From Process Improvement to Supersonic Success

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The 9th Annual AAIM Leadership Conference is coming up, and on today’s program, our keynote speaker, Jack Becker, joins Phil and Burt as we discuss process improvements in your organization.

Jack Becker is the leading speaker on process improvement. After a distinguished career as a combat proven F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Pilot, Jack has now merged the aviation skills of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and the Top Gun process to provide Supersonic Success in Business! Jack not only inspires daily improvement, but just like fighter pilots, equips his audiences with the strategy and tactics to get better every day!

Lawyer on the Clock:

4:03 – The job status of gig workers is making the rounds through California courts again, this time related to Proposition 22. The high-stakes results could up-end the gig economy. This becomes relevant in the Midwest because former California Labor Secretary Julie Su has been nominated as the new Secretary of the Department of Labor.

8:26 – Out of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, it was decided that PTO is not a part of an employee’s salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

10:38 – The Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act will go into effect January 1, 2024, which will allow most Illinois employees up to 40 hours of paid leave per year for any purpose.

13:57 – North Carolina recently upheld an employee’s termination due to a failed drug test. We have a program coming up at the end of the month, which you can find on AIMMea.org, on investigating impairment in the workplace and providing some good resources as well.

The Employer’s Lounge

19:26 - Jack Becker reviews our poll results on what first comes to mind when discussing process changes, and why it’s important to focus on continuous improvement.

24:07 - Human factors that go into continuously monitoring and improving processes are soft skills that allow the more technical factors to improve.

26:06 - The wingman mentality grows trust and confidence in each other, which allows us all to achieve peak human performance.

 

 Host(s): 

Phil Brandt, President & CEO, AAIM Employers’ Association
Burt Garland, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins

Guest(s):

Jack Becker – former combat fighter pilot, process improvement consultant, and keynote speaker at the upcoming AAIM Leadership Conference

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