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KPI Fireside: A Continuous Improvement Podcast

KPI Fire
Continuous Improvement
Operational Excellence
Lean Six Sigma
Employee Engagement
Lean Methodology
Consulting
Reflection Practices
Leadership
Leadership Development
Lean
Change Management
Theory Of Constraints
Workplace Visuality
Organizational Behavior
Lean Manufacturing
Lean Accounting
Problem Solving
Flow Rate and Flow Time
Goal Setting
Decision Making

KPI Fireside is the podcast for business leaders, process improvement professionals, and anyone passionate about making things better. Through insightful interviews with industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers, we explore the stories behind successful Continuous Improvement journeys.

Hosted by KPI Fire, this podcast dives deep into Lean Six Sigma, Strategy Execution, KPI Management, and Ope... more

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How do you make innovation and transformation actually stick instead of stalling out in planning decks and dashboards? In this episode, Keith Norris talks with Claire Quigley, founder of Tech Team Whisperer. With more than 20 years of experience span... more

How do you build a continuous improvement system that works across industries, scales with growth, and actually changes how people think and act? In this episode, Keith Norris talks with Keshawn Cupid, CEO of Modern Kaizen. Drawing on his journey fro... more

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How often do organizations say they are “doing Lean” while quietly undermining it through everyday leadership behaviors?

In this episode of KPI Fireside, host Keith Norris sits down with Bob Emiliani, a respected author, researcher, and longtime cri... more

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How do you build a continuous improvement culture that actually sticks, especially across large, complex organizations? In this episode, Keith Norris talks with Dan Barata, Corporate Director of Continuous Improvement at East Penn Manufacturing. With... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Bob Emiliani
Emeritus Professor with over 30 years of management experience, and a leading voice on lean leadership and management.
Pioneering Lean Leadership Researcher
Episode: Bob Emiliani on The Discipline of Lean Leadership
Dan Barata
Corporate Director of Continuous Improvement at East Penn Manufacturing
East Penn Manufacturing
Episode: Dan Barata on The Leadership Discipline Missing In Most Transformations
Janine LeaBarrett
An accomplished infrastructure and governance executive with over 25 years' experience across mining, engineering, and local government
Episode: Janine LeaBarrett on Building Resilient Teams That Deliver
Tina Agustiady
Award-winning continuous improvement leader and certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
JP Morgan Chase
Episode: Tina Agustiady on What It Really Takes to Build a Culture of Excellence
Lorenzo Long
Sustainability coordinator for Ogden City
Ogden City, Utah
Episode: Lorenzo Long on Making Sustainability Everyone's Job
Pete Gough
Expert in continuous improvement and leadership in the mining industry
Episode: Pete Gough on What Great Leaders Do Differently
Steve Burkle
Global Director of Operational Excellence with over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
KPI Fire
Episode: Steve Burkle on What Makes Improvement Efforts Succeed (or Fail)
Darren Dolcemascolo
Lean leadership expert and senior partner at EMS Consulting Group
EMS Consulting Group
Episode: Darren Dolcemascolo on Coaching Leaders to Build Problem Solvers
Jared Thatcher
Lean Business Consultant, host and organizer of the Global Lean Summit, and author of Parenting the Lean Way
Episode: Jared Thatcher on Cost Improvement That Doesn't Burn People Out

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Keith Norris
Host of KPI Fireside, focusing on continuous improvement processes and leadership strategies in various sectors.

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Bob Emiliani on The Discipline of Lean Leadership
Q: How do you recommend leaders involve their teams in continuous improvement?
Leaders should engage employees creatively without making a big fuss about it by improving processes and respecting team input.
Bob Emiliani on The Discipline of Lean Leadership
Q: What is Lean and how should leaders approach it?
Lean is not a strategy; it is a management philosophy focusing on improvement and respect for people, but leaders often need to acknowledge its impact on their authority and practice engagement.
Dan Barata on The Leadership Discipline Missing In Most Transformations
Q: What is the value add for CI professionals?
The role focuses on identifying and enabling efficient processes while minimizing non-value-added activities.
Dan Barata on The Leadership Discipline Missing In Most Transformations
Q: What advice do you have to reconcile the tension between following a process and creating room for improvement?
Understanding whether standard work exists and if it's being adhered to is crucial before seeking improvements.
Dan Barata on The Leadership Discipline Missing In Most Transformations
Q: What was the spark that got you intrigued with continuous improvement?
It was my college days at Penn State; I was drawn to industrial engineering because it centers on people and processes.

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