AME Milwaukee 2026 International Conference
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The AME people-centric leadership (PCL) 101
Essential leadership skills for success
OVERVIEW
Begin a journey of discovery into leadership behaviors and the skills needed for success. An engaged and thriving culture is a key differentiator for success in today's globally competitive marketplace. The question is: How does leadership curate this culture? This workshop will challenge current leadership beliefs and will equip your leaders to stand out from the competition.
Leaders in your organization are the key to attracting and retaining great people. Leaders inspire and engage individuals to utilize their talents and skills to grow themselves and the organization and to achieve operational excellence. Front line leaders are probably the most critical. Leadership is not an innate skill, it is developed through learning, experience and practice. So, what are you doing to develop your leaders and to distinguish them from the rest of the competition?
Most organizations struggle to find great (or even just average) talent and then only use a fraction of the brilliant abilities and brainpower that exists in their organizations. This workshop will explore leadership behaviors and management systems that support a thriving engaged culture to tap into this underutilized resource and attract and maintain great talent. Interactive exercises, discussions and reflection will provide participants with an immersive learning experience to help them build strong relationships, develop capability and drive continuous improvement to achieve the value driven purpose of the organization.
Leaders in your organization are the key to attracting and retaining great people. Leaders inspire and engage individuals to utilize their talents and skills to grow themselves and the organization and to achieve operational excellence. Front line leaders are probably the most critical. Leadership is not an innate skill, it is developed through learning, experience and practice. So, what are you doing to develop your leaders and to distinguish them from the rest of the competition?
Most organizations struggle to find great (or even just average) talent and then only use a fraction of the brilliant abilities and brainpower that exists in their organizations. This workshop will explore leadership behaviors and management systems that support a thriving engaged culture to tap into this underutilized resource and attract and maintain great talent. Interactive exercises, discussions and reflection will provide participants with an immersive learning experience to help them build strong relationships, develop capability and drive continuous improvement to achieve the value driven purpose of the organization.
Key Learning Objectives
1. Build strong relationships founded on trust and humility.
2. Utilize the practice of reflection to lead more effectively.
3. Build a culture of gratitude.
4. Improve your listening skills.
5. Give and get more infromative feedback.
6. Coach to promote reflection and growth and drive continuous improvement.
7. Build critical thinking skills in yourself and others.
8. Coach instead of using effective confrontation to achieve life changing outcomes.
9. Utilize lean/CI skills to build leadership skills and vice versa.
2. Utilize the practice of reflection to lead more effectively.
3. Build a culture of gratitude.
4. Improve your listening skills.
5. Give and get more infromative feedback.
6. Coach to promote reflection and growth and drive continuous improvement.
7. Build critical thinking skills in yourself and others.
8. Coach instead of using effective confrontation to achieve life changing outcomes.
9. Utilize lean/CI skills to build leadership skills and vice versa.
Presenter
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Lisa Weis
President/Founder & PCL Management Team Lead
EngageExcellence, LLC & AME
Lisa Weis is a people centric, lean and continuous improvement expert with over 28 years of demonstrated success in helping hundreds of public and private organizations achieve their vision and meet their strategic goals by engaging people, implementing enterprise excellence and inspiring innovation.
President/Founder & PCL Management Team Lead
EngageExcellence, LLC & AME
Lisa Weis is a people centric, lean and continuous improvement expert with over 28 years of demonstrated success in helping hundreds of public and private organizations achieve their vision and meet their strategic goals by engaging people, implementing enterprise excellence and inspiring innovation.
Weis is currently the founder and president of EngageExcellence, LLC, providing consulting, coaching and educational services to support organizations in achieving sustained success through the integration of continuous improvement and respect for people.
Prior to establishing EngageExcellence, LLC, Weis was the director of the Enterprise Excellence Program for the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership, DEMEP. She was part of the core team that developed the U.S. national lean initiative to help small to medium-sized manufacturers become more globally competitive as part of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, (NIST), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program.
She has a bachelor of science degree, Cum Laude, in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. She is the director of people-centric leadership for the Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME) management team, a member of the AME Mid-Atlantic Regional Board and an AME Excellence Award assessor.
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Prior to establishing EngageExcellence, LLC, Weis was the director of the Enterprise Excellence Program for the Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership, DEMEP. She was part of the core team that developed the U.S. national lean initiative to help small to medium-sized manufacturers become more globally competitive as part of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, (NIST), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program.
She has a bachelor of science degree, Cum Laude, in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. She is the director of people-centric leadership for the Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME) management team, a member of the AME Mid-Atlantic Regional Board and an AME Excellence Award assessor.
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Gateway to empowering people and culture
People-centric leadership
Level: Intermediate
