Recorded October 15, 2019
Presented by Paul Wainwright, hosted by Mark Graban and KaiNexus
Learning Objectives:

Reflect on traditional idealisms of change management and consider how these may be your enemy
Identify the need for positive deviance in an organizational setting
Consider the cultural elements required to not only embrace positive deviance by also promote and encourage it

Paul Wainwright
BSc (Hons) MSc MBA CMgr MCMI
Managing Director,  Initi8 Business Excellence

Paul is the Managing Director of Initi8 Business Excellence, a consultancy business specializing in enabling organizations to achieve positive an progressive change. The eight core elements supporting the Initi8 Business Excellence framework are focused on Strategy, Design, Leadership, Process, Change, Customer, Learning & Empowerment

Having worked with a range of organizations in various sectors Paul has experience of leading business improvement projects, introducing continuous improvement frameworks and working with senior leaders to train and develop their leadership and management skills. As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Paul is very familiar with the challenges that organizations face 'on the ground' and actively works with leaders of organizations to go to Gemba and overcome these challenges.

Paul also works closely with a local university delivering material on their MBA course whilst also offering free consultancy to local charities to help them formulate and deploy operational strategies enabling them to reach their goals and objectives.