Be Among the Leaders

An Unparalleled History of Leadership

Michael Vandermark

Michael Vandermark

Mikel Harry

Mikel Harry

Joseph Grenny

Joseph Grenny

Tim Tyson

Tim Tyson

The 10th Annual Leadership Conference provides a venue for Lean Six Sigma training and certification organizations, as well as Six Sigma professionals to get together and discuss initiatives, the latest techniques, and ways to improve the prominence of Lean Six Sigma within all industries.

Title/Topic
Tuesday, June 29th
Convergence
The Proven Importance of Lean Six Sigma from a Leadership Perspective
Influencer: Strategies for Creating Profound, Rapid and Sustainable Change
Wednesday, June 30th
Where Did Lean Six Sigma Disappear To?
Performance Management In the World's Largest Organization
Intel's Business Process Engineering Approach to BPM and BPI Deployment
The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch: Inspire Self. Inspire Others. Inspire the World.

Program Schedule

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Monday – June 28, 2010

Time Title/Topic
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Interested in Music, Coaching and Six Sigma?

Dr. Michael Vandermark, Ph.D., Founder, International Coaching & Training Institute, LLC
General Partner, The Great Discovery, LLC.
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Measuring Lean Six Sigma

Ilona Kirzhner, LSS Practitioner – ISSSP
Scott Stone, Director of North American Human Resources and the Lean Six Sigma, Master Black Belt
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Achieving Zero Defects Through Preventive Error Proofing

Mary Litteral
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

InnovationStation Experience

Bernie Saboe, Performance Consulting
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Value Chain Transformation: Understanding the Big Picture…Accelerating Business Results

Rod Recker, Founder & Member, Board of Directors
Brad Green, Manager

Tuesday – June 29, 2010

Time Title/Topic
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Convergence

Don Linsenmann, Vice President, Business Process Excellence and Corporate Six Sigma Champion, DuPont
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

The Proven Importance of Lean Six Sigma from a Leadership Perspective

Timothy Tyson, Chairman and CEO
10:30 AM – 11:45 PM

Influencer: Strategies for Creating Profound, Rapid and Sustainable Change

Joseph Grenny, Thought Leader and Author
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Influencer: Diving Deeper into Influence Challenges

Joseph Grenny, Thought Leader and Author
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Effective Visual Displays

Bill Russell, Raytheon Six Sigma Expert
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Building Your Financial Business Case for Lean Six Sigma

James de Vries, Director of Operational Excellence
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Which Hat Are You Wearing: Leader, Mentor, Manager, Coach?

Dr. Michael Vandermark, Ph.D., Founder, International Coaching & Training Institute, LLC
General Partner, The Great Discovery, LLC.
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Project Translation

Jim Robins, Director
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM

Lean Six Sigma & PMI Methodologies – Bridging the Gap

Ofelia de Hodgins, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Senior Consultant – International Institute for Learning
Yassin Chickha, President
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Lean Six Sigma Learning Systems Best Practices

Rob Stewart, CEO – The Quality Group
Bernie Saboe, Performance Consulting – Raytheon Professional Services
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Project Management/Coaching

Ofelia de Hodgins, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Senior Consultant – International Institute for Learning
Yassin Chickha, President – Masters Consulting Corporation
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Processes Are Bad! – Innovation and Lean Six Sigma

David Silverstein, CEO
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM

Advanced Integrated Technologies Group
5:48 PM – 5:50 PM

VitalSmarts
5:52 PM – 5:54 PM

The International Coaching and Training Institute
5:56 PM – 5:58 PM

The Great Discovery, LLC – Book Signing by Mikel Harry
5:56 PM – 5:58 PM

BMG – Book Signing by David Silverstein
6:05 PM – 6:10 PM

Southwest Institute for Emotional Intelligence
6:15 PM to 6:20 PM

Minitab

Wednesday – June 30, 2010

Time Title/Topic
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Where Did Lean Six Sigma Disappear To?

David Silverstein, CEO
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Performance Management In the World’s Largest Organization

J.D. Sicilia, Director, DoD Lean Six Sigma Program Office – Department of Defense
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Intel’s Business Process Engineering Approach to BPM and BPI Deployment

Paul Hellinga, Deployment Mgr & MBB – Intel
Brian Brooksby, BPM Program Lead – Intel Corporation
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch: Inspire Self. Inspire Others. Inspire the World.

Lance Secretan, Strategist and Leadership Advisor
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Transforming to Enterprise Models
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

What About the Metrics?
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Leadership Engagement and Development
3:15 PM to 4:00 PM

Sustainability-Focused QFD

Andrea Zimmerman, Principal Consultant
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Three Frameworks to Help Improve Business Performance

Paul Chimzar, Lean Six Sigma Operations Manager – 3M
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Achieving Operational Excellence in IT Using Lean Six Sigma

Steven H. Jones, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt – Siemens IT Solutions & Services
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Applying a Human Sigma into your Lean Six Sigma Program

Rob G. Bryant, MSS VP, Quality Lean/Six Sigma Global Program Lead
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Ball State University Lean Six Sigma Collaboration Models and Projects

Alan Leduc, Associate Professor – Ball State University

Thursday – July 1, 2010

Time Title/Topic
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

The Science of Performance: How and why emotional intelligence matters more than our cognitive and technical skills in the workplace

Joelle Hadley, Owner — The Southwest Institute for Emotional Intelligence
Bobi Seredich, Co-Founder — The Southwest Institute for Emotional Intelligence
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

The Great Discovery – A Proven Path to Breakthrough for all aspects in your (personal life, home life and work life)

Mikel Harry, CEO and President -The Great Discovery, LLC
Dr. Michael Vandermark, Ph.D., Founder, International Coaching & Training Institute, LLC