Events

All COE events are located at Fisher College of Business unless otherwise noted.

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Feb. 10, 2012 - Professional Development Meeting

COE's next quarterly seminar will feature the following programming:

Morning Session - Nationwide: Making Strides to be On Your Side

Nationwide Insurance launched its On Your Side Continuous Improvement program two years ago – and it didn’t take long to see achievements. A large investment in developing skills and building a culture of continuous improvement returned promising dividends that netted an award for Nationwide with little more than a year into the game.

With two years down, more than 3,200 employees trained and several thousand projects underway, how does Nationwide measure success?

Join Rachel Lane, Nationwide’s associate vice president of business excellence, as she answers that with a journey through the company’s deployment and a look at victories and obstacles along the way. Gain insight on how Lane’s team worked to build a culture of continuous improvement that only strengthened Nationwide’s “On Your Side” promise.

• 10:30 a.m. to noon
• Ohio Union, Great Hall Meeting Room
• Featuring Rachel Lane, associate VP of business excellence, Nationwide Insurance
• Members only
• Register here

Lunch - noon (members only)

Afternoon Session - Capital One: Building Lasting Lean Leaders

From Visigoths living it up in New Orleans to Jimmy Fallon’s face-off with a toddler, Capital One has created a water-cooler sensation of a brand.

Behind the laughs, though, lies a story of lean leadership that has driven the company’s ascent to the ranks of the largest financial services businesses in the nation.

Steven Hall, Capital One’s director of enterprise process excellence, will trace the development of the organization’s Lean Six Sigma strategy to a hands-on, principle-based executive training program that trains new leaders each year. With these tools skills, leaders are engaging with their organizations and focusing problems in ways that bring energy and innovation to the enterprise.

Discover how Capital One is transforming its leaders to sustain new ways of working as it constantly adjusts to rapid growth.

• 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Ohio Union, Great Hall Meeting Room
• Featuring Steven Hall, director Lean Six Sigma, Capital One
• Members and guests welcome
• Register here

Mark your calendar...

The following COE events are officially scheduled with more details to come. Check back on our events page or look for an e-mail invite closer to the event.

• April 3 - Lean IT Forum, hosted at Nationwide's downtown Columbus headquarters; Keynote speaker: Mike Orzen
• April 19 - Women's Leadership Breakfast; Speaker: Gail Marsh, senior associate VP, OSU Medical Center
• April 27 - Supply Chain Forum