Presentation
Resistance at Every Level
How to keep lean going
Presentation Code: VS5-02
Value Stream: VS5 - Overcoming Obstacles to Lean
Day & Time: Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 - 11:00 AM
Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes
It can be difficult to deploy lean, but it can be done. You just need to get past the obstacles that can make you want to give up. And perhaps the biggest obstacle is people's resistance to change. But while most companies encounter this sort of resistance, successful companies like Pfizer find ways to overcome this hurdle. During this presentation, Pfizer will show you how to move past resistance and continue on your lean journey.
In this presentation:
- Find out why people are reluctant to change.
- Discuss the difficulties in implementing lean.
- Examine how resistance affects lean deployment.
- Hear how Pfizer overcomes employee reluctance to change.
- Learn how you can get past resistance and deploy lean successfully at your organization.
Pfizer
Founded in 1849 and headquartered in New York City, Pfizer is the world's premier biopharmaceutical company. It discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals. It partners with health care providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to its medicines and to provide quality health care and health system support.Elizabeth Twomey-Galvin
Elizabeth Twomey-Galvin is the senior director of strategy and operations management for Pfizer Global Supply's Consumer Healthcare Operating Unit. Elizabeth began her career as a technical writer at Lederle Laboratories and has since held a variety of positions in a number of different areas, including consumer health care, pharmaceuticals, generic drugs and specialty biotech. Elizabeth holds a BS in aerospace engineering from Syracuse University and an MBA in finance from Fordham University.Value Stream presentations and Special Interest Sessions are open to all registered conference attendees. Once you register for the conference, log-in to your AME Conference Registration Portal. Use your personalized conference scheduler to map out presentations and Special Interest Sessions you plan to attend and register for a tour and workshop.
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