David Norris on Building a Cultur...

David Norris on Building a Culture of Improvement

KPI Fireside: A Continuous Improvement Podcast por KPI Fire
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17 ago 2026
41:49

Notas del episodio

Most organizations treat continuous improvement like a project. The ones that actually get results treat it like a culture.

In this episode of KPI Fireside, host Keith Norris sits down with David Norris. David Norris is the founder of Elevated Strategic Solutions, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations unlock capacity, improve performance, and align strategy with execution through operational excellence, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.

🔻 Why improvement that skips the people always reverts the moment something goes wrong

🔻 How to use new employee onboarding to plant a CI mindset before old habits take hold

🔻 Why "we don't have time for this" is the single best signal that improvement is overdue

🔻 How to turn a budget request into a CI conversation before a single dollar gets approved

🔻 Why tracking both direct and indirect costs is where the real savings are hiding

🔻 Why CI and finance need to be working together if you want leadership to actually buy in

🔗 Connect with David Norris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-norris-17016b146/

🌐 Learn more at Elevated Strategic Solutions: http://elevatedmtnsolutions.com/

🔗 Learn more about KPI Fire: https://www.kpifire.com/

🎙 Hosted by Keith Norris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithnorris/

Palabras clave

continuous improvement
operational excellence
lean manufacturing
process improvement
change management
lean six sigma
leadership development
Kaizen
business operations
KPI strategy