“I have known Deon over the twelve years and have had the pleasure of working for him for over six years. He is a terrific leader who believes in knowledge management and empowerment. He is excellent at identifying and recruiting talents, and developing talents within the organization. He is a firm believer in teamwork and accomplishing results through employee empowerment and appropriate resource allocation. What I like the most about Deon is always willing to listen to new ideas and suggestions. He always recognizes others contribution and gives credit and encouragement when and where it is due. He always challenges his team members to be top performers and invests in their development. For example, he encouraged me to do my MBA and challenged me to complete it on time. He is not short sighted. He always looks at the bigger picture and always looks ahead to the future. Through challenging times, he is supportive and caring. He is leader who cares about his people. He is person I am always proud to call my friend. ”
Deon van den Berg
Hennepin, Illinois, United States
2K followers
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About
An impeccable record in transforming manufacturing operations by identifying and…
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You're struggling to stay ahead in manufacturing operations. How can you innovate and compete effectively?
Take the time to lay out the value stream of your organization and critically assess how one can reduce the non-value add. Make sure you gather the right people around the table and level the playing field - no place for hierarchy...
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You're struggling to stay ahead in manufacturing operations. How can you innovate and compete effectively?
Can not underestimate the value of having a skilled workforce and rewarding accordingly. Do not tolerate underperformers for the sake of maintaining a full complement (trying to manage OT for example). The median and top performers will be demotivated by your tolerance of mediocrity. Be deliberate in training your people to be the best they can be and follow through on progress after training - too often we train for the sake of training.
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Your manufacturing operations are running smoothly, but how can you increase efficiency?
Spend time making sure the data is understood by all that need to understand it. I think we (I certainly do) take for granted that the metrics are well understood by line management. Pareto analysis of any operational unit has been very helpful to improve uptime etc. The 80/20 Principle fits all the time......
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That's Great - Now the Other States need to Follow
That's Great - Now the Other States need to Follow
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Refresh your leadership style & adapt to ambiguity. Lead like an entrepreneur with the #1 school in entrepreneurial thinking.
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Experience
Education
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Activities and Societies: Top 10 UK Business School (Ireland,Scotland, England) Top European Business School (of 4000 Universities)
Masters of Business Administration - Strategy
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Activities and Societies: Head of Old Boys Club Bond van Jong Simonsbergers
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Activities and Societies: 1st Team in all sports - hockey, cricket, golf Enterprise Society
High school education
Top Private School Worldwide
Volunteer Experience
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General Member Board
THE ILLINOIS VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- Present 5 years 1 month
Economic Empowerment
Been deeply involved in business image restoration in Northern California with local community, Oakland City Councilman as well as Californian Assemblymen.
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Volunteer Organizer
Living Lands and Waters
- Present 8 years 3 months
Environment
Arranged 65 volunteer group for region (total volunteers of 135 people) for a major river clean up event on the Ohio River. Set record year for clean up activity.
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Member
Arukah Institute of Healing
- Present 3 years 7 months
Social Services
Established sponsorship for the Arukah mission
Courses
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Extensive MSHA Training
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ISO 9500 Auditor
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Industrial Relations for Manage
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Leadership Development Program - Center for Creative Leadership
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Media Relations Training - Vautier Communications, Chicago, IL
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Negotiating and Administering the Labor Contract - Ross Business School, University of Michigan
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SAMTRAC (Safety) Training, OSHA
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SAP/Oracle (ERP tool) proficiency
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Projects
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Business Startup
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Setting up operational and business improvement strategy for a start up facility in the innovation field. Conversion from pilot to commercial phase.
Other creators
Languages
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Dutch
Limited working proficiency
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German
Limited working proficiency
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Afrikaans
Native or bilingual proficiency
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