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April 15^th- 17^th, 2025

Kentucky

High Performance Culture Workshops with Mike Hoseus
Best-Practice Site Visits (Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, Toyota, Aichi Forge, and Hitachi Astemo)
Group networking events (tour, tasting, and dinner at Castle & Key Distillery)

November 11^th- 12^th, 2024

Munich

Leadership and OpEx workshop sessions with Ben Hoseus
Seminar on Advanced Manufacturing and People Development
Production tours at MAN Trucks and BMW

October 15^th- 17^th, 2024

Kentucky

High Performance Culture Workshops with Mike Hoseus
Best-Practice Site Visits (Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, Toyota, Big Ass Fans, and Hitachi Astemo)
Group networking events (tour, tasting, and dinner at Castle & Key Distillery)

Nottingham

June 11^th- 13^th, 2024

England, UK

Lean leadership and TPS workshop sessions
Seminar on managing business risk, growth opportunities, and profitability
Site visits at Toyota UK and Jaguar Land Rover Solihull
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May 5^th- 10^th, 2024

Japan

Visits to world-class operating environments and facilities
Seminars, workshops, and group events
Cultural immersion and deep-dive into operating norms
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April 9^th- 11^th, 2024

Kentucky

High Performance Culture Workshops with Mike Hoseus
Best-Practice Site Visits (Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, Toyota, Aichi Forge, and Hitachi Astemo)
Group networking events (tour, tasting, and dinner at Castle & Key Distillery)

June 13^th- 15^th, 2023 &
October 10^th- 12^th, 2023

Kentucky

High Performance Culture Workshops with Mike Hoseus
Best-Practice Site Visits (Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, Toyota, Hitachi Astemo, Hyster-Yale, and others)
Group networking events (tour, tasting, and dinner at Buffalo Trace Distillery)

June 28^th- 30^th, 2022

Kentucky

High Performance Culture Workshop with Mike Hoseus
Best-Practice Site Visits (Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, Safran, Linak, and Hitachi Astemo)
Group networking event (tour, tasting, and dinner at Buffalo Trace Distillery)
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June 13^th- 16^th, 2022

Munich

Leadership Behavior Workshops with Frank Hayden
Guided tours at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi
Interactive workshops on business resilience and managing risk
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Oct. 12^th- 14^th, 2021

Kentucky

Lean Culture Workshop with Mike Hoseus (Live & Virtual via Zoom)
Leadership Philosophy, Problem-Solving Case Studies, Practical Application
Site visits with Hitachi Astemo, Silfex, and Hamilton Caster

June 22^nd- 24^th, 2021

Kentucky

Lean Director & Manager Workshop with Mike Hoseus (Live & Virtual via Zoom)
Strategy Deployment, Case Studies, Hands-On Simulation
Site visits at Hitachi Automotive & Dakkota Integrated Systems

March 16^th- 18^th, 2021

Kentucky

Toyota Culture Workshop with Mike Hoseus (Live & Virtual)
Leadership Problem-Solving Simulations & Group Exercises
Site visits at Hitachi Automotive and Metcut Research

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March 3^rd, 2021

Virtual ActionClass Workshop

Keynote presentations by Michael Bungay Stanier and Mike Hoseus
Exclusive introduction to the Adaptive framework
Live Q&A and breakout sessions with authors

October 20^th- 23^rd, 2020

Kentucky

Toyota Culture Workshop with Mike Hoseus (Live & Virtual)
Leadership Problem-Solving Simulations & Group Exercises
Site visits at Nifco and Hitachi Automotive

March 10^th- 12^th 2020

Texas

Lean Director & Manager Workshop
Tour of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas
Leadership Problem-Solving Simulations & Group Exercises

November 5^th- 7^th 2019

Kentucky

Lean Executive Workshop
Tour of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
Site visits at Hyster-Yale & Bosch
Tour & Dinner at Woodford Reserve Distillery

April 22^nd- 24^th 2019

Texas

Toyota Culture Workshop with Mike Hoseus
Tour of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas
Southwest Research Institute - Advanced Automation Masterclass

Previous Participant Companies

Ameriqual Group
Ball Metalpack
Bosch
CH Guenther & Son
CID Resources
Clariant

Custom Foods
Finlays
Hitachi
Humble House Foods
Hyster-Yale

Lejeune Steel Company
O.C. Tanner
Premier Research Labs
Prevost
Southwest Research Institute

What Past Attendees Are Saying...

16

This is a real “where the rubber meets the road” learning experience. Highly suggested.

1

I have earned two engineering degrees and an MBA in finance over the course of my career. I have gone through 2 Lean certifications and I am a Six Sigma Black Belt… In all those courses the human element and the culture, which I know is foundational, was briefly glazed over. You guys have the “secret sauce” to true Lean deployment.

39

This course was great in helping me as a new Supervisor understand the basics of the Lean principles and how to effectively apply the tools learned. I definitely recommend taking this course no matter your experience level.

37

Mike is an engaging Lean leader with real world experience at many levels within the Toyota organization. His practical knowledge and engaging style drives home the points presented in a way that sticks with the team. Great content presented by an outstanding teacher and relevant to any industry.

34

The experiences and sharing from Mike really helped me to challenge my baseline assumptions about how I think my organisation should function. I am returning to work re-motivated to support my teams and create the problem solving skills that we all want to see.

38

Absolutely amazing! Coming in I knew the technical side of TPS being in the Toyota family for 15 years but understanding the purpose, why and how to deploy was really eye opening for me. Really one of the best training I have ever received.

18

As an individual starting on my lean journey, the learning experience has been invaluable. I’m excited to start my journey with these principles as my foundation. Thank you!

35

Meeting other practitioners, sharing experience, and going to see with the tours were important elements that made this course high-value for me. Mike brought many key concepts and lessons together that showed how true experts like him apply the Toyota Culture to create daily improvement practices which is the most valuable investment for any organization.

19

This course offers an abundance of learning and growth opportunities on an organizational level, as well as on the individual level.

7

I am leaving the course energized to make a difference in my organization.

32

Great experience! Very informative, hands-on seminar. Activities to understand and apply principles covered in lectures. Mike is very engaging and open to questions and feedback. Met great people from other industries and was able to learn from them and relate to their problem-solving. Mike takes into consideration specific topics the group wants to cover or situations they would like to address and tailors the course to the needs of the attendees.

40

I have been to many events during my career, and I can say with certainty that this is the best and most helpful Lean Manufacturing Event I have been part of. I highly recommended to any professional from any industry and to entire groups or teams, if possible.

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