Shingo Prize Winning Author, Lean Enterprise Institute, Shingo Institute, and Fisher College of Business
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Mike Orzen recently had the opportunity to share some ideas on Connecting to Create Engagement in a Digital World at a Center for Operational Excellence event. This event was high-attended and engaging - a testament to the importance of coaching in today’s hybrid world and the challenges of engaging people authentically and effectively. Here Mike will address one of the unanswered questions from the session that we didn't have time to answer.
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Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
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Management SciencesCorporate philanthropy is typically viewed as a mix of generosity and marketing – a way for a company to help their community while also promoting their brand. However, companies are increasingly seeing the wider role their philanthropic endeavors can play in overall strategy, including inventory management.
By integrating philanthropy into stocking and product-mix choices, a company can get the best of both worlds – effective inventory control and meaningful altruism. Here are five ways:369/blogs/opex/2022/03/14/5-ways-corporate-philanthropy-can-be-central-inventory-management
Doug Ulman was recently featured at COE's Summit 2022 event. His session called "Leading Through Change: How to Pivot Personally & Professionally When the Unexpected Happens" was so popular that we asked him to address some of the unanswered questions. Here's a continuation of that session's discussion.
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Associate Director, The Center for Operational Excellence
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Student SpotlightMembership in the Center for Operational Excellence means your company is committed to being part of a larger community of leaders with their sights set on working better, faster and smarter. COE offers many avenues for learning and connecting with the broader operational excellence community – including connecting with Fisher College of Business students poised to become tomorrow’s leaders.367/blogs/opex/2022/03/14/5-ways-engage-talented-fisher-students
The past two years have presented a fair amount of uncertainty about what the future holds. As a leader in a company that embraces evolution and change as part of our DNA, we’ve been on a journey to redefine our company going forward. What we’re doing in terms of our company’s structure and culture, to create a culture of servant leadership, can be applied to any industry.375/blogs/opex/2022/03/28/creating-a-culture-servant-leadership
Leadership DevelopmentI published my book, Office Optional: How To Build A Connected Culture With Virtual Teams right before the Covid-19 pandemic began. The timing was fortuitous. Seemingly the whole world switched to remote work; what I thought would happen 10 years out was rapidly taking place in a matter of weeks.373/blogs/opex/2022/03/28/larry-english-3-essential-leadership-skills-new-world-work
Marketing Associate, Center for Operational Excellence
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Bestselling author, attorney, and speaker Kwame Christian believes that the best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations.
Director of the American Negotiation Institute, Kwame Christian is a respected voice in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution and is dedicated to empowering professionals through the art and science of persuasion.
And he's joining us as a keynote speaker at the 2022 COE Summit.372/blogs/opex/2022/03/17/2022-coe-summit-keynote-kwame-christian-managing-resolving-conflict
“If you had a magic wand, what is the first thing that you would fix in an organization you’re coaching?”
Chris Burnham asked me this question when I recorded a guest spot on his Lean Leadership podcast.
My answer was simple: If I could wave a magic wand, I would instantly develop the capabilities and the habits of all the leaders in the plant to Leverage the Positive by giving effective reinforcing feedback – or effective recognition feedback.371/blogs/opex/2022/03/14/magic-wand-makes-lean-operations-management-easier-and-better
The most successful companies have a culture that supports and advances its key goals and strategies. Culture serves as the company’s foundation; it makes expectations clear, illustrates norms for interactions, and articulates language used between colleagues. In other words, it describes “the way we do things around here.” 366/blogs/opex/2022/03/07/5-steps-transform-your-company-culture
Connecting to Create Engagement in a Digital World
5 Ways Corporate Philanthropy Can be Central to Inventory Management
A Conversation with Pelotonia's CEO, Doug Ulman
5 Ways to Engage with Talented Fisher Students
Creating a Culture of Servant Leadership
Larry English: 3 Essential Leadership Skills for the New World of Work
2022 COE Summit Keynote Kwame Christian: Managing & Resolving Conflict
The Magic Wand that Makes Lean Operations Management Easier and Better
5 Steps to Transform your Company Culture