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Lean Coffee Chat with Gemba

A 60-minute conversation with local professionals focused on continuous improvement.

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

FREE

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Lean Coffee With Gemba

Join us for a Lean Coffee Chat hosted by Gemba Academy, an informal, conversation-driven gathering where improvement professionals connect, share challenges, and learn from each other's real experiences.

These 60-minute sessions are designed to bring together people working in operations, leadership, and continuous improvement who want to exchange practical ideas and discuss challenges with peers from other organizations.

The theme for this session is:

Challenges with Leadership Buy-In and Support

Many improvement initiatives struggle when leadership alignment is unclear. During this session, participants will discuss real situations, share what has worked in their organizations, and explore practical approaches to strengthening leadership engagement.

Lean Coffee Chats bring people together for meaningful conversations where participants connect with others, learn from shared experiences, discuss common challenges, seek help with problem-solving, and expand their professional network.

Coffee and light pastries will be provided.

Space is limited to keep the discussion interactive.

Agenda

Arrival and coffee

8:00 – 8:30 AM

Welcome and overview

8:30 – 8:35 AM

Icebreaker activity

8:35 – 8:45 AM

Short presentation

8:45 – 8:55 AM

Open discussion

8:55 – 9:20 AM

Select topic for next Lean Coffee Chat

9:20 – 9:25 AM

Wrap-up and closing remarks

9:25 – 9:30 AM

Who Should Attend

This session is designed for professionals involved in operations improvement and leadership, including:

Continuous Improvement professionals

Operations Managers

Plant Managers

Production Managers

Supervisors and frontline leaders

Participants from manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and office environments are welcome.

No classes currently scheduled.

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  • In-Per­son

    At our Dal­las-Fort Worth train­ing cen­ter
    Our mod­ern, well-equipped train­ing cen­ter gets your team all in one place, ready to tack­le your improve­ment challenges.

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    Unlike oth­er webi­na­rs, our vir­tu­al train­ing is designed to be engag­ing and impact­ful, regard­less of where you are join­ing from in the world. 

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    For your ulti­mate con­ve­nience, we can send a train­er direct­ly to your facil­i­ty to deliv­er train­ing in your famil­iar surroundings. 

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