Set yourself up to lead efficiently and effectively with the tools, concepts, and coaching techniques taught in these Lean leadership training and certification courses.
A 2.5-hour short course on the Lean mentality and how to incorporate it into daily interactions with employees, customers, and the processes within the larger value stream. This is a Lean Institute Exclusive.
October 17, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Learn how to integrate Lean thinking into daily interactions with employees, co-workers, and customers. Enhance your processes within the broader value stream, driving efficiency and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Instructor-guided online eight-week Lean Mentality and business culture training.
Using the Deming Lens, this management seminar explores the approach Dr. W. Edwards Deming shared with the Japanese, catapulting their ability to provide quality products and services. This is a Lean Institute Exclusive.
Based on the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, this class will introduce the four elements of his System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK). The training will emphasize techniques for addressing problems beyond the individual or event level, focusing instead on the larger systemic influences that drive undesirable process outcomes. This is a Lean Institute Exclusive.
An intensive three-month Lean Six Sigma training intended primarily for those who will lead process improvement efforts at an organizational level. Participants will work on a real-world process improvement project.
A hands-on strategic planning workshop designed to create a path forward maximizing the efforts of training, coaching, and execution of process improvement activities across the enterprise.
OULI's team of instructors & consultants are practicing experts in the field with extensive history in implementing process improvement efforts & coaching students.
deFonteny is the creator of Leading with Lean and other short courses offered by the OU Lean Institute. A certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt once active in the oil and gas industry, deFonteny has more than a decade of experience as a Lean practitioner, coach and instructor. He holds a master’s degree in human relations and a bachelor’s in psychology. deFonteny is committed to optimizing organizational success by helping others Lead with Lean. He is the author of Leadership Reimagined and an adjunct professor with the University of Oklahoma.
Hinton is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has served as an OULI Lean Six Sigma coach, instructor and consultant for many of the Institute’s major clients. She is the primary instructor for the Institute’s LSS White and Green Belt training workshops. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and has completed extensive training in Lean Six Sigma methodologies, as well as having extensive experience in both management and procurement..
Tobias is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt trained by some of the original consultants in the industry (Sigma Sciences, Inc., p.k.a. Six Sigma Associates). She has worked with Six Sigma Academy, the first consulting organization created by the founder of Six Sigma, Dr. Mikel Harry. Tobias has extensive experience at the strategic level working with leadership. At the tactical level, she has coached and mentored clients' internal resources for hundreds of transformational projects.
Fisher is the Center Process Manager for Continuous Improvement and Innovation (CI2), Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB. He coordinates continuous improvement mentoring and training for 35,000+ Airmen. As a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt, he is an instructor and facilitates multi-organizational improvement events, mentors, and coaches those utilizing CI2 techniques and seeking LSS Green Belt/Black Belt certifications. Since 1985, Fisher has held positions in engineering, quality, contracting and process improvement organizations.
