October LCS Newsletter
Check out the October LCS update
With details of a new problem solving resource, an article on personal productivity, Kata research, plus the first LERC conference video to be published. This is Dan Jones’ keynote presentation “My Lean Journey” – a real tour de force and a must-view for any serious lean thinker.
Countdown on for the LERC Conference
The Lean Enterprise Research Centre* 25th anniversary conference is getting closer and promises to be a highly stimulating, illuminating and collaborative event. Combining thought-leadership from some of the top lean thinkers with great networking opportunities, it’s the one lean event you do not want to miss this year.
Summary Video
*LERC is the research arm of the Lean Competency System
LCS Appoints New European Associate
The LCS is pleased to announce that Joep van Nieuwstadt has been appointed as LCS European Business Associate. Based in the Netherlands, Joep will support existing accredited organisations and help develop the LCS presence in northern mainland Europe.
Joep has a strong reputation in the world of certification and accreditation. He was the general manager of a Dutch training provider for informatics (1977-1991), associated with the University of Tilburg and later of EXIN, the Examination Institute for Informatics.
As the CEO of EXIN, from 1997 until 2010, he was responsible for the international exploration of EXIN that changed from a typical Dutch Organisation to a global player for IT Certification.
From 2010 Joep became Director of Nieuwstadt Consultancy and in this role he was contracted by different Organisations in Europe and the US, including PeopleCert, Quint Wellington Redwood, IACCM, IASSC, TüV Akademie Germany and others.
Interests & Notable Positions
- Publications about education in informatics related to quality issues
- Co-founder of the Dutch Association for Training Providers for Information Science (VOI)
- Board member of the Qualification Board for ITIL for OGC in the UK (1997-2006)
- Chair of the European project for ISPL (Information Services Procurement Library), leading to a publication of 8 books and a certification program, with 5 European parties
- Member Qualification Board ITIL of APMG UK (2007-2009)
- Member Exam Board Delft Top Tech (Master Program IT Governance) at the University of Delft, the Netherlands (1996-2018)
- Member of the Board of the European e-skills Association (2007-2011)
- Contracting agents in North America and Germany for sublicenses
- Starting entities in every part of the world for EXIN, including searching people as regional managers and sales managers
Contact
joep.van.nieuwstadt@leancompetency.org
New Website Article Submission Feature
The LCS website now boasts a new a feature that allows LCS community members and practitioners to easily submit an article.
View the article submission page
Develop your communication skills
The need to have good written communication skills has never been more important and the growth of virtual channels for blogging, social media posts and the like have become standard ways to express views, stimulate debate and relay information. Indeed, it can be argued that this form of communication should now be considered a core competence for the average employee at any level in an organisation.
Sharing ideas is also powerful for ongoing learning, developing networks and establishing a reputation, so the new LCS facility will enable you to build or hone your writing skills, get feedback and expand your horizons.
Budding authors should also look out for the article of the month promotion in the future!
Topics & types
Naturally, an LCS website article should be related to lean thinking and continuous improvement, though this does mean that the potential topic coverage is pretty wide, as behavioural and leadership areas can be included.
The preferred type of articles is broad and can include, for example, lean implementation case studies (including both positive and negative experiences), teaching innovations and methods, research results, or explanations of specific tools or approaches. We also want authors to express a point of view or challenge the status quo, as sparking debate and discussion is considered a positive output!
Submission method
Visit the article submission page and either copy and paste your words into the form or alternatively submit a PDF or Word document. Publication is not guaranteed! The LCS will scrutinise submissions to ensure they are relevant and do not transgress netiquette guidelines and contributors will receive feedback if a submission is not accepted.
Note that if you are already a member of the LCS website community, you should be logged in before you go to the submission page.
Guidelines
There are detailed guidelines on the preferred type of articles and tips on the recommended length, style and format used.
TUI’s First Continuous Improvement Awards
First event of its kind for LCS Accredited holiday & travel company
In November 2018 TUI’s Business Transformation Team held its very first Continuous Improvement Awards event. Like its Annual Recognition Awards, these awards are peer to peer awards, with colleagues from the Continuous Improvement (CI) team recognising colleagues from across the business that have made a real difference on their continuous improvement journey.
As well giving out the ‘CI Star Awards’, colleagues that had recently completed their Green and Yellow Belt training received their belts too, recognising their qualification in completing a continuous improvement training programme, with the object of sharing their learning with their teams and the business allowing us to make better, faster cheaper improvements.
Congratulations to all in the CI team and to everyone that received an award – and there are plans for more Continuous Award sessions in 2019.
See below for some of the proudest moments from the Awards.
Seasons Greeting from the LCS!
