Large Audience at TSMA Lean Event!

Over 250 people have already registered for the second quarter “Leadership, Learning Cultures and Lean Transformation” event on June 16, 2011, in which the Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance (TSMA) will be hosting Colleen Abdoulah and George Koenigsaecker, two superstar CEOs who have spent their careers transforming organizations.

Abdoulah, the CEO of WOW! Internet Phone and Cable, is highly respected for her passionate focus on customer experience and company culture.  Colleen will share her stories, unique leadership style and management approach for treating people with respect and creating a company culture focused on excellence and encouraging individual ownership and problem solving.  Colleen has driven WOW!’s organization to nine years of industry-leading financial success while earning an unprecedented twelve J.D. Power and Associates awards.

Koenigsaecker, a leading Lean expert in the world and a member of Industry Week’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame, began his career working with Deere & Co. visiting more than 125 manufacturing facilities in Japan and experiencing the teaching of Toyota senseis at Yanmar Diesel.  Following his time at Deere & Co., he served as president of Jacobs Vehicle Equipment Co. and group president of the Tool group, which was the largest business unit of Danaher, where he developed and implemented the Danaher Business System.  In his last formal corporate leadership effort, he led the lean journey at HON from 1992 until 1999.  Volume tripled.

Of the 12 companies that George Koenigsaecker has placed on lean journeys, all are still traveling that path today.  TSMA members will experience a real world, hands on presentation by someone with three decades of experience in leading several lean transformations.  From visionary to strategic to practical, all will walk away with a great “how to” guide for leaders on lean enterprise improvement, measurement, the value stream analysis process, how Kaizen events make it all happen, building a lean culture and more.

This dynamic half-day program will be held in the University of Southern Indiana’s Mitchell Auditorium.  Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend: simply contact Julie Ko at jko@ccswin.com to register.

TSMA couldn’t make it happen without our event sponsors: BKD, Anchor Industries and the University of Southern Indiana.  Many thanks! 

TSMA to Explore VU’s Haas Technical Education Center

TSMA at Vincennes University

On Thursday, April 21, 2011, thirty TSMA members are invited to explore Vincennes University’s ICAT (Indiana Center for Applied Technology) Building labs. The ICAT Building houses VU’s new state-of-the-art Haas Technical Education Center (HTEC). TSMA members will get the chance to see exhibits and operate Haas CNC machining, coal mining and ABB robotic demonstrations.   

VU’s Business and Industry Training provides the workforce education and training today’s manufacturers need to succeed. TSMA members will get to see first-hand the center that attracts industry professionals from around the nation to southwest Indiana for high-tech training.

This plant tour is FREE, and open to the first 30 TSMA members registered. You are encouraged to contact Julie Ko (jko@ccswin.com) to register.

TSMA First Quarter Event a Success with 400 manufacturers!

The largest crowd to attend a Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance (TSMA) quarterly event was present on March 29, 2011 as keynote speaker Chris Fuller delivered a motivational presentation on leadership. The Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center’s Assembly Hall has capacity for 400, and TSMA members filled it to the brim! 

“The presentation was AWESOME!” wrote John Catt, sales manager at Uniseal.

Rich Gimmel, president of Atlas Machine & Supply, said following the event, “Great meeting this morning…Amazing to see 400 manufacturing executives together in one location like that. [TSMA] truly has built something special.”

Fuller delivered a powerful message about becoming a 360 degree leader and leading yourself first so that you can effectively influence your boss, your coworkers and your customers. He encouraged the crowd to “lead where you’re strong and team where you’re not.”

Prior to Fuller’s presentation, TSMA Chairman Herb Rawlings gave an overview of the organization and spoke about two key upcoming events: the TSMA plant tour at Vincennes University’s Haas Technical Education Center on April 21 and the TSMA Second Quarter Event (a Lean Systems Workshop) on June 16. He encouraged everyone to save the date!

Last but not least, the Global Business Peer Group lead, Charley Storms, spoke about the value of peer group involvement.  TSMA has seven active peer groups, and many members agree that involvement with one of these groups is key to gaining practical knowledge and counsel from peers on the challenges and opportunities facing today’s manufacturers.

TSMA First Quarter Event

The 360° Leader™ – The John Maxwell Company

Leading Beyond Your Title

Keynote Speaker – Chris Fuller

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 

 

Regardless of your position in your organization, you can learn to lead! Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less. That is why everyone needs to learn how to lead – or, said another way – how to have influence in their organization.  

Some of the greatest misconceptions about leadership come from misunderstandings of what leadership actually is. Many think that leadership is a position or title; others think that leadership is dictatorship; still others think that leadership is a trait you must be born with. Leadership is influence, and everyone can influence and learn how to become influential.

If you are in the “middle of the pack” or a senior leader in your organization, this keynote address was designed with you in mind! It is based on Dr. John C. Maxwell’s book The 360° Leader. You’ll learn how to effectively “lead up”, “lead across” and “lead down” – all components necessary in becoming a 360° leader.

Event Details:

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (1901 Lynch Road, Evansville, IN)

FREE to all TSMA members & students

Non-TSMA members: 1-5 people $99 each; 6-10 people $79 each; 11+ people $59 each

7:30 to 8:00 a.m. Registration & Networking

8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Program

Continental breakfast will be provided.

           

Keynote speaker, Chris Fuller, is the world’s leading facilitator and course developer of John C. Maxwell’s content. Chris comes with experience in many aspects of business including training, finance, sales and strategy. This expertise makes Chris one of the most sought-after motivational teachers in the world. His practical approach to achieving results has been duplicated and replicated in dozens of ventures. The majority of his training has been done with not only executive level clientele, but has been strategically oriented toward middle and front-line management.

First TSMA Plant Tour of the Year a Hit!

The Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance (TSMA) would like to thank Berry Plastics for hosting a plant tour on February 10, 2011.

TSMA plant tours are always popular events, and this one was no exception.  Registration for the plant tour was full within several hours of being announced! 

Berry Plastics allowed 30 TSMA members to see first-hand how they have remained a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products.  TSMA members walked away from the dynamic presentation having gained best practices and an introduction to new processes thanks to observing Berry’s operations.

TSMA plant tours are one reason why this extraordinary group continues to grow.  Have you become a TSMA member yet?  Quarterly events, peer groups, plant tours, networking sessions…the success is all in the numbers. 

For more information about joining TSMA, contact Julie Ko, manager of business services, at 812.425.8147 or via e-mail at jko@ccswin.com.