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Leaders are the greatest levers for winning in an unpredictable world. They create the conditions for success with customers, employees, stakeholders and society. Duke CE's purpose is to help these leaders get ready for what’s next in the midst of uncertainty. We primarily do this through our custom leadership programs, consistently ranked at the top by the Financial Times and Business Week. Previous experiences, right answers and new content are insufficient in addressing today’s challenges. In some instances, these may actually be counter-productive. Leaders need to have the capacity to understand context and how things work systematically. To do this effectively requires more than simply closing knowledge gaps. It requires a more fundamental reorientation and re-wiring to be successful.

Culture is what turns improvement into impact. We have worked that way since 1985. Kaizen Institute was founded by Masaaki Imai, the father of KAIZEN™, and pioneered Continuous Improvement and Lean Management as a discipline. Today, more than 800 consultants work across 60+ countries, in manufacturing, healthcare, services, and public institutions. We think strategically and work hands-on. Our consultants stand alongside client teams at Gemba, where the work actually happens, because lasting change is built with the people who do the job at every level of the organization. The work shows up in the numbers: costs down, productivity up, quality better. Every engagement is shaped around the client's own problems rather than a standard package. We measure ourselves on what remains after we leave. Quick wins come first, then the harder part: teams with the capability to keep improving on their own, long after the project closes. We hold our own organization to the same standard. The way we work is under constant revision, just as we ask of our clients. Check more at kaizen.com

The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) helps companies and people make things better through lean thinking and practice. We also help managers and executives develop the leadership behaviors that sustain lean enterprises. LEI was founded in 1997 by management expert James P. Womack, Ph.D., as a nonprofit research, education, publishing, and conference company with a mission to advance lean thinking around the world. We conduct research projects, teach courses, hold lean management seminars, write and publish books and workbooks, organize public and private conferences, and offer custom training & consulting. lean.org that offers free content including: Case studies Articles Podcasts Webinars Book excerpts Forms & Templates Workshops (online and in-person) on basic and advanced lean management principles and tools including: value-stream mapping for production and nonproduction environments, pull production and leveling, logistics, standardized work, product development, strategy deployment, change agent skills, lean culture change, problem solving, lean leadership, and more. Training & consulting for organizations including, getting started assessments, leadership development, custom training, and enterprise transformation. Conferences, including the annual Lean Summit. #Lean #FutureofWork #LearningOrganization #ContinuousImprovement #Management #Leadership #PeopleDevelopment