Day 1 – Kata Coaching & Improvement
4th June 2018, 09:00-17:00
Hotel Football, Manchester
4th-5th June 2018
Kata expert Drew Locher takes you on a practical journey through Toyota’s incredibly successful Kata managerial thinking process.
Learn the Kata Routines: Over two days, you will learn the two types of Kata routines through a mix of simulation and expert-led classroom activity:
Day one: Improvement Kata – Learn to teach a simple, scientific and structured method of continuous improvement. Solve problems, improve process and results by conducting short PDCA cycles.
Day two: Coaching Kata – Learn a set of coaching routines to help develop effective coaching habits. Learn the methodology of how to manage, support, monitor and initiate team-based improvement activities through instruction and simulation.
This workshop is ideal for improvement champions, Lean leaders and any professional responsible for developing and coaching people, including:
NOTE: This workshop is suitable for leaders from all sectors, including manufacturing, service industries and the public sector.
Kata expert Drew Locher takes you on a practical journey through Toyota’s incredibly successful Kata managerial thinking process. Over two days of hands-on activities and simulations, learn how Kata Coaching and Improvement can turn behaviours into habits and patterns into routines in any organisation. This workshop is a unique opportunity to discover how to unlock the habits of continuous improvement and hear why Kata is so critical to Toyota’s continuing success.
4th June 2018, 09:00-17:00
Overview of Improvement & Coaching Kata
Introduction to Simulation
5th June 2018, 09:00-17:00
Lean Specialist & Kata Instructor Drew first became involved in the development and delivery of innovative Business Improvement programs while working for General Electric in the 1980s. Since 2001, he has been a faculty member of the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) the not-for-profit organization of Jim Womack, the co-author of Lean Thinking.
Drew is currently an instructor in ISD’s Improvement Kata & Coaching Kata course and developer of the new Lean Leadership program at the University of Michigan.
Hotel Football,
99 Sir Matt Busby Way,
Stretford,
Manchester,
M16 0SZ
Accommodation: Accommodation is not included in the workshop. Hotel options will be provided.
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