About this Presentation
This session is a facilitated session concerned with TOC in government. The audience is asked to develop a conflict and draw the cloud for discussion. The participants' need is to create simplicity in government. Today how congress works in committees, bills, budgets, compromises, etc. is cumbersome. They sub-optimize. We need a holistic cloud and solution. One conflict is the conflict to collaborate or not to collaborate. Another conflict is to spend everything in my allocated budget versus not spend everything in my allocated budget. Another is to do what is politically expedient or do what is right for the long term. Another: to exploit versus to elevate. The Utah-government issue was selected to study. The current government system is focused on sub-optimization. D Focus is on the federal program compliance requirement (follow the rules or focus on a piece of the problem). D Focus on the responsibilities of my office rather on D' Focus on creating holistic solutions. (Challenge the rules or do what is right.) What is the need B for D Follow the rules? Secure funding (provide stability, security) (have continuity) (get the job done w/o drama). “In order to work effectively within the government structure” might serve as the Objective A. Objective A In order to have people achieve self-sufficiency is the Utah government objective.
What Will You Learn
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Instructor(s)
Jennifer Eckman
Ms Alka Wadhwa
Alka Wadhwa is an experienced consultant and process improvement expert with over 24 years of expertise in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean Six Sigma, and organizational performance optimization. She has successfully led projects in healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, driving significant improvements such as a 67% boost in hospital operations and a 140% increase in outpatient visits.
Previously, Alka Wadhwa spent 17+ years at GE Global Research Center, where she led initiatives to enhance various GE businesses through advanced technologies, process redesign, and system optimization. Founder of Better Solutions Consulting, LLC, she specializes in using TOC, Six Sigma, and data analytics to streamline operations and build high-performance teams.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades, including the Empire State Award of Excellence in healthcare.
Dr Gary Wadhwa
Dr. Gary Wadhwa is a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with extensive experience in the field. He completed his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and has served as an Attending at prestigious institutions like St. Peters Hospitals, Ellis Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital in NY. With a career spanning over two decades, he was the former CEO and President of a group specialty practice in NY from 1994 to 2015. Dr. Wadhwa holds an MBA from UT at Knoxville, TN, and has undergone additional training in System Dynamics at MIT, Health System Management at Harvard Business School, and Entrepreneurship and healthcare innovations at Columbia Business School. Committed to expanding access to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery care, he is currently engaged in a meaningful project to provide healthcare services to underserved populations in inner city and rural areas through non-profit Community Health Centers.