Leading Well: Maximizing Innovation and Improvement

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Leading Well: Maximizing Innovation and Improvement

Course Description

As part of the Leading Well workshop series, this one-day course positions leaders to be effective change agents through continuous improvement. From the rationale for continuous improvement to the tools and techniques that support such efforts and how to assess the return on investment of your improvement projects, you will learn how to align continuous-improvement projects and innovation efforts with your company's business strategies. Additionally, you’ll discover the difference between incremental improvement and innovation, and why both are necessary.

Course Content

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT – LIFE BLOOD OF THE ORGANIZATION

INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT VS INNOVATION

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES THAT SUPPORT THE CI CULTURE

LEADING CHANGE

UNDERSTANDING CURRENT STATE - VISUALIZING FUTURE STATE

UNDERSTANDING ROADMAPS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHANGE

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for mid-level managers. However sessions may be appropriate for general staff and supervisors, as well as those transitioning to management roles. 

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What You Will Learn

  • Incremental improvement versus innovation
  • Business strategy and continuous improvement
  • Current and future state
  • Organizational and individual change

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the difference between incremental improvement and innovation, and the need for both.
  • Learn design-thinking and lean-thinking techniques.
  • Understand costs and their operational drivers.
  • Analyze one of your current innovations or improvement opportunities, and obtain input from your instructor and classmates.
  • Discover how to evaluate return on investment.
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In two days, Georgia Tech Professional Education's faculty were able to effectively coach our team on the fundamentals of leadership and get us started on our path to improvement.

- Geoff Marlow
Founder/President

TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

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  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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