VISUAL LEADERSHIP
Where the psychology of work meets
visual operational excellence.
Taught by Jim Benson and Jesse DePriest
visual operational excellence.
Taught by Jim Benson and Jesse DePriest
LIVE IN OMAHA:
July 24, 2025 -
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Hosted by
Goodwill Industries
72nd and AmesOmaha, NE
Limited to 36 participants to ensure deep collaboration and personalized attention.
All previous cohorts reached capacity quickly.
Focused, Designed, Constant Effective Orgs
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Jim and Jesse
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Level: Leadership (Aspiring or Current)
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Course Time: 6
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Course overview
A live event in Omaha, Nebraska
This intensive collaboration between Jim Benson (Modus Institute) and Jesse DePriest (5L Performance Group) delivers a comprehensive approach to building lean leaders who want to create and drive sustainable organizational excellence.
You'll discover how to build lasting improvement (more effective, more efficient, more focused, more engaged) by combining visual management systems with behavioral economics insights, creating the psychological and operational infrastructure that makes improvement inevitable rather than accidental.
The workshop integrates Jim's expertise in humane Obeya practices and tactical visualizations (Personal Kanban, Kanban, Lean Coffee) with Jesse's proven 5L methodology (Love, Listen, Learn, Lead, Lean) and 30+ years of leadership experience across manufacturing and service industries.
This intensive collaboration between Jim Benson (Modus Institute) and Jesse DePriest (5L Performance Group) delivers a comprehensive approach to building lean leaders who want to create and drive sustainable organizational excellence.
You'll discover how to build lasting improvement (more effective, more efficient, more focused, more engaged) by combining visual management systems with behavioral economics insights, creating the psychological and operational infrastructure that makes improvement inevitable rather than accidental.
The workshop integrates Jim's expertise in humane Obeya practices and tactical visualizations (Personal Kanban, Kanban, Lean Coffee) with Jesse's proven 5L methodology (Love, Listen, Learn, Lead, Lean) and 30+ years of leadership experience across manufacturing and service industries.
Also in Omaha - Intro to Obeya
Learn work visualization and creating one central place where everyone on your team can see their work, collaborate, make decisions, and act with confidence. No Agile or Lean team should be without it. - Jim Benson partners with Omaha's Agile for Defense on this one.

Spend the day with
Jim Benson and Jesse DePriest
Jim Benson is the creator of Personal Kanban and Lean Coffee and was part of the team that created the use of Kanban for software. He is a founder of Modus Institute, senior faculty with the Lean Enterprise Institute, and won a Shingo Award for his book Personal Kanban with Tonianne Demaria. His books also include The Collaboration Equation (about building visual leadership systems), and Why Limit WIP and Why Plans Fail. He is an Omaha native, spending time with family and teaching this class.
Also check out his / Modus' Substack.
Also check out his / Modus' Substack.

Jesse DePriest is a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt with over 25 years of leadership experience across manufacturing and service industries, holding roles from Director of Continuous Improvement to General Manager while maintaining academic credentials including BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Operations Management, and an MBA. His military background includes eight years as a US Army officer and helicopter pilot, complementing his professional expertise in process improvement methodologies.
Jesse has taught Operations Management at Midland University's MBA program and Lean fundamentals at Metropolitan Community College. He actively contributes to the lean community through his service on the Iowa Lean Consortium, Siouxland Lean Consortium, and the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) with regular speaking engagements and facilitating monthly Lean coffees in the Omaha and Lincoln area. Jesse resides in Omaha with his wife, Katie.
Jesse has taught Operations Management at Midland University's MBA program and Lean fundamentals at Metropolitan Community College. He actively contributes to the lean community through his service on the Iowa Lean Consortium, Siouxland Lean Consortium, and the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) with regular speaking engagements and facilitating monthly Lean coffees in the Omaha and Lincoln area. Jesse resides in Omaha with his wife, Katie.