Leader standard work: Embedding accountability through daily management

08 Sept 2026

In today's dynamic healthcare landscape, the ability to seamlessly integrate daily operations with strategic goals is paramount. This workshop will provide a deep dive into the principles and practical application of Daily Management via real world case studies. 

Drawing inspiration from the Virginia Mason Production System®, we'll explore a structured, data-driven framework that has empowered teams, solved problems in the moment, and achieved sustained improvement. 

Not just a top down approach, we’ll explore how to effectively harness the power of those at every level in your organisation, including frontline staff, patients and communities.

Participants will gain actionable strategies to:

  • Foster Visible and Committed Leadership: Understand and implement Leader Standard Work, ensuring leaders at all levels are actively engaged and present where the work happens.
  • Drive Patient and Community Engagement: Learn how to embed patient-centered care into daily workflows and production/capacity boards, fostering continuous improvement through staff engagement.
  • Cultivate a Culture of Empowerment and Kaizen: Discover how to empower your workforce to identify and implement daily improvements, making "fix it in the moment" a standard operating procedure.
  • Pursue Zero Harm: Explore how Daily Management's structured approach to quality and safety builds accountability and continuously drives towards eliminating harm.
  • Leverage Technology: Show how your teams can marry new technologies with existing systems

We will share tangible templates and exercises that showcase how to create and facilitate production boards, daily accountability huddles, leader standard work, immediate root-cause analysis, and impactful "genba walks”. 

You'll leave with a clear understanding of how to establish a robust Daily Management system that sustains improvement, embeds accountability throughout your organisation, and ultimately makes daily work visible and exceptional.

Speakers
Kellie Blyth
Kellie Blyth, Executive Director - Peel Health Campus
Luke Dix
Luke Dix, Executive Director - Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
Erwin Loh
Erwin Loh, President - Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators