Empowering and Sustaining a Lean Thinking Culture

1633 E. Andrew Johnson Highway,Morristown TN 37804

15 December, 2022

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About this Event Do you feel your continuous improvement efforts have plateaued? Are your teams lacking the motivation to challenge themselves to improve? Are the improvements you implement moving you in many different directions with no focus? Change arrives fast! Competitors emerge overnight, new technologies alter the business, and labor market conditions are uncertain. How do you ensure continued sustainable success in such complex, dynamic, and unpredictable conditions? Lean concepts are reliable, Lean tools are proven, but the real power of Lean principles comes from the mindset of your people. We’ve been on the lean journey for years and we know how difficult it is to sustain the change. That’s why we’ve become Kata Geeks. Highly successful "lean" companies have taken the Kata concept and applied it to the art of managing people. The Improvement Kata, supported by the Coaching Kata, teaches your team a structured thinking process that drives sustainable continuous improvement and unleashes creativity and ingenuity. Enjoy lunch and network in a fun and engaging exploration into how these tools can help your team continuously achieve superior results. What is the Kata method? Toyota Kata, a method captured and documented by lean expert and researcher, Mike Rother, is a structured way to create a culture of continuous learning and improvement at all levels. It is an organizations daily habits or routines forming its "muscle memory" for continuous learning and improvements. Check out this short video to learn more. UT CIS is excited to partner with the Morristown American Job Center location to provide this event. American Job Centers offer services for a wide range of circumstances to help meet employment needs. They provide free access to resource rooms which include computers and Internet, telephones, and fax machines. Job seekers can attend on-site recruiting events, workshops on resumé writing, interviewing skills, and job search activities, or pursue more intensive training or certifications for occupations that are in demand. American Job Centers give you the right tools you need to succeed! Learn more: https://www.tn.gov/workforce/jobs-and-education/job-search1/find-local-american-job-center.html