Reflections from the 2022 International Study Tour and AME Dallas Conference
After a 2 year hiatus, a group of ten participants from a range of companies including; Crusader Hose, Street Furniture and Fashion Garments (Vietnam), excitedly departed from Australia on their first leg of the journey to Toronto, to commence the Best Practice Network North America Study Tour.
Following a whirlwind weekend of networking and site-seeing around the local areas such as St Jacobs and Elora, including a visit to the stunning Niagara Falls, the team were ready to start the first of nine exciting tours.
The tours covered a great range of companies including – Eaton, Parker Hannifin, Bombadier, JFE Shoji Power Canada Inc, Rockwell Automation, Jefferson Elora Corporation and Hammond Power Solutions.
All of the tours provided excellent insights for the participants, including:
- The critical role of Leadership
- Strategy deployment and alignment
- Visual Management and Communication via Huddles
- Workplace Organisation / 5S
- Use of Technology to add value
The group then travelled to Dallas for the annual AME Conference, where we had the opportunity to join 1100+ delegates, to listen to outstanding keynotes, attend workshops and tours, participate in interactive sessions across a wide range of topics for Business Improvement and Lean / CI. All of our group agreed that the conference provided further insights into new thinking, created opportunities to challenge current thinking and develop new strategies to take back to their own organisations.
An additional value add of attending these International conferences, is the opportunity of catching up with friends and colleagues of the Best Practice Network. During the course of the AME Conference, we met with Katie Anderson, Michael Bremer, Dennis McCarthy and Robert Hafey, all who have previously presented sessions and workshops for Best Practice Network.
With the Study Tour and AME Conference coming to a close, we had all made great new friends and colleagues, and had been part of an exciting and incredible way to “Inspire to Challenge – Support to Succeed.”
As always we had the pleasure of working with Gary Kerr as co-host for the tour – his experience , connections and local knowledge really bring this International Tour all together.
What are you waiting for? Come and join us in 2023!
The 2023 International North America Study Tour and AME Conference will both be held in Cleveland, Ohio in October & November of 2023.
International Study Tour – 23 October – 27 October 2023
AME Conference – 30 October – 2 November 2023
If you would like to join us, contact me and let me know and we can provide further information.
Enjoy a selection of photos below!
Kevin Bennett
Network Facilitator – Queensland & New South Wales
Best Practice Network
m: +61 419 569 017
e: [email protected]
www.bestpracticenetwork.com.au
