Lean Overview for Leaders

On January 25, 2012, Accountability & Performance hosted a "Lean Overview for Leaders" session for nearly 300 Washington state agency leaders. This session was videotaped courtesy of the Washington State Health Care Authority.

See Lessons in Leadership for other presentations on continuous improvement.

Welcome & Opening Remarks

  • Wendy Korthuis-Smith, Director, Accountability and Performance, Governor's Office
  • Fred Olson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor's Office

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The Lean Transformation Journey

  • Wendy Korthuis-Smith, Director, Accountability and Performance, Governor's Office

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Getting Started with Lean

  • Darrell Damron, Management Consultant, Accountability and Performance, Governor's Office

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Introduction to Lean

  • Frank Newman, Lean Consultant, The Boeing Company
  • Darrell Damron, Management Consultant, Accountability and Performance, Governor's Office

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The Lean Leader's Role

  • Victoria Hurlock, Senior Manager, The Boeing Company

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Q&A Panel and Closing Remarks

  • Ted Sturdevant, Director, Ecology
  • Maia Bellon, Environment Program Manager, Ecology
  • Jim Lever, Assistant Chief, Washington State Patrol
  • Lila Kirkeby, Strategic Planning and Performance Manager, Washington State Patrol
  • Carole Washburn, Deputy Director, Labor & Industries
  • Patrice Barrentine, Lean Coordinator, Agriculture
  • Roger Milliman, Lean Project Manager, Impact Washington
  • Victoria Hurlock, The Boeing Company
  • Wendy Korthuis-Smith, Director, Accountability and Performance, Governor's Office

Agency leaders ready to begin their Lean journey should review Getting Started with Lean, prepared by Accountability & Performance.

Special thanks to The Boeing Company, Impact Washington, Washington State Health Care Authority, Washington State Patrol, and Departments of Agriculture, Ecology, and Labor & Industries for their contributions to this session.