Effective Steering Committees  

Steering committees create and provide the infrastructure for learning, implementation and the sustainability of new behaviors within organizations, requiring a membership of decision makers.

As new behaviors become the norm of a continuous improvement culture, the steering committee must avoid becoming another layer of management and develop ways to refresh its membership through welcoming and mentoring associates from throughout the organization.

These same steering committees also run the risk of becoming merely venues for reviewing suggestions, not using their influence to address the greater issues of Lean knowledge and application throughout the organization.  Some steering committees tend to lose steam, and members, due to wastes in their own processes.

Join CONNSTEP partner Carmen Brickner of CLEARbrick, Inc. for this half-day session to learn best practices for:
  The mission of a steering committee
  Roles of steering committee members
  Start-up, make-up and tasks
  Tools and techniques for creating smooth transition for members
  Effective meeting techniques
  Dealing with obstacles
  Shared leadership
  Setting priorities and evaluating ideas
       formats to help organize, manage and track ideas
  Tracking continuous improvement results and sustaining gains

Designed for Lean Champions, steering committee members and other key leaders responsible for establishing and sustaining a continuous improvement culture.

Participants will receive sample formats and helpful tools to take back to their own steering committees and will be encouraged to share their issues, questions and lessons learned.

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NEW DATE!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
MASC, 173 Interstate Lane, Waterbury

$149.00 per person
Includes breakfast refreshments and lunch

$25.00 discount for attendees of October 1st session, "Creating the Infrastructure to Sustain Lean"

Pre-registration is required. Register on-line or call 800.266.6672