There are many useful tools that facilitate continuous improvement within organizations. But tools alone usually don’t lead to permanent change and sustainable performance results.
The Performance Excellence Network is pleased to welcome Mike Stoecklein, a partner with the Institute for Enterprise Excellence (IEX), to our February 2 PEN breakfast: “Where Tools Lead, Fools Follow.”
Mike will facilitate a discussion on the lessons learned by organizations that have been frustrated with the “Program of the Month” phenomenon and have learned about a principle-based framework for creating a sustainable culture of continuous improvement. He will highlight the five common steps to a sustainable cultural transformation as described in the IEX White Paper that can be found at this link: http://bit.ly/IEXfoundations5 A recent healthcare example of the application of the principle-based (as opposed to tool-based) approach can be found by viewing and listening to this recording from an IEX-sponsored webinar: https://youtu.be/e9TBh1rKHd4
The discussion is Feb 2 Minneapolis Community and Technical College, downtown Minneapolis, in room L3000 (details provided after registration). Continental breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8:00 with the presentation from 8:00 to 9:00 am. To register, contact Brian Lassiter at brian.lassiter@performanceexcellencenetwork.org.
Livestreaming and video-on-demand are now also available ($20 member, $40 non-member; free for Premium/Sponsoring Members). Please contact brian.lassiter@performanceexcellencenetwork.org for more information and for the link to register for livestream or on demand.
Stoecklein Bio
Mike is an experienced Baldrige Examiner who served as Network Director at Catalysis (formerly known as the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value). In this capacity, Mike collaborated with Jacob Raymer (formerly the Executive Director for Education at the Shingo Institute) to teach healthcare organizations across North America how to assess their progress along the transformation journey. Mike also learned from and worked directly with Dr. W. Edwards Deming from 1986 – 1993, including assisting him in four of his 4-day seminars. Mike and Jacob joined with Max Brown, co-author of Leadership Vertigo, to form the Institute for Enterprise Excellence – a think-tank and education partnership helping leaders and mangers to “Bring Purpose to Life.”
