6 October 2025 
Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS, faculty in the MIT Sloan Leading Organizations for High-Velocity Performance program, is a recipient of AME’s Philip Crosby Medal. The award highlights his global influence in enabling organizations to solve complex problems faster, improve efficiency, and achieve sustainable performance gains. As part of the program, Spear teaches modules on high-performance systems to global executives by leveraging decades of industry experience.
The Philip Crosby Medal, awarded by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), is a prestigious recognition of outstanding contributions to operational excellence and process improvement. Spear received this honor for his groundbreaking work designing high-impact systems for Alcoa, DTE, the US Navy, the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, and major healthcare institutions.
At MIT Sloan, as a senior lecturer, through his work as a senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and as the founder of See to Solve, Spear brings expertise and experience to the classroom. The Leading Organizations for High-Velocity Performance participants gain firsthand insight into designing high-performing systems, fostering innovation, and accelerating organizational learning. His guidance equips leaders to navigate complex change, implement sustainable improvements, and achieve measurable results.
Reflecting on his recognition, Spear said, “It’s an honor to receive this recognition. The award reflects my work, the incredible efforts of the organizations and teams I’ve been privileged to support, and the executive education programs I lead, including the Leading Organizations for High-Velocity Performance program by MIT Sloan. It underscores the importance of designing systems that harness people’s creativity and ingenuity to achieve extraordinary results.”
Leading Organizations for High-Velocity Performance is a thought-provoking, six-week online program offered by MIT Sloan Executive Education in collaboration with Emeritus. Designed for senior leaders and managers, it blends practical assignments, research-backed frameworks from MIT, and a dynamic change-management simulation to navigate real-world transformation. Participants work through case studies and interactive discussions while building a personalized High-Velocity Performance Playbook to contextualize insights within their organizations. By applying lessons through weekly work, they develop clear, actionable strategies to drive innovation, resilience, and sustained performance.
Spear’s engagement in the program exemplifies MIT Sloan Executive Education’s commitment to equipping senior professionals with actionable frameworks and strategies to transform organizations and create lasting impact.
Learn more about the MIT Sloan Leading Organizations for High-Velocity Performance program here: https://executive-ed.mit.edu/high-velocity-performance
About MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT has more than 120,000 alumni in 90+ countries who have founded more than 30,000 companies. MIT’s motto is “mens et manus,” or “mind and hand,” signifying the fusion of academic knowledge with practical purpose. The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and generate ideas that advance management practice.
About Emeritus
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