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Four Steps to Strengthen Lean Leaders Who Lack People Skills by Cheryl Jekiel |
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Workshop Dates
Rethinking HR for Your Operational Excellence & Culture ChangeBrisbane Monday 22 August 2016
Sydney Tuesday 23 August 2016
Melbourne Wednesday 24 August 2016
Talent Strategies for Developing Your Lean Leaders Melbourne Friday 26 August 2016 |
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First, Sue quit. Then, Laura quit. Then the team sent a letter to HR complaining about Joe. The letter then went to the president of the company. Uh oh.
After investigating the situation by talking with everyone, it’s clear that people appreciate Joe’s knowledge of the industry and he’s really good at problem solving by himself. The issue is that people on the team feel stifled and disrespected. Joe also has a tendency to take his stress out on his team and they are getting more and more upset by it. By now, they feel like they’ve raised the issue a few times, and no one is listening. What should they do?
Over the years, I’ve had many leaders identified as needing to build their people skills. They often are some of the most valuable team members in terms of their technical abilities and length of time in the industry, but their teams don’t like working for them. In fact, the greater the lean transformation, the more dissatisfied the team members become with these leaders.
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Cheryl will be coming to Australia in August to run four workshops nationally and BPN members are invited to participate (free of charge!).
Rethinking HR for Your Operational Excellence and Culture Change
Talent Strategies for Developing Your Lean Leaders |
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“When the General Talks…”
Automotive Excellence at Holden Engine Plant – VIC 23/6/16
BPN were very privileged to join the last ever tour of an Australian Manufacturing icon – the Holden Engine Plant. Scheduled to close its doors in November 2016, Site Manager, Martin Merry, treated BPN to a very special event; showing the group what 5 decades of continuous improvement and Lean focus can develop. It was a full house, with members from NSW and QLD joining us. A great day, appreciated by all.
RIP the Australian Automotive Industry.
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“It was great for me as a site manager to see real examples of lean tools in practice, and the efficiencies the site has gained from them. We are relatively early in our efforts to improve efficiency using a lean production system, but this visit has helped us to see what is possible. I cannot thank the Holden site management team enough, especially Plant Manager Martin Merry, for a great presentation and for being so open in sharing their expertise. Also to the BPN staff for creating this opportunity for others to learn.”
Chris Larkins, Vice President Operations, Seqirus
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Innovative Lean in a Small Enterprise at Street Furniture – NSW 16/6/2016
“Street Furniture is a fantastic example of a small local business using Lean concepts to lead change and thrive. They have achieved impressive improvement in cycle and lead time with team solutions and modest capital. Thanks to the team for a great visit.”
Adam Foote, Site Operations Manager, Green’s General Foods |
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Creating a sustainable culture change – PGH QLD 14/6/2016 |
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“Our visit to PGH Bricks and Pavers was time well spent for our organisation.
The passion and pride displayed by the PGH team for their plant was very obvious and their willingness to share learnings and also take on board an outsiders perspective, places their organisation in good stead for not only cultural sustainability but continuous improvement in general.”
Anthony Popple, MDF Production & Engineering Manager, The Laminex Group
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Vision into Action: Problem Solving & Change Management at Asahi – NSW 9/6/2016
“I enjoyed immensely the hosts’ presentation, as well as the site tour. The tour was very informative and the guide was very competent. I really like the idea of having problem solving rooms and the site housekeeping was very impressive.”
Magda King, CI Engineer, CSR Viridian
“I attended two Best Practice sessions, one at Asahi Schweppes and another at Street Furniture. The BPN team did an amazing job in organizing the meet-ups; with the companies they had chosen displaying tremendous knowledge. Positive experience.”
Pure Nakhasi, Vodafone Australia |
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Lean in the Office at MtM – VIC 8/06/16
“I enjoyed my visit with BPN to MtM in Clayton. Coming from outside manufacturing, but with experience in Lean in the Office initiatives. Very pleased to see strong use of visualisation – which is a challenge for us where there is a culture of having all useful information inside a computer. The other ‘takeaway’ for me was how Lean must always be evolving, and even Lean systems become more efficient and business-focussed the more you work on them.”
Richard Chapman | Lean and Six Sigma Improvement Project Leader, Service Design and Operations Group| Department of Health and Human Services
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Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Gala Dinner – VIC 9/6/16
Another great night was shared by BPN members and the TXM team, at the Victorian 2016 Manufacturing Hall of Fame Gala Dinner.
This prestigious event, held at Crown, is a wonderful opportunity to recognise our best manufacturers and their achievements.
Congratulations to the following winners:
CSL Behring – Manufacturer of the Year Large Business
Thycon Industries – Manufacturer of the Year Medium Business
H&H Machine Tools – Manufacturer of the Year Small Business |
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The BPN ‘Bike Trip’ – Phillip Island to Kernot VIC 29/05/16
“We were an eclectic group of BMW’s, a pretty cool and fast scooter, a Norton, a Yamaha MT-01 and a Harley Sport. Might have started off a little chilly in the morning but the weather was sunny, there was plenty of food, some great windy roads and the company was good, as is life this way.
Thanks to Victor for organising; Doug for leading the way and all the fellas for their company.”
Colin Atkin, Executive Director, Hastings Funds Management
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Sarah Eynon – BPN NSW Network Coordinator |
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“I have recently joined the team as the Coordinator for BPN NSW. In a previous life, I worked as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in a number of hospitals in Australia and overseas. I currently split my time between lecturing at Macquarie University and BPN administrative support. I look forward to putting many faces to names in the coming months.” |
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Leaders Set the Values by BPN Member David Stannard |
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“What was inspiring was to then listen to Jack Holman, the Head Cheesemaker at Yarra Valley Dairy, talk about why he has such passion for his work and business.The culture at Yarra Valley came from the leader. It wasn’t an accident. It was what Leo Mooney wanted to make happen. And what has taken place is a mirror reflection of his values.
Bingo – that’s powerful!
This tells us a lot about leadership. What you give is what you get? If we as leaders want ownership, responsibility, innovation and creativity in our organisations, then we have to establish that as the culture.”
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