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The 2026 Michigan Lean Consortium Annual Conference brings together continuous improvement professionals from across industries to explore what it means to navigate Lean while staying anchored in connection — to our purpose, our people, and our community.


We’re excited to welcome a diverse lineup of speakers from across industries who will share real-world Lean experiences, practical strategies, and lessons learned to help you navigate continuous improvement in your organization.

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Keynote Speakers



Elisabeth Swan 
President | Swan Consulting & Associates, Inc 


Elisabeth is a co-founder of Just-in-Time Cafe learning nexus, and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe podcast with mission to lift all boats with a rising tide of continuous improvement.

She has consulted in the business process performance industry for over 30 years. Her experience spans from helping local non-profits expand their reach to guiding Fortune 100 companies through Lean Transformations. She has mentored thousands of people in improvement efforts generating millions in savings. She has deep experience coaching problem solvers and guiding leadership to operational excellence.


An innovative educator, she was the co-designer and instructor for Lean Six Sigma Leadership Course at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She is the Lead Instructor for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt at UC San Diego Health, and she also designs and runs Lean Six Sigma courses at UC Davis, and the University of Denver.


She is the award-winning author of, Picture Yourself a Leader: Illustrated Micro-Lessons in Navigating Change, and the second edition of her co-authored, Problem Solver’s Toolkit: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Your Lean Six Sigma Journey, is publishing in early 2025.




Andy Worshek
Expert on Intent-Based Leadership, Author & Former Sonar Chief on the

USS Santa Fe


Andy Worshek imagines a workplace where everyone engages and contributes their full intellectual capacity, a place where people are healthier and happier because they have more control over their work–a place where everyone is a leader.


Andy served in the navy for 24 years, and achieved the rank of Master Chief. Andy was assigned to the nuclear powered submarine USS Santa Fe with captain David Marquet – then ranked last in retention and operational standing. Together, they teamed up and turned that ship around by developing a new model of leadership that built leaders at every level. Intent-Based Leadership took the Santa Fe from “worst to first,” achieving the highest retention and operational standings in the navy.


Stephen R. Covey rode the USS Santa Fe and said it was “the most empowering organization he’d ever seen” and wrote about the USS Santa Fe leadership practices in his book, The 8th Habit.


Andy is prominently featured in the best-selling leadership book Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders which tells the turnaround story of the USS Santa Fe. Fortune magazine named it the #1 must-read book to read and USA Today put it on their list of the 12 best business books of all time.


Before joining the Turn the Ship Around Team, Andy practiced intent-based leadership as the director of Human Resources and Personnel Development at McGee, Hearne & Paiz, LLP, the premier accounting firm in Wyoming. Andy is a SHRM-SCP certified Human Resources Professional and lives in Pryor, Oklahoma with his wife.

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