Applied Leadership for Performance Culture

This course equips leaders with the strategic tools and behavioral skills to build and sustain a performance-driven culture. Participants will learn the Hoshin Planning process and actively practice key leadership behaviors through teach-back modules focused on facilitation, accountability, conflict resolution, and trust-building. With real-time coaching and peer feedback, attendees will leave ready to lead cultural change with confidence and clarity.

• Frontline supervisors and team leads involved in performance culture transformation.
• Managers and executives responsible for driving strategic alignment and continuous improvement.
• Professionals preparing to lead or support organizational change initiatives.

This course is part of the Technical Leadership Certificate. Course may be taken individually as well.

Hoshin Planning (half day)

• Strategy Description
• Benefits of Strategy Deployment
• Seven Implementation Steps
• Establish the Vision (Mission, Values and Vision)
• Develop Breakthrough Objectives
• Develop Annual Objectives
• Deploy Annual Objectives
• Implement Annual Objectives
• Monthly & Quarterly Review
• Annual Review

Teach-backs Utilizing Six Modules
(delivered by students over 2-1/2 days)

• Facilitation Skills
• Questioning Skills
• Handling Conflict
• Holding Others Accountable
• Setting Expectations
• Building Trust

Amanda Renz

Amanda Renz is a Learning Design Manager with the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Interdisciplinary Professional Programs. She leads a team who supports the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of graduate and professional development programs, along with the exploration and integration of educational technology to enhance the learning experience. As a Certified Product Owner and ScrumMaster, Amanda applies an Agile framework to lead teams and strategic efforts that transform systems and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.

Amanda is a proud Badger and life-long learner. She earned her BS in Education and MS in Library and Information Studies, both at UW–Madison. Amanda brings over ten years of classroom teaching, training, and facilitation experience as well as ten years of experience in a US Army combat training brigade. She enjoys yoga, biking, and paddleboarding.

Jon Wellik

Jon Wellik is the Program Director for the Maintenance and Reliability Management and Technical Leadership professional development programs, offered by Interdisciplinary Professional Programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Jon has more than 30 years of food and beverage field manufacturing experience, including plant startup operations at Frito-Lay where he was recipient of two national quality awards, the second as Plant Manager.  Other companies include Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, Dairy Farmers of America, Morgan Foods, and Ab E Manufacturing, in roles as first line Supervisor, Plant Manager (3), Director in Continuous Improvement (2), VP Operations, and President/CEO. His career of varied experiences fostered multiple company transformations by way of strategic deployment, product and equipment innovation, and curriculum development and deployment.

Jon's education includes a BS in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University and an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He is a Master Trainer in Continuous Improvement and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.  Jon is a volunteer with RSVP-Madison and enjoys yoga, golf, and travel.