Chris Butterworth is a multi-award-winning author, international speaker, and coach. He coaches executive teams and transfers continuous improvement knowledge across all levels of an organization. He has extensive leadership and consulting experience in a wide range of sectors. He is also a Shingo certified master-level facilitator, Shingo faculty fellow, Shingo Academy member, and Shingo Prize examiner. Mr. Butterworth won The Executive Connection’s (TEC) Best New Speaker of the Year Award for his talk on Lean thinking. He is the co-author of three widely acclaimed Shingo Publication Award books: 4+1: Embedding a Culture of Continuous Improvement, The Essence of Excellence: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement, and Why Bother: Why and How to Assess Your Continuous Improvement Culture. He is also the editor of the Shingo Institute's book Enterprise Alignment and Results.