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Developing and Retaining Manufacturing Leaders of Today & Tomorrow 10:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m. As many of today's major manufacturers prepare for economic recovery, they are recognizing that competitive differentiation -- even survival -- lies with investment in and development of their leadership talent. The "war for talent" coupled with the changing career expectations of both young and experienced professionals have forced organizations to place greater emphasis on creating environments that drive continuous learning, engagement, and therefore retention. In fact, research shows that engagement of the entire workforce starts with engagement of leaders. If leaders are not engaged, the impact on the entire workforce can be far reaching -- and currently, only 50% of today's leaders are engaged. Many organizations believe they are developing and engaging their leaders when in reality they are not. Leadership development is often approached separately from other strategic initiatives and regularly fails to achieve its desired outcomes. In this session, you will learn about best practices and tactics you can implement in your organization immediately, as well as longer term, to ensure effective and sustainable leadership development that drives engagement and gets results. In addition, the presenters will share a case study of an exciting and innovative approach at DaimlerChrysler that has redefined how this major auto manufacturer develops and engages leaders for real business impact. Speakers  Bill Coon, Senior Organizational
Effectiveness Consultant, Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Bill Coon is a senior organizational effectiveness consultant with Development Dimensions International, Inc. (DDI). Coon provides consulting services on topics including performance management, leadership development, strategic focus, and team development strategies. With over 30 years of experience, Coon has worked as both an internal and external consultant. He has a solid background in organization development and change, is a highly skilled facilitator and trainer, and has successfully managed large-scale projects. Coon has a master's degree in organization development from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, and a bachelor's in mathematics and computer science from the University of Illinois. Katy Caschera, Leadership Development, DaimlerChrysler Katy Caschera is the program manager for leadership development programs in the DaimlerChrysler Corporate Academy's North America Region. She is currently responsible for leading the design, implementation, and expansion of Leaders of Today and Tomorrow, an innovative approach that engages leaders at every level and prepares them to tackle the increasingly complex business challenges of today and tomorrow. Winning Compensation Models: Partnering with Employees to Create Performance Gains 11:10 a.m. -- 12:10 p.m. This session examines how to develop and sustain a plant compensation program that encourages employees to get more involved in the business and provides them with rewards for superior plant performance. Learn the process that some of IndustryWeek's Best Plants have used to design their compensation programs and what kind of results you can expect from including hourly employees in plant incentive programs. Speaker  Brad Hill, Principal, Tandehill Human
Capital
Brad Hill is a principal with Tandehill Human Capital, a compensation consulting firm based in Chicago. He designs compensation programs in a variety of areas aimed at enhancing organizational and individual effectiveness including sales force effectiveness, group productivity incentives and performance management. Hill's work has recently been featured in Fast Company Magazine, HR Magazine and the London Times. Before joining Tandehill, he was a senior consultant at the Hay Group for eight years. Prior to the Hay Group, he was National Practice Leader-Variable Pay with Ernst & Young; a Principal with Watson/Wyatt; and consulted for Towers Perrin. Hill holds an MBA degree from the College of William and Mary and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Social Psychology from Cornell University. He has been a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP™) of the WorldatWork since 1986, and has taught WorldatWork courses on Variable Pay and Elements of Sales Compensation. Brad serves on the Board of Directors of the Scanlon Leadership Network, a nonprofit association whose members pioneered gainsharing, open-book management, lean systems and servant leadership. Managing Cultural Diversity 1:30 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m. As we all know, the world as we know it is shrinking and becoming more competitive everyday. In that competitive effort, many firms are starting up operations in new and very different cultural environments that challenge many of our "normal" management styles. TRW's Mexico Seatbelt Operations developed a highly successful cultural management model to address this issue. Their high performance team culture gives them the advantage over their competitors. Learn how this model can help manage your cultural diversity. Speaker  Ed Peno, Executive Director N.A.
