Webinar: What CEOs Actually Focus On—and Why It Matters
Many organizations invest heavily in Lean tools, improvement initiatives, and operational excellence programs—yet still struggle to achieve sustained, profitable growth.
Often, the issue isn’t effort.
It’s focus.
In this special Ask the CEO webinar, Bill Canady joins Mark Graban for a candid, unscripted conversation about how senior leaders think about growth, priorities, and improvement.
Bill shares how he applies 80/20 thinking, Lean principles, and data-driven decision-making to scale businesses, align teams, and deliver results—without overwhelming the organization with too many “top priorities.”
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From Strategy to Execution: A CEO’s Perspective
Drawing on more than 30 years of experience leading and advising companies, Bill explains how CEOs:
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Decide what truly matters—and what doesn’t
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Avoid initiative overload that slows execution
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Use Lean and continuous improvement to support strategy, not distract from it
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Think about leadership consistency, accountability, and learning
This session goes beyond theory to explore how focus, discipline, and improvement systems work together in real organizations—especially in complex, multi-site environments.
What You’ll Learn
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What 80/20 leadership looks like in practice at the executive level
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How CEOs think about profitable growth and resource allocation
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Why too many priorities undermine execution and results
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How Lean and continuous improvement support strategic clarity
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What senior leaders expect from CI and operational excellence teams
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How improvement leaders can better align with executive thinking
Who This Webinar Is For
This webinar is especially valuable for:
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CEOs, executives, and senior leaders responsible for growth, performance, and culture
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Continuous improvement, Lean, and operational excellence leaders
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CI professionals who want to better understand executive priorities
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Managers and directors supporting strategy execution
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Organizations struggling with focus, initiative overload, or inconsistent results
Whether you’re leading an organization—or supporting those who do—this session provides rare insight into how CEOs actually think about improvement and performance.
Key Insight: Profitable Growth Requires Focused Improvement
Profitable growth doesn’t come from doing more—it comes from doing the right things well.
As Bill explains, 80/20 leadership helps organizations:
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Focus resources where they matter most
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Stop low-value work that consumes time and attention
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Use Lean as a system for redeploying people, capital, and effort
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Build cultures that learn, adapt, and execute consistently
When strategy, leadership behavior, and improvement systems are aligned, organizations move faster—and with greater confidence.
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