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Training Within Industry Summit

Hal — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:25:52 +0000

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The Training Within Industry Summit is happening the week of May 11, 2009 in Mason, OH. I'm presenting for the third year in a row. This year we're sharing our experience creating two new J-programs. The first is for leading small group efforts at Quick 'n Easy kaizen. The second is on Conducting a Good 5 Why™. We've taught each course 4 times. We're quite excited to share it.

You can get a 10% discount if you use my name when you register: "macomber". Hope to see you there!

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JI for Developing the Five Why Habit

Hal — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:05:15 +0000

I spent the last week in Bellingham, WA in a training program. I am now a TWI Institute Qualified Trainer for the Job Instruction (JI) program. This is the same program Toyota uses to teach their team leaders and supervisors how to train their staff. I am quite pleased with the training. The TWI Institute is doing a good job replicating the TWI Service's training program. We used the same basic materials, although the guide was well-annotated and included very useful references for trainers.

You might be wondering, "Why did you get qualified to deliver the training?" In June I participated in the course to become a Job Instructor. Since then, I've had the opportunity to develop some training and to see how much more effective our staff has been delivering training TWI-style. Further, Jeffrey Liker's latest book, Toyota Talent, shows how important a reliable method is to the functioning of the workforce and the satisfaction of the employees.

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Meet the Godfather of Lean at IGLC-15

Hal — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:32:43 +0000

Sign-up for IGLC-15. The organizers of this year's IGLC have included a second industry day where they are conducting two ½-day workshops. The first workshop will led by Norman Bodek, Godfather of the lean movement. The second will be led by the TWI Institute. This is new for the IGLC community to include workshops with their program. And they're starting off with big guns.

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