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Monthly Edition • August 2026
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ABOUT OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
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What Parenting Can Teach Us About
Process Improvement
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Parenting and process improvement may seem like very different challenges, but both involve navigating change, developing capability, and designing systems around how people actually behave. The parallels extend well beyond the home.
In this thought leadership article, MoreSteam eLearning Content Manager Michael Hathaway explores the lessons that emerge when familiar improvement principles show up at home. From giving people advance notice of change and involving them in experimentation to allowing productive mistakes and making the right behaviors easier, these everyday experiences offer a practical perspective on what helps improvement take hold.
Ultimately, effective process improvement is about more than applying the right tools. It is about creating the conditions for people to understand, participate, learn, and succeed.
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NEW EPISODE
Leadership Culture and Organizational Change with Jason Barger
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On this episode of Quality Time with MoreSteam, Jason Barger joins the show. Jason is a leadership consultant, keynote speaker, author of four books, host of The Thermostat Podcast, and founder of Step Back Leadership Consulting. He and host Dan Swartwout discuss what separates reactive teams from proactive ones, how leaders at every level can help shape organizational culture, and what types of cultures help organizations sustain change. Jason also shares insights on organizational alignment, servant leadership, and balancing hard data with the human side of change.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
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NEW WEBINAR
Building Better AI Systems Through Verification, Judgment, and Operational Excellence
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Join Xander Hathaway, MoreSteam VP of Product Development, next month for a free webinar introducing a practical framework for evaluating where AI can be trusted, where human judgment remains essential, and how organizations can build the "verification harness" that enables AI to be deployed safely and effectively. Drawing lessons from modern software engineering, participants will learn why AI excels in some environments and struggles in others, and how Operational Excellence provides the discipline needed to bridge the gap.
September 16, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
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MASTER SERIES
Mapping for Continuous Improvement
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Join MoreSteam President Peg Pennington this fall for a new three-part virtual Master Series on mapping for continuous improvement. In this program, you will learn how to select the right mapping technique for the problem at hand and use those insights to support improvement decisions. Through guided practice and real-world examples, you will build practical mapping skills using core mapping tools like SIPOC, process maps, and value stream maps, and earn a digital certificate of completion.
September 8, 15, 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
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UPCOMING EVENT
Leadership Summit: Managing on Purpose Using Hoshin Kanri
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Join Mark Reich, Senior Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute, at MoreSteam Headquarters for a two-day workshop focused on Hoshin Kanri, a proven approach for aligning strategy with day-to-day execution. Through hands-on case studies, guided application, and real-world examples, participants will learn how to connect long-term objectives to daily work, build organizational alignment, and create accountability around the initiatives that matter most.
September 9-10, 2026 | Columbus, Ohio
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NEW COURSE
Hoshin Kanri Essentials
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MoreSteam's new Hoshin Kanri Essentials course provides an introduction to Hoshin Kanri, an effective approach for aligning organizational strategy with day-to-day execution. The 5-hour, self-paced course walks learners through the full Hoshin Kanri cycle, including vision, breakthrough objectives, catchball, implementation, and review, with real-world examples, practice exercises and downloadable templates to support application. Learn how to align organizational priorities, create accountability, and translate strategic intent into coordinated action.
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NEW LANGUAGE UPDATE
Yellow Belt Now Offered in Japanese
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Our Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course is now available in Japanese, expanding the ways organizations can deliver foundational Lean Six Sigma training across global teams. Yellow Belt introduces core Lean Six Sigma principles, the DMAIC methodology, and essential problem-solving tools, giving learners the foundation to contribute to process improvement initiatives. Build problem-solving capability across your organization with Yellow Belt training.
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We've refreshed the MoreSteam homepage!
The new homepage better reflects how people and organizations rely on MoreSteam at every stage of continuous improvement, from building problem-solving capability to managing improvement work, analyzing performance, and connecting these efforts into a sustainable system for operational excellence.
While the look is new, our mission remains the same: to deliver powerful, accessible, and affordable process improvement and training tools that advance the performance of you and your organization.
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