R.E.V.V. International

Speaking

R.E.V.V. International principal Ken Branco is a known public speaker and teacher on many subjects pertaining to the Vigorous (Lean) Enterprise.

Ken has been the top-rated speaker at the Valve Manufacturers Association Manufacturing Workshop for five consecutive years.

Over the past several years, he has also successfully spoken at:

TEC (world-wide association of CEO’s)
Manufacturers Education and Training Alliance (a Connecticut consortium)
Chapters of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
The Connecticut Business and Industry Association (10,000 member companies)
…Among others.

Ken is prepared to immediately deliver Keynote to Half-day length sessions on the following subjects of interest:

Building Vigorous Enterprises: Environment, Requirements, Approaches
Defining and Refining Enterprise Culture
Deployment of the Lean (vigorous) Enterprise
Leadership is About Influence: Get it, Keep it, Increase it
Leadership in the Vigorous Enterprise: It’s Different
Accelerating Business Change

In addition, any of our Education and Training offerings (see “Education and Training”) can be easily customized to a public speaking format.

References and a sample video are available upon request.

Sample Speech Description
Building Vigorous Enterprises:
Environment, Requirements, Approaches

Subject Headings:

Future Trends
Organizational Development and Lifecycles
Corporate Culture
In this unique speech, Ken Branco takes you on a journey of organizational self discovery. Based on 30 years in business (15 consulting to organizations) he will describe industry and business trends that require development of vigorous enterprises.

Vigorous is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “full of physical or mental strength or active force.” We make the case that thriving in the coming years requires exceptionally vigorous enterprises. Often, such enterprises are referred to as ‘Lean’.

Based on a simple, profound model, Ken will define and highlight the definitions, characteristics and requirements of the vigorous enterprise. We will engage in active discussion of those requirements, and their potential impact.

Key issues covered:

Definition of vigorous as it applies to enterprises
Description/discussion - key characteristics of the vigorous enterprise
Participant’s assessment of his/her own organization, vs. these characteristics
Discussion of the ‘gap’ between current state and the vigorous enterprise
Development of ‘first steps’, toward development of a vigorous enterprise

Sample Speech Description
Deploying Lean: Fundamentals of Success

Subject Headings:

Productivity and Process Improvement
Motivation/Empowerment
Training, Management Development
In this exciting and participative speech, Ken Branco will bring clarity and context to the subject of deploying Lean (and creating Vigor) in organizations. Lean is by no means simply a ‘manufacturing issue’. Lean tenets and actions apply equally well to any organization or enterprise that has a Customer.

Participants will engage is discussions of:

Definitions and Principles
The ‘Decide-Experience Trap’ and how to avoid it
The Power of Systems Thinking
A Context for Lean Deployment

R.E.V.V. International delivers comprehensive
consulting and training to a wide variety of industries
and enterprises implementing Lean Enterprise.