Seatbelt Operations, TRW (2005 IW Best Plants Winner)
Ed Peno has been in the automotive components industry for over 38 years with positions starting in materials and process R&D and eventually moving to operations management 21 years ago. Peno's product experience includes: engine bearings, roller bearings, precision bushing and washers, airbags/inflators, propellants, and seatbelts. Throughout his career he has worked not only in the U.S., but also in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and now twice in Mexico. Peno holds an master's in Physics and Mathematics and a bachelor's in Chemistry. He is a certified Greenbelt and a trained teacher of TPS principles. Currently, Peno is the executive director of TRW Automotive North America OSS Seatbelts. Managing in a Union Environment: Advice from IW Best Plants Winners 2:40 p.m. -- 3:40 p.m. Moderated By Jill Jusko, Senior Editor & Best Plants Program Coordinator, IndustryWeek Aimed specifically at manufacturing facilities with union workforces, this panel of current and former IndustryWeek Best Plants winners will discuss the special challenges inherent in implementing continuous improvement in a unionized setting. Learn how they have forged union-management relationships that work together to drive manufacturing excellence. Panelists  Mary Jo Cartwright, Director of
Manchester Operations, Batesville Casket (2004 IW Best Plants Winner)
Mary Jo Cartwright is the Director of Manchester Operations for Batesville Casket Company, a Division of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. She is responsible for the overall operation of the Manchester, Tennessee plant. The Manchester plant has approximately 500 associates and is represented by the United Steelworkers, Local 9137. Cartwright holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University. She has held a variety of corporate and manufacturing positions of increasing responsibility in industrial engineering, human resources, and operations management throughout her professional career. Her passion is spending time on the shop floor with the associates and communicating the organization's goals. She has been a key member of the Batesville Casket facility for ten years. She helped lead the Manchester Operation into one of the top manufacturing facilities in North America with its recognition as Top 25 Best Plant finalist in both 2002 and 2003, and a Top 10 winner in 2004. Under her leadership as general manager, the Manchester Plant was recently named the 2006 winner of the AME Manufacturing Excellence Award as the "best of the best" among other manufacturing operations. Cartwright and her team follow the guiding principle of treating people with dignity and respect while continuous improving to stay competitive as a manufacturing option. The Manchester Operation utilizes lean manufacturing principles to make tomorrow better for its associates and customers.  Mel
Stojakovich -- Manager of Continuous Improvement, Magee Rieter (2006 IW Best
Plants Winner)
Mel Stojakovich is the manager of continuous improvement for Rieter Automotive Carpet operations (formerly Magee Rieter Automotive Systems). He is responsible for the overall continuous improvement efforts of Rieters North American automotive carpet operations located in Bloomsburg, PA, Shreveport, LA, and London, ON. Rieter's North American automotive carpet operations have approximately 800 associates and are represented by the UNITE HERE! formerly the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees. Stojakovich holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from West Virginia University and continued with graduate studies in Industrial Labor Relations at Cornell University. He has held a variety of corporate and manufacturing positions of increasing responsibility in industrial engineering, human resources, and operations management throughout his professional career. His passion is engaging shop floor associates in identifying areas of waste and opportunities for product and process improvements. He has been a key team member of the Rieter Automotive carpet business for three years. He helped lead the Bloomsburg Operation into one of the top manufacturing facilities in North America with its recognition as a Top 25 IndustryWeek Best Plant finalist in 2005 and a Top 10 IndustryWeek Best Plants winner in 2006. The Rieter leadership team follows the guiding principle of involving all associates on the team beginning with regular and ongoing communications related to both the day to day operations, and performance to established operational goals. Much of the success at the Bloomsburg plant can be attributed to associates being actively involved by bringing forward new ideas and solutions and the sense that we are all in it together.  Kenny
Sawyer, Director -- Human Resources, Bowater Inc. (2005 IW Best Plants Winner)
Kenny Sawyer is employed with Bowater Incorporated in Catawba, South Carolina, where he is responsible for the Human Resources function at the Catawba mill. The Catawba site was selected as the South Carolina "Manufacturer of the Year in 2004", and was named in 2005 as one of ten IndustryWeek Best Plants. Sawyer was the recipient of the 1999 Award for Professional Excellence from the Society of Human Resources Management, and was recognized as the "Human Resources Professional of the Year" by the S.C. Chamber of Commerce in 2005. A certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, Sawyer currently serves as a member of the Labor Relations Panel for the SHRM Special Expertise Panel group. Creating a Culture for Competitive Advantage 3:50 p.m. -- 4:50 p.m. The best organizations gain sustainable competitive advantage and deliver profitable growth through world-class lean leadership. Transformational Management is a revolutionary alternative to the outdated command-and-control structure that restricts so many companies. An organization that embraces lean culture involves employees at all levels. Everyone is focused on squeezing out waste and creating value for customers. The results are speed to market, quality products, superior customer service, and empowered employees. Lean enterprises rapidly develop game changing products and services and become innovative solutions providers. Join Gary Hourselt, co-author of The Antidote: How to Transform Your Business for the Extreme Challenges of the 21st Century, and the leader of a world class lean organization as they share powerful techniques you can use to transform your culture to create promising futures for yourself and your companies. Speakers  Gary Hourselt, Managing Director,
TBM International
