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Press releaseOctober 1, 2026

Redesigned Work Excellence Website Shows Leaders Exactly What Working Together Looks Like

Same address, rebuilt from the ground up, with the Method, packages, and results laid out in the open.

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Talks and conferences from the past year.

Business leaders in conversation at the Work Excellence happy hour at O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. in Minneapolis
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· Minneapolis, MN

Good Drinks. Good People. Great Conversation: A Work Excellence Happy Hour

Work Excellence brought together over 30 business leaders, technology experts, and partners for an invitation-only happy hour at O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. in Minneapolis.

This informal gathering created an opportunity to connect and exchange perspectives. The evening focused on building relationships and having meaningful conversations with professionals across industries.

Work Excellence presenting on AI adoption and work design at the AI Leadership Summit in Janesville, Wisconsin
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2026 · Janesville, Wisconsin

AI Leadership Summit

Work Excellence joined business and technology leaders to explore what it takes to prepare organizations for AI. Steve presented alongside longtime colleague and client Jon Boumstein, sharing an important perspective: successful AI adoption starts with understanding the work. Clear processes, organized data, and well-defined outcomes create the foundation organizations need to identify where AI can add meaningful value.

Presenting “Leading the Review Organization of the Future” at the 2026 NAIRO Annual Conference
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2026 · NAIRO Annual Conference

Leading the Review Organization of the Future

Work Excellence joined leaders from across the independent medical review industry at the 2026 NAIRO Annual Conference. Steve Gran presented “Leading the Review Organization of the Future: Strategy, Stability, and Same-Page Thinking,” exploring how leaders can shift from reactive operations to intentionally working ON the business. The session introduced practical ways to create clarity, strengthen alignment, improve performance, and build organizations positioned for sustainable growth.

The Work Excellence team at the company’s sponsor booth, 2025 NAIRO Annual Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona
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2025 · Scottsdale, Arizona

Connecting with leaders across the review industry

Work Excellence participated as a sponsor of the 2025 NAIRO Annual Conference. The three-day event brought together leaders and decision-makers from across the independent review, health utilization, and workers’ compensation industries for education, networking, and conversations around emerging challenges and opportunities in the review landscape.