Practical, fast-paced Maverick workshops help you solve problems, innovate and improve operations performance.

Cut Ops Costs With Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Do you know that most operations cost-cutting efforts never touch 80 percent of the problem? Product design is the biggest culprit in runaway costs, declining margins and poor operating performance. This practical, hands-on workshop teaches product designers and engineers to quickly apply Design for Manufacturing principles and tools to your company's new AND existing products. Pre-workshop customization and post-workshop coaching are vital elements to make sure your company gets rapid, quantifiable results.

Note: We offer a two-hour Maverick Executive Briefing for the general public on this topic, as well as a multi-day, hands-on DFE workshop tailored specifically for each company. For more information on either one, contact todd@maverickinstitute.com or tamara@maverickinstitute.com.

Peer Mentoring: A Practical Approach to Knowledge Transfer

Peer Mentoring is a one-day, tools-based approach to communication and knowledge transfer. It gives your internal experts a straightforward way to share what they know.

Originally developed for Microsoft, Peer Mentoring has helped thousands of people and teams cross-train, transfer knowledge and bring new staff up to speed—quickly and efficiently.

Learn more about Peer Mentoring.

Next Leap Recruiting!

Help your company make the Next Leap with this two-hour executive briefing. Head Maverick Todd Hudson and Workplace/Human Resources Pundit Liz Ryan will talk about why traditional recruiting falls down and introduce exciting new ideas for how you can build a new recruiting model that will help you hire people who are passionate about their work, deal better with Gen Y, and better transition your retiring workforce.

Seating is limited for Maverick Executive Briefings and we do require registration. To register for this briefing, please call Tamara Greenleaf at 303.565.6161 or email tamara@maverickinstitute.com. Cost is $129.

Next Leap Training!

Do your employee training programs take too long? Cost too much? Are your employees still making mistakes, even after training? In this two-hour Executive Briefing, Head Maverick Todd Hudson will share new training methods with you that can dramatically boost performance, get new-hires on board more quickly, improve retention, decrease mistakes, and save your company a lot of money.

Internal Predators: What Yellowstone Wolves and Navy Seals Can Teach You About Innovation

Think predators are people that should be weeded out of your organization? Think again. This half-day workshop will show you why predators—employees who like to weed out weak products and projects, and who constantly question the status quo—are vital to your organization’s “ecosystem.” The workshop also offers practical methods for recruiting and managing predators, and for helping the rest of your organization both tolerate and appreciate their vital role.

Culture Mapping for Better Operations

Large scale initiatives such as Six Sigma and LEAN work very well in data-driven corporate cultures. Not so well in others. The Maverick Institute’s half-day Culture Mapping Process workshop shows you how to map your own culture. This workshop is an excellent predictor of success or future trouble with larger initiatives and a highly valuable tool when approaching new markets or M&A activity.

Note: The Maverick Institute offers these workshops in general-public venues as well as customized versions for your organization. Please contact us to see how we can customize any of these workshops to suit your needs.