GIODN Special Event – Innovation Overview for the OD Professional with Frank Voehl

Join us for this GIODN Special Event with consulting and quality professional Frank Voehl. The increasing need for growth and change provides a great deal of opportunity for businesses. Nearly half of Americans agree that growth in technology has been the biggest improvement to life in the past 50 years. As a result, companies that embrace innovation have a had sizable advantage in ultimately meeting the demands of their customers. Simply put, companies cannot afford to stay afloat if they do not embrace innovation and change.  The presentation contains three critical factors on the importance of innovation for the OD professional.

Presenter bio

Frank Voehl has thirty-five years of practical experience in leadership for process enhancement, change management, and program development and operations leadership at FPL’s QualTec as COO, Strategy Associates CEO/President, 20-20 Innovation CEO, and COO/Chancellor of the Harrington Institute. He is a Senior Counselor in Process & Innovation Management, Lean Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Problem Solving,  and Accelerated Performance Improvement and Policy Deployment. Additionally, he provided input on the original design of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and facilitated its crossover to other nations and regions, including the Bahamas, Japan, South America, Europe and the Czech Republic. Frank is also a noted author and series editor of over 45 books and hundreds of articles and technical papers in the field of innovation, business management, change management and process improvement.