, benchmarking program. In May 2007, a manufacturing plant management team recognized some disturbing workforce and production trends with serious impacts for the future of their business, including decreased production results; increased employee disengagement; poor leader performance; and increased turnover due to an aging workforce. After a detailed analysis, the senior leadership made a long-term commitment to design, build, pilot, and rollout a system to attack these trends. Within 12-months, the plant developed a synchronized and integrated Leader Performance Improvement System consisting of: Individual Development Plans for plant leaders based upon High Performance Behaviors; implemented a Chief Maintainer Training Program; completed three rounds of Leader Coaching; deployed a Leader to Led Promise aligning the organization and explaining roles and responsibilities from the new employee to the plant manager, completely re-organized the workforce to break up dysfunctional teams and “shock” the non-performing culture; developed a Team Scorecard to communicate daily performance goals; conducted a plant-wide Value Stream Analysis prioritizing four process improvement projects to remove barriers to daily job performance; and developed a substitute leader qualification system to reduce daily disruption due to normal leader churn. Through careful, measured program management, these trends began to reverse and plant performance began to improve. Since March 2008 the plant has realized a return on the investment of over $1 million by exceeding its production goals over 66% of the time, decreasing spoilage by over 15% and improving annual customer complaints over 50% from June 2008 to June 2009.
Pricing: $995
Social Activities: TBD
Hotel:
Marriott City Center
740 Town Center Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
1-757-873-9299
Agenda:
DAY 1: February 17, 2010
7:30 - 8:00 Registration at Marriott City Center in Newport News and continental buffet
8:00 - 8:10 Welcome – Karl Buchanan; Executive VP Business Development and Customer Solutions
8:10 - 8:30 Welcome - Southeast Region AME- Joe Barto
8:30 - 11:30 Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement
11:30 – 12:00 Lunch and Networking Opportunities
12:00 – 12:30 Leave Marriott City Center in Newport News for Ball Plant Tour in Williamsburg
12:30 – 1:30 Travel to Ball Plant
2:00 – 2:30 Welcome and overview of by VP of Manufacturing
2:30 – 4:30 Ball Metal Plant Tour
4:30 - 5:00 Load Bus to Hotel
DAY 2: February 18, 2010
7:30 – 8:00 Leave Marriott City Center in Newport News for Liebherr Plant Tour
8:00 – 8:30 Welcome and overview of by VP of Manufacturing
8:30 – 10:30 Liebherr Mining Equipment Plant Tour
10:30 – 11:00 Conference Conclusion and Continuous Improvement Exercise
11:00 – 12:00 Lunch and Q&A Session at Liebherr
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