A former senior executive in the aerospace industry, Gary Hourselt brings broad experience in lean business strategy development and deployment to TBM's International offices. Hourselt was recruited as president of Huck Fasteners before joining TBM, and previously served as president of the company's industrial and aerospace divisions. During his five years with the company, revenues roughly doubled and pretax income grew by a factor of seven. He also led the acquisition and integration of four businesses in four years. Over the years, Hourselt has led companies throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and in China, Japan, Italy, Germany, France and Britain. Hourselt is also a Certified Public Accountant who began his career as a controller and operations manager before moving on to become vice president and general manager of Senior Flexonics OEM Division. He has been a lean practitioner since 1990. Hourselt has an master's in business administration from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor's degree from Aurora University. Shailesh Patel, Area Vice President, Sealy, Inc. Wednesday, April 25 Planning for Disaster 9:10 a.m. -- 10:10 a.m. Disasters happen every day. There are greater than 200 events that can cause a disaster. Prudent managers are prepared to deal with and recover from a disaster. In this session, Abruzzo will present how you can create a disaster plan that will allow you to achieve business continuity. Topics covered will include: identifying vulnerabilities through a risk/threat assessment, qualifying and quantifying the impacts of a disaster through a business impact analysis, choosing the appropriate continuity/recovery strategies, gathering continuity/recovery resource information, working with the supply chain, developing the continuity/recovery team scheme, documenting your business continuity plan, training your plan participants, testing the plan and establishing a maintenance program. Speaker  Tom Abruzzo, President and Founder,
TAMP Systems
Tom Abruzzo has been specializing in contingency planning for 30 years, since 1977. He is the president and founder of TAMP Systems and author of numerous articles as well as the book Recovering Your Business. Abruzzo is also the original developer of the planning software product named the Disaster Recovery System (DRS), which enables companies to create, manage, and keep business continuity and disaster recovery plans up to date. In 2005, Abruzzo and TAMP were inducted into the CPM Hall of Fame, which is an independent organization that recognizes significant contributions in the field of business continuity. From 2004 to 2007, Abruzzo was the chairperson of the Contingency Planning Exchange Group (CPE) Long Island Chapter, which is an education and information sharing group of practitioners. Abruzzo is currently a board member of the CPE. Abruzzo was the developer of the first contingency plan for a major financial institution. Abruzzo and his company is currently providing solutions for the continuity of business and operations in industries such as: banks, credit unions, distribution, education, energy, government, insurance, investment, lotteries, manufacturing, municipalities, museums, health care, government, services, securities and others. Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement 10:20 a.m. -- 11:20 a.m. Lean is not just about deploying lean tools. It is about engaging every person for continuous improvement every day. The pace of this continuous improvement is what defines a genuinely lean company. In this session you will learn principles, tools and systems for managing daily improvement. Principles guide every person through daily continuous improvement no matter what role they play or what time of day. Learn how to build a culture on true behavior-based principles. Also learn how to build a true ideas system, not the suggestion systems that most people deploy, that allow people to engage quickly and easily in continuous improvement of their own work. Finally, learn the critical success factors that make daily improvement work, including the REAL purpose of lean tools such as pull and 5S. Speaker  Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder and
Partner, Lean Learning Center
Jamie Flinchbaugh is a founder and partner of the Lean Learning Center in Novi, Michigan, and the co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road. He shares his successful and varied experiences of lean transformation as a practitioner and leader through companies such as Chrysler and DTE Energy. He also has a wide range of practical experience in industrial operations, including production, maintenance, material control, product development, and manufacturing engineering. Flinchbaugh is a graduate fellow of the highly regarded Leaders for Manufacturing Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his research thesis was on implementing lean manufacturing through factory design. He also holds a bachelor's in engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Penn. and a master's in engineering from the University of Michigan. In 2006, he was named to Crain Detroit's 40 Under 40 list for his accomplishments. Making Safety a "Culture," Not Just an "Initiative" 11:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Safety excellence requires much more than a safe work environment. It requires a culture where people go beyond the call of duty for the safety of themselves and others -- where people "actively care" for one another. Research in social psychology, applied behavior analysis, and person-based psychology provide the foundation for practical strategies that help transform the culture into one which fosters interdependency and actively caring behaviors. This presentation will focus on specific strategies and tools leaders can use to increase actively caring behaviors throughout a work culture. Speaker  Dr. Sherry Perdue, Project Manager,
Safety Performance Solutions, Inc.
Dr. Perdue earned her master's and doctorate from Virginia Tech in industrial and systems engineering with a concentration in human factors engineering and ergonomics. In addition to her nearly 10 years of experience in behavioral safety, she also leads other safety-related projects such as the modification of work environments to reduce CTDs, the redesign of incident investigation procedures to better uncover the root causes of human performance issues, and the design of behavior-based incentive programs. Before forming SPS, she served as a project manager, instructor, and researcher for Virginia Tech's Department of Industrial Engineering, and worked as an industrial engineer at a large ammunitions manufacturing facility operated by Hercules, Inc. Some of Dr. Perdue's clients include, Estee Lauder, ExxonMobil Chemical, Lucent Technologies, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, General Dynamics, and Weyerheauser. She is a frequent speaker at national safety conferences including ASSE, Behavioral Safety NOW, and VPPPA. Other speaking engagements have included keynote addresses at professional society meetings (e.g., WV Safety Council) and corporate safety conferences (e.g., ARCO Chemical, Kohler, Masco) as well as public seminars in Australia and Singapore. Conference speakers, topics, and sessions are liable to change at any time. Last Updated April 20, 2007. |
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