The 2nd Toyota Kata summit is February 18-19 in Fort Lauderdale, and I plan to be there.
This year looks to be more of a cross-section of people and companies that are working on their own versions of the culture shift. There isn’t “one way” and it looks like the keynotes reflect that.
I have a little insight into one of those presentations – Dave Kilgore of Continental Automotive in Newport News, VA. When the community was asked to nominate prospective keynote presenters last fall, I was quick to get Dave’s name up there because I think he has a compelling story. He knows what worked, and didn’t work, for his site and why.
- They’ve tried this more than once, and kept trying. This time it is working. He’ll talk about what they learned in the process.
- They are focusing on the culture of the organization.
- He talks about the journey of organizing his advance team, what they do, and why they do it.
- And they have developed a pretty cool “kata” for coaching coaches that is simple and effective.
The other thing I can say is that the conference organizers are also learning. This won’t be a clone of least year. They are working hard to make sure you are getting a diverse set of speakers with compelling messages. Each speaker has a senior / experienced member of the community to give feedback as they develop their presentation. You are unlikely to see a raw unpolished PowerPoint dump.
And finally, I would love to meet you if you are reading my stuff here. So let me know if you are planning on attending!
And if you are THINKING about attending, but haven’t registered yet, here is the web site: http://katasummit.com/
Mark
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