AME People Centric Leadership Masterclass: Building the Leadership Operating System for Operational Excellence
Overview
Overview
Organizational excellence begins with leadership. In this interactive masterclass, discover how leaders create cultures where people are engaged, accountable, and committed to continuous improvement through intentional leadership behaviors and management systems. You'll leave with practical strategies to strengthen trust, develop people, and build a culture that sustains lean and continuous improvement.
Host Company
Presenter
PRESENTER
Lisa Weis is a people centric, lean/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. Lisa 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, Lisa 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 US national lean initiative to help small to medium-sized manufacturers become more globally competitive as part of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, (NIST), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program. Lisa 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.
Agenda
Monday, August 31, 2026
Eastern Time
1:00 p.m. Introductions
1:05 p.m. Presentation
1:55 p.m. Questions, Wrap-up and Call to action
PARTICIPANT BENEFITS
Key Takeaways
- The leadership behaviors that create a culture of engagement, accountability and continuous improvement
- Practical strategies for building trust, developing people and turning employee ideas into organizational results
- Simple actions you can apply immediately to strengthen your leadership and your organization's improvement culture
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Executive leaders
- Operations leaders
- Continuous improvement professionals
- Lean practitioners
- Human Resources leaders
- Front-line managers.
Safety Requirements
OTHER REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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