5 Key Domains for Profitable GrowthLeadership DevelopmentFor businesses across the country, and around the globe, profitable and sustainable growth is imperative. Every CEO knows it, and the successful ones are focused on it. In today’s competitive marketplace, growth in revenues, customers, and profits will not happen without individual growth. Companies must specifically commit to growing their leaders’ knowledge, skills, perspective, confidence, and creativity.344/blogs/opex/2021/05/10/5-key-domains-profitable-growth
COE SeminarsI’ve been a believer in remote work ever since I co-founded Centric Consulting more than two decades ago. My co-founders and I wanted to form a new kind of consulting firm, one with a great culture. Being remote seemed like the best way to improve employee happiness.341/blogs/opex/2021/04/19/office-optional-qa-larry-english-author-office-optional
COE ForumsI recently led a webinar for Fisher’s Center for Operational Excellence on the topic of “The Curious Leader,” which members can view in COE's Members Only Digital Content Archive (February 2020). We had a great discussion about how curiosity can help leaders build better relationships, grow their expertise, and become more innovative.339/blogs/opex/2021/04/12/5-curiosity-quick-tips-and-why-it-matters-industrial-organizational-psychologist-bethany
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Think about a few recent challenges or frustrations you faced at work. How many are a result of relationships with colleagues, team members, suppliers, customers, or other people? Equipment and technology cause trouble sometimes, but other people are often at the heart of our most challenging work problems.
For decades, executive coaches have been using a magical formula of deep listening and asking powerful questions to build strong relationships, get to the root of issues, and dramatically improve communication, self-awareness, and clarify expectations337/blogs/opex/2021/03/22/power-curiosity
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COE ForumsThis is our first year hosting our annual Leading Through Excellence summit virtually, but we've spent years perfecting the multi-day learning session that happens every April. We'll miss the lunches, VIP reception, and in-person networking -- but we're excited to offer the myriad of benefits that come along with hosting a virtual event.336/blogs/opex/2021/03/09/leading-through-excellence-what-are-past-attendees-saying
The Top 5 Operational Excellence Secret WeaponsLean thinkingTracy Owens is a business transformation leader who has led his employers and client organizations in developing a culture of continuous improvement to achieve near-term objectives and better long-term results. Tracy has a deep toolbox for process improvement and a wide range of experience, interests, success stories, and connections. We asked Tracy what his top 5 secret weapons are when it comes to OpEx tools.335/blogs/opex/2021/03/02/top-5-operational-excellence-secret-weapons
COE ForumsWhat do great organizations look like today? Do they have the best strategy? Are they the most efficient? Whilst both of these factors are essential, strategy (what we do) has become almost irrelevant and operational excellence (how we do things) is not easy to achieve.331/blogs/opex/2021/02/23/ensuring-impact-operational-excellence
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EventsCOE’s annual Leading Through Excellence Summit is going to look a little (okay, a lot) different this year, as most events have over the past year. Trust us – we’re going to miss the face-to-face networking, the buzzing Fawcett Center, and yummy lunches, too. But, with virtual conferences on the rise, there’s a myriad of benefits and reasons to attend.
If you’re on the fence about attending a virtual conference, here's why you should consider it:
Learning and development is as important as ever.329/blogs/opex/2021/02/08/top-5-reasons-attend-coes-leading-through-excellence-virtual-summit
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Member SpotlightAt the Center for Operational Excellence, we work alongside our members to foster a problem-solving culture that’s grounded in tried-and-true operational excellence tools, and that’s constant and far-reaching. One way we do that is by connecting industry executives, Fisher College of Business faculty, and our consortium of member companies.326/blogs/opex/2020/12/01/opex-spotlight-sean-brady-continuous-improvement-engineer-t.-marzetti-company
5 Key Domains for Profitable Growth
Leadership DevelopmentFor businesses across the country, and around the globe, profitable and sustainable growth is imperative. Every CEO knows it, and the successful ones are focused on it. In today’s competitive marketplace, growth in revenues, customers, and profits will not happen without individual growth. Companies must specifically commit to growing their leaders’ knowledge, skills, perspective, confidence, and creativity.344/blogs/opex/2021/05/10/5-key-domains-profitable-growth
Office Optional: Q&A with Larry English, Author of Office Optional
5 Curiosity Quick Tips (And Why It Matters) by Industrial Organizational Psychologist Bethany Klynn
The Power of Curiosity
Leading Through Excellence: What Are Past Attendees Saying?
The Top 5 Operational Excellence Secret Weapons
Lean thinkingTracy Owens is a business transformation leader who has led his employers and client organizations in developing a culture of continuous improvement to achieve near-term objectives and better long-term results. Tracy has a deep toolbox for process improvement and a wide range of experience, interests, success stories, and connections. We asked Tracy what his top 5 secret weapons are when it comes to OpEx tools.335/blogs/opex/2021/03/02/top-5-operational-excellence-secret-weapons
Ensuring the Impact of Operational Excellence
Top 5 Reasons to Attend COE's Leading Through Excellence Virtual Summit
OpEx Spotlight: Sean Brady, Continuous Improvement Engineer, T. Marzetti Company