BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261007T170000Z DTEND:20261007T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The ALIGN Method: From 9 to 21 on the Shop Floor DESCRIPTION:About this event This workshop is built from a real transformation: an engine assembly line that doubled output from 9 to 21 engines per week and cut grievances 85% with zero capital investment. Rather than a lecture on lean tools\, participants work through the same five-stage ALIGN Method the transformation itself followed: Assess Reality\, Listen & Lead with Respect\, Ignite Ownership\, Govern the System\, and Navigate the Next Cycle. Each of the four sessions pairs a short piece of the shop-floor story with a structured team exercise\, so participants leave having already practiced the tool not just heard about it. They'll conduct a live Gemba observation and name a gap between reported and actual conditions\; rewrite a blame-driven conversation into a systems-focused one\; state an adaptive stretch target and turn a team's resistance into a co-owned standard\; and leave with a personal 30/60/90-day sustainment plan for their own workplace. Ideal for quality engineers\, quality managers\, Green/Black Belts\, and continuous improvement leaders who want low-cost\, high-trust culture tools they can put to use the following Monday not just theory to file away. Participants will learn how to complete the worksheet\, a rewritten standard\, and a sustainment canvas: three artifacts they can apply to their own real work. Key takeaways / learning objectives: 1. Distinguish the reported condition from the actual condition using a structured Gemba observation technique. 2. Reframe a blame-driven conversation into a systems-focused one that protects dignity and surfaces real information. 3. Apply Adaptive Leadership state the target\, release the pressure to co-design standards with the people who use them. 4. Build a daily-tracking and layered-audit structure that sustains a win instead of letting it fade. 5. Leave with a personal 30/60/90-day plan for driving culture change back at their own organization. Audience level: Intermediate to Advanced (practical application of behavioral leadership and Gemba techniques\; also accessible to those beginning their culture-change journey) About Jason Neal Jason works as the operations leader for a high-volume manufacturing corporation. Having worked for several Fortune 500 companies\, he has extensive experience working with conflict resolution and building self-directed work teams by applying servant leadership principles. He recently published the leadership book: Accidentally Aligned How Leaders Create Value in Chaos. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Miami University\, as well as an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. He resides in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, with his wife and two children. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:About this event This workshop is built from a real transformation: an engine assembly line that doubled output from 9 to 21 engines per week and cut grievances 85% &mdash\; with zero capital investment. Rather than a lecture on lean tools\, participants work through the same five-stage ALIGN&trade\; Method the transformation itself followed: Assess Reality\, Listen &\; Lead with Respect\, Ignite Ownership\, Govern the System\, and Navigate the Next Cycle. Each of the four sessions pairs a short piece of the shop-floor story with a structured team exercise\, so participants leave having already practiced the tool &mdash\; not just heard about it. They'\;ll conduct a live Gemba observation and name a gap between reported and actual conditions\; rewrite a blame-driven conversation into a systems-focused one\; state an adaptive stretch target and turn a team'\;s resistance into a co-owned standard\; and leave with a personal 30/60/90-day sustainment plan for their own workplace. Ideal for quality engineers\, quality managers\, Green/Black Belts\, and continuous improvement leaders who want low-cost\, high-trust culture tools they can put to use the following Monday &mdash\; not just theory to file away. Participants will learn how to complete the worksheet\, a rewritten standard\, and a sustainment canvas: three artifacts they can apply to their own real work. Key takeaways / learning objectives: 1. Distinguish the reported condition from the actual condition using a structured Gemba observation technique. 2. Reframe a blame-driven conversation into a systems-focused one that protects dignity and surfaces real information. 3. Apply Adaptive Leadership &mdash\; state the target\, release the pressure &mdash\; to co-design standards with the people who use them. 4. Build a daily-tracking and layered-audit structure that sustains a win instead of letting it fade. 5. Leave with a personal 30/60/90-day plan for driving culture change back at their own organization. Audience level: Intermediate to Advanced (practical application of behavioral leadership and Gemba techniques\; also accessible to those beginning their culture-change journey) About Jason Neal Jason works as the operations leader for a high-volume manufacturing corporation. Having worked for several Fortune 500 companies\, he has extensive experience working with conflict resolution and building self-directed work teams by applying servant leadership principles. He recently published the leadership book: Accidentally Aligned &mdash\; How Leaders Create Value in Chaos. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Miami University\, as well as an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. He resides in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, with his wife and two children. LOCATION:Orca Co-Working Bridge Conference Room 408 4th Avenue\, Mason Ohio 45040 UID:e.200.26153 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261012T123037Z URL:https://business.madechamber.org/events/details/the-align-method-from-9-to-21-on-the-shop-floor-26153 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR