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People Centric Leadership, PCL, 101: Building an Engaged Culture and Siemens Healthineers, Glasgow Site Tour.
This two-day in-person event includes the highly rated People Centric Leadership, PCL 101 workshop in combination at the Siemens Healthineers Glasgow Site, located in Newark, DE. Over the first 1.5 days, participants will explore the core leadership behaviors and skills to attract and retain great employees and to engage them to utilize their gifts and talents to drive continuous improvement. (See PCL 101 Description provided separately.) On the second half of the second day, participants will tour the Siemens Healthineers Glasgow site.
Embarking on a personal journey with People Centric Leadership, the Glasgow site welcomes participants to tour our manufacturing facility. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the Siemens Healthineers Lean journey as we link our own people centric focus to support formulation, filling, and packaging of medical device reagent consumable products. While touring, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the core methodologies utilized within the Healthineers Performance System including Agile visual management and structured problem solving, as well as more complex methods like 3P. The tour will highlight tangible output from using such methods, specifically the Lean 3P process to develop manufacturing facility layouts and equipment to deliver optimal flow and minimize waste. Finally, participants will see tangible examples of how Siemens Healthineers embraces concepts from Industry 4.0 and Reliability Centered Maintenance to continuously improve the equipment and production processes. (The above paragraph was provided by Siemens Healthineers. Any changes must be approved by Siemens Healthineers.)
Siemens Healthineers, Glasgow Facility. We pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.The innovative healthcare solutions offered by Siemens Healthineers are crucial for making high-quality healthcare accessible for everyone, for clinical decision-making, and for treatment pathways. We are a team of 73,000 Healthineers in over 70 countries passionately pushing the boundaries of what is possible in healthcare to help improve the lives of people around the world. https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/
Lisa Weis 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.
Allan Coletta is Principal of Lean 3P Associates, where he helps organizations achieve operational excellence through team engagement, transformative product designs, and efficient operations. A seasoned Lean practitioner, Allan has led rapid turnarounds of distressed plants and serves as an executive coach with Encouraging Leaders LLC, using Stakeholder Centered Coaching. He also assesses applicants for the AME Excellence Award.
Previously, Allan was Senior Director of Engineering and Facilities at Siemens Healthineers, where he built high-performance teams and led Lean-driven operational excellence and 3P-based operations and facility design. Earlier, he held leadership roles in the chemical process industry, including Site Leader for ICI’s largest specialty chemicals plant in North America.
Allan authored The Lean 3P Advantage, a 2013 Shingo Prize winner, and has served on the Fiduciary Board of the Delaware MEP. He is an AME Champions member and part of the AME PCL KRA team. A trained Chemical Engineer, Allan brings people-centric leadership to manufacturing, driving sustainable improvement and business success.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
8:30 a.m. Registration, welcome and networking
8:45 a.m. People Centric Leadership, Day 1
- The definition of ‘great’ leadership
- The competitive advantage of building a people-centric culture
- The underlying thinking which is critical to drive people-centric behavior
- Key leadership behaviors necessary to build a people-centric culture:
- Management systems that support a people centric culture
There will be a 30 minute break for lunch around 12 noon and two 15 min breaks one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Participants will have homework of approximately 30 minutes in length to complete after day 1.
4:30 p.m. Conclude day 1
Thursday, June 19, 2025
8:30 a.m. People Centric Leadership, Day 2
- Reflection from Day 1
- Supporting the Growth and Development of People
-How to provide actionable, informative feedback
-Addressing conflict/uncomfortable situations
- The link between building a People Centric Culture and Lean/CI tools
- Next Steps and Wrap up for People Centric Leadership
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Overview and Tour of Simens Healthineers Newark Facility
3:00 p.m. Wrap-up and Feedback
3:30 p.m. Conclude Day 2
- The competitive advantage of building a people-centric culture
- The leadership behaviors necessary to build a people-centric culture
- The link between building a people-centric culture and operational excellence, (lean/CI tools)
- The impact of instituting management systems that support a people-centric culture
Participants will take away practical tips and techniques that they can apply immediately to be a more inspiring and effective leader in their organization and their lives.
- Leaders at every level in the organization
- CI professionals
- HR professionals
Dress attire/PPE requirements:
- Leather-like closed-toe shoes, no high heels
- Long or short sleeve shirt/blouse
- Long pants (no shorts, skirts or dresses)
- Casual business attire expected
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