Business Excellence Consortium

Leading Change

Leaders impacting change!

The BEC is offering a half-day session in Leading Change. This session explores the essential need for committed leaders during Lean Manufacturing implementation. Participants will learn how leaders impact the change process and the fundamentals of effectively leading the organization through the transformation. The session focuses on establishing an environment for the successful implementation of Lean Manufacturing.

Pre-requisite: Overview of Lean must be taken prior to attending Leading Change

Leading Change content includes:

• The eight stage change process
• Developing an effective guiding coalition
• The elements of an effective vision
• How to communicate the vision to the organization
• Empowering the workforce
• Preparing for lean implementation

Upon completion participants will be able to:

• Understand why change often fails
• Describe how leaders impact change
• Understand the role of the leader on the team
• Communicate more effectively
• Understand the eight stage change process

The Business Excellence Consortium at the Milwaukee School of Engineering has partnered with WCM Associates, a consulting and book publishing company, dedicated to the dissemination and the implementation of advanced techniques of world class manufacturing. This partnership combines real world experience with a proven method of knowledge transfer resulting in high impact training and implementation support!