Sustaining

Organizations recognize that making positive changes on a continuing basis is crucial to long-term success. Once made, however, many changes are hard to sustain, and organizations may have to deal again with problems they thought were resolved. Recognizing this issue, the BEC provides industry seasoned coaches and training that help in the sustaining phase of continuous improvement.

The issue of sustaining continuous improvement needs to be addressed at the very beginning of an initiative. The BEC offers process training as well as organizational development which includes leadership, team building, and change management. Organizational needs can be addressed in public or private classes as well as on site coaching. Typical sustainment tools include balanced score cards, assessments, and visual displays.

We provide sustaining support in the areas of:

The Sustaining process includes:

Developing a sustainment strategy upfront to prevent improvement efforts from backsliding
Establishing a system for assessment, validating, and tracking progress
Determining which industry standards to use as benchmarks
Planning for training
Using coaching resources as a third pair of eyes

Members' benefit from a Sustainment program; you will:

See firsthand how to apply effective techniques to sustain progress
Learn how to prevent programs from backsliding
Understand how to create a platform for continuous improvement
Develop a plan for organization-wide buy-in of your program

Typical BEC Sustaining expert's experience:

Many years of experience applying these techniques in multiple industries and all levels of an organization
Great enthusiasm and passion for facilitating and training in improvement activities
Practical wisdom gained from facilitating many activities
Certification in their respective improvement methodology

BEC Sustaining Activities:
Development of Sustainment plan