Year: 2024

1	January, 2024 Jan 12 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Gemba Walks Jan 19 Gemba Tour - Sebright Products Inc.	February Feb 16 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Maximizing Office Lean Events Feb 29 Lean Book Discussion Group--Improve LESS by Chad Bareither	March Mar 15 Grand Rapids Lean Summit Mar 22 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Mastering Engagement: The Cardinal Rule of Problem Solving
2	April Apr 12 Gemba Tour - Meijer Apr 19 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––The Toyota Way, Scientific Thinking and Leadership Apr 25 Lean Book Discussion Group--Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap by Patrick Adams	May May 17 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Embracing Uncomfortable: Leading Through Uncertainty May 31 LEVEL 1 Yellow Belt with The Lean Learning Center May 31 3-Day Green Belt with The Lean Learning Center May 31 5-Day Green Belt with The Lean Learning Center	June Jun 07 Gemba Tour - Consumers Energy Jun 14 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Understanding Lean Six Sigma Belt Levels Jun 27 Lean Book Discussion Group--Take The Ride Of Your Life by Joyce Weiss
3	July Jul 19 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Lean & DemingNEXT: Connecting Deming’s Teachings with Lean Principles to Improve Performance	August Aug 13 2024 MLC Annual Conference—We Have NEVER Done It This Way! Aug 22 Lean Book Discussion Group--Steel Toes and Stilettos by Shannon Karels & Kathy Miller	September Sep 20 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Speak So They Listen™ Signature Workshop
4	October Oct 18 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Collaborating with Employees: Improving Culture and Processes Oct 24 Lean Book Discussion Group--The Kind Leader by Karyn Ross Oct 28 2024 MLC Lean Leadership Summit	November Nov 15 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Strategic Communication for Thriving Teams	December Dec 06 MLC Lean Coffee Chat––Preventing Frustrations in 2025 Dec 19 Lean Book Discussion Group--How’s the Culture in Your Kingdom? by Dan Cockerell