PMI Houston Energy Corridor: "Wait Lifting! (The Time is Now to Make a Move)"
Pre-Dinner Presentation: Strategy to Execution — Bridging the Gap to Do More with Less
Stephen Smith, currently the CEO of Brightflare Performance Solutions, provides strategic vision for performance improvement & business transformation across global organizations.
Steve delivers transformative leadership with over 30 years of executive experience across manufacturing, operations, and supply chain. His mastery of Hoshin Kanri strategy deployment consistently drives exceptional results, including 300% EBITDA improvements and 4X returns for PE investors.
Steve combines operational excellence with strategic vision, implementing methodologies that have reduced costs by 15% while improving productivity by 30%. As a recognized thought leader who's advised Global 100 companies across five continents, he brings invaluable expertise in business transformation, performance improvement, and organizational alignment that consistently maximizes stakeholder value.
Topic Synopsis:
In today’s rapidly changing landscape, many organizations excel at developing bold strategies—but struggle to translate them into consistent execution. This session offers a practical blueprint for project managers, team leaders, and transformation agents to close the gap between vision and action using Lean principles, Strategy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri), and structured alignment tools. Through real-world examples and an interactive breakdown of execution bottlenecks, attendees will learn how to create clarity, accountability, and momentum—while optimizing resources and minimizing waste.
This session is ideal for those leading cross-functional initiatives, enterprise portfolios, or regional strategies in industries such as energy, tech, healthcare and manufacturing. By the end, you'll be equipped to turn strategic intent into measurable progress, every time.
Learning Objectives:
This session will highlight:
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Decode the Execution Gap Understand the most common failure points between strategic planning and implementation—and how to solve them.
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Apply Lean + Hoshin Tools Learn how to use visual planning, KPIs, and Catchball methods to cascade goals and align team efforts.
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Create a Value-Focused Execution Plan Build a simple, repeatable roadmap to activate strategic priorities while maximizing team engagement and efficiency.
PDU Triangle:
1.0 Power Skills PDU
Dinner Presentation: Wait Lifting! (The Time is Now to Make a Move)
Margaret A. Johnson, P.E., PCC grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and moved to Texas as fast as she could after graduating from Michigan State University! She utilizes her B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MBA, professional engineering license and International Coaching Federation credentials to inspire people and organizations to move from the SOS (Same Old Stuff) to WOW! (Well on the Way) through exploring the realm of possibilities. Johnson’s experience ranges from engineering and management in the electric power industry to sales and consulting in the oil and gas industry.
Margaret speaks, coaches and trains individuals and groups to achieve their goals through busting assumptions, unleashing creative ideas and developing a plan for taking courageous risks.
Creator of the SWOW!™ movement – taking people from SOS to WOW and joyfully being #SWOW - she inspires that SWOW experience in others through her work.
Margaret resides in Texas, with her husband Mike and a few short hours away are two sons and their growing families. She enjoys golf, teaching indoor cycle and hot yoga, competing in bikini/body building shows and hanging out on the beach.
Topic Synopsis:
Learning Objectives:
- A new project manager in an oil and gas exploration company stopped waiting on requests to climb the company totem pole and devised a strategy to develop key relationships at high levels to get things done without negatively affecting her working relationship with her immediate manager.
- A local technology company specializing in managed IT services stopped waiting on solutions from only directly involved departments and creatively engaged personnel at all levels and departments within the organization for ideas on problem solutions.
- A (long time procrastinating) technical manager in the chemical industry successfully applied for a move within his company to a new position/department more in line with his long term goals - a major change from the work he had been doing.
PDU Triangle:
1.0 Power Skills PDU
Event Information
| Event Date | 09-11-2025 5:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 09-11-2025 8:00 pm |
| Cut Off Date | 09-11-2025 8:00 pm |
| Capacity | 40 |
| Individual Price | $30 Members / $40 Guests |
| Location | Omega 365 USA Inc. |
Speakers
Margaret A. Johnson, P.E.
Margaret A. Johnson, P.E., PCC grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and moved to Texas as fast as she could after graduating from Michigan State University! She utilizes her B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MBA, professional engineering license and International Coaching Federation credentials to inspire people and organizations to move from the SOS (Same Old Stuff) to WOW! (Well on the Way) through exploring the realm of possibilities. Johnson’s experience ranges from engineering and management in the electric power industry to sales and consulting in the oil and gas industry. Margaret speaks, coaches and trains individuals and groups to achieve their goals through busting assumptions, unleashing creative ideas and developing a plan for taking courageous risks. Creator of the SWOW!™ movement – taking people from SOS to WOW and joyfully being #SWOW - she inspires that SWOW experience in others through her work. Margaret resides in Texas, with her husband Mike and a few short hours away are two sons and their growing families. She enjoys golf, teaching indoor cycle and hot yoga, competing in bikini/body building shows and hanging out on the beach.
Stephen Smith
Steve, currently the CEO of Brightflare Performance Solutions, provides strategic vision for performance improvement & business transformation across global organizations. Steve delivers transformative leadership with over 30 years of executive experience across manufacturing, operations, and supply chain. His mastery of Hoshin Kanri strategy deployment consistently drives exceptional results, including 300% EBITDA improvements and 4X returns for PE investors. Steve combines operational excellence with strategic vision, implementing methodologies that have reduced costs by 15% while improving productivity by 30%. As a recognized thought leader who's advised Global 100 companies across five continents, he brings invaluable expertise in business transformation, performance improvement, and organizational alignment that consistently maximizes stakeholder value.