AME Milwaukee 2026 International Conference
PRESENTATIONS
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From Conference Room to Shop Floor
OVERVIEW
Most organizations talk about engagement, innovation, and involvement, Nick's journey of building a vision-first culture where every system, pilot, and processbut few build the strategic infrastructure to make those words mean something beyond the conferencenizations talk about engagement, inMost organizations talk about engagement, innovation, and involvement—but few build the strategic infrastructure to make those words mean something beyond the conferencenovation, and involvement—but few buildthe strategic infrastructure to make those words mean something beyond theconference room. At Green Bay Packaging, Nick Jansen and his team set out to change that by committing to two foundational principles: clarity and learning.
This session traces Nick's journey of building a vision-first culture where every system, pilot, and process improvement connects back to a clearly defined "end in mind." By designing backwards from the vision, his team created tactical systems that gave front-line employees both purpose and direction, turning abstract goals into measurable, visible progress.
Attendees will explore how Nick's team used data to define success, PDCA thinking to solve broad organizational challenges, and visual tools to assess the journey in real time. The result is a workforce that is engaged and genuinely hungry to do more.
Whether you are leading a site-wide transformation or trying to break through the "engagement ceiling" at your facility, this session will give you both the strategic framework and the tactical tools to bring clarity and learning to life on the shop floor.
This session traces Nick's journey of building a vision-first culture where every system, pilot, and process improvement connects back to a clearly defined "end in mind." By designing backwards from the vision, his team created tactical systems that gave front-line employees both purpose and direction, turning abstract goals into measurable, visible progress.
Attendees will explore how Nick's team used data to define success, PDCA thinking to solve broad organizational challenges, and visual tools to assess the journey in real time. The result is a workforce that is engaged and genuinely hungry to do more.
Whether you are leading a site-wide transformation or trying to break through the "engagement ceiling" at your facility, this session will give you both the strategic framework and the tactical tools to bring clarity and learning to life on the shop floor.
Key Learning Objectives
1. Construct a vision-first improvement roadmap by applying "Begin with the End in Mind" thinking to your facility's engagement and innovation goals.
2. Design tactical systems and pilots that align directly to a strategic vision and create measurable improvements in employee involvement.
3. Define success metrics that connect front-line performance data back to the organizational vision and strategy deployment.
4. Apply a true PDCA cycle to broad organizational challenges, moving beyond surface-level problem-solving to systemic, lasting change.
5. Visualize and assess the improvement journey using tools that make progress transparent and motivating for teams at every level.
2. Design tactical systems and pilots that align directly to a strategic vision and create measurable improvements in employee involvement.
3. Define success metrics that connect front-line performance data back to the organizational vision and strategy deployment.
4. Apply a true PDCA cycle to broad organizational challenges, moving beyond surface-level problem-solving to systemic, lasting change.
5. Visualize and assess the improvement journey using tools that make progress transparent and motivating for teams at every level.
Presenter
Nick Jansen
Mill Operations Continuous Improvement Manager
Green Bay Packaging
Nick Jansen serves as the Mill Operations Group continuous improvement manager at Green Bay Packaging, where he oversees and supports multiple facilities at every stage of their CI journey.
Mill Operations Continuous Improvement Manager
Green Bay Packaging
Nick Jansen serves as the Mill Operations Group continuous improvement manager at Green Bay Packaging, where he oversees and supports multiple facilities at every stage of their CI journey.
Over the years, Jansen has been in more than 40 facilities — both within and outside GBP — and discovered one defining factor that separates good companies from great ones: people.
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People-centric leadership
Level: Advanced
