Rodger Lewis (Developing OE)
Coaching (We Coach | You Win)
KCOE Institute (Sharing Ideas)
Academic Program (Earn a Degree)
Every year thirty-two professional football teams battle in the NFL for the title of Super Bowl Champions.
Any coach or player on these world-class teams will tell you that a championship cannot be won without the following:
Due to their relationship with the Kennametal Center for Operational Excellence, KCOE's clients achieve amazing results in a similar manner to these championship teams.
A Formula For Success
Great Leadership - KCOE's world-class coaches bring their coaching experience to each and every organization they work with. During the journey towards Operational Excellence, KCOE works directly with team leaders within the organization to ensure that the company continues to have great leadership for many years to come.
A Winning Culture - The journey towards Operational Excellence begins with the hard work of culture change. Unlike the misguided approaches of other lean consultants that begin with lean tools and concepts and end with lackluster results, KCOE begins with employee engagement in order to first build a culture where Operational Excellence can become a long-term, sustainable success.
Successful Game Plan - KCOE's game plan is based on the results proven KCOE System developed by Executive-in-Residence Rodger Lewis which he perfected over several decades while working as an executive for Toyota, General Motors, and Bombardier.
Team Mentality Over Individual Focus - While working with KCOE, clients will often hear the phrase "I to We to Us." During the early stages of the OE Journey KCOE's clients and their teams begin to learn the importance of success as a team rather than as individuals. More importantly KCOE's clients learn how to adapt this cultural mindset to their organization paving the road for success that would otherwise be unattainable.
Educational Resources - A true implementation of OE requires an outlet for deeper learning into the principles and values of Operational Excellence. In 2010, KCOE developed the KCOE Institute for Operational Excellence to facilitate extraordinary interaction and thought between organizations, their members, and the top leaders and minds in the field of OE.
Problem Solving Abilities - Imagine engaging your people to create a culture where improvement becomes a part of everyone person's job. Operational Excellence focuses on developing people to solve problems. Much like the culture of Toyota and its Toyota Production System, KCOE helps its clients develop a culture where individuals on the front line are able to find problems / defects within the organization, determine the root cause, develop improvement suggestions, and implement change.