Note from Ray Randolph: (Revised July, 2025)
I generally offer my “2-day Lean Workshop” at dates and locations which are open to any interested attenders at a per-person fee. However, I offer two additional options which may be better for your situation:
1. A Private Workshop for your business only
I conduct the 2-day Workshop exclusively for your team. This option is a good fit if you have decided to adopt Lean and want your entire workforce trained. It can also be helpful if you are considering Lean and your leadership/decision-making team is 8 or more people. A private workshop may have several advantages:
- We can select dates and times that better fit your schedule.
- We can customize the content to better fit your history with Lean or the particular needs of your business.
- We can do the workshop in conjunction with other services for your business, such as Lean-leader-training, implementation of a leadership operating system, hands-on process-improvement coaching, on-going accountability and coaching, etc.
- Lower financial investment. Instead of the normal per-person cost, I charge a flat fee plus travel expense to conduct a private 2-day Workshop. This generally becomes better around 8-10 people—depending on travel costs.
If you have questions about private workshop fees or anything else, contact me.
2. A Sponsored Workshop for your area or a group of businesses
I conduct the 2-day Workshop for an audience you select. You may publicize the workshop in your area or limit it to participants of your own choosing. This may have several advantages:
- You may charge “outside” attenders up to my current per-person fee. This may allow team-members of your own business to participate at a much lower per-person cost. (There may be situations where you could charge a higher amount for outside attenders. For example, if you are located in a region where I am unlikely to offer a regular workshop, participants would otherwise be required to invest cost and time for travel. A higher per-person fee would make sense in this situation. Contact me if you think this may apply)
- We can select dates and times that better fit your schedule.
- This option can provide a workshop much closer to your area than I can provide on my own.
- We can adjust the content some to fit the needs of your particular group.
If you have questions about sponsored workshop details, contact me.
Responsibilities for a “SPONSORED” or “PRIVATE” workshop
Here is some information about how a “sponsored” or “private” workshop would work.
- You and I will agree on dates, location, and times for the workshop. I run my normal workshop days from 8a-4:30p. With time off for lunch, this is 7.5 hours of content per day. We can adjust the start and end times if you want.
- You and I will agree on a cost which consists of my current flat fee for 2 days of training plus travel costs for me to come and stay in your area.
- You and I will agree on a non-refundable deposit to secure the dates and begin planning. We will also agree on a date by which you may cancel the workshop without further financial obligation beyond the non-refundable deposit. If I cancel the date, I will return the “non-refundable” deposit.