KPI Fireside – Episode 64 — John Garrett on Building a Culture People Stay For
What makes employees stay? It's a question that leaders across every industry continue to ask. While compensation, benefits, and flexibility matter, they are rarely the reason people [...]
Standard Work in KPI Fire
Standard Work in KPI Fire Sustain Operational Discipline Without Chasing People Most organizations don’t struggle with improvement ideas. They struggle with consistency. Daily audits get skipped. [...]
Project vs. Portfolio Management: Aligning Ground-Level Execution
Every executive knows the frustration. Teams are working around the clock. Tasks are getting checked off. Status reports are glowing green. Yet, when the end of [...]
KPI Fireside —Episode 63: Karen Martin on Clarity First: Flow, Metrics, and Leading Improvement
How many metrics does your organization track? If you opening a massive spreadsheet full of colorful data points, ask yourself this simple question: What decision or action [...]
Product Enhancements – Release Notes June 2026
Product Enhancements – Release Notes June 2026 We are happy to announce our June enhancements & fixes: Note: if you don't see the same thing [...]
What Is a North Star? Everything You Need to Know to Align Departments
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” — John F. Kennedy Organizations are full of energy, ambition, and talent. Yet without a clear [...]
KPI Fireside — Episode 62: Danny Toney on Data Driven Leadership
Most leadership teams operate in a state of artificial visibility. They are buried under automated dashboards and massive data suites, yet they remain fundamentally blind to [...]
Mastering Continuous Improvement with Shu-Ha-Ri
Every executive wants an organization filled with autonomous, world-class problem solvers. We launch continuous improvement (CI) programs, roll out training, and hand our teams standardized templates. [...]
KPI Fireside — Episode 61: Katie Anderson on Building Teams that Think, Learn and Improve
Every leader wants an organization filled with autonomous, high-performing problem solvers. We talk about building a "learning culture," we write "continuous improvement" into our corporate core values, [...]
Avoiding the “Green Trap”: Spotting and Solving Watermelon Metrics
In the pursuit of Continuous Improvement, we are taught to love "Green." Green means the project is on track and that the KPI is within its [...]
Why Gartner’s 2026 AI Trends Require a Lean Foundation
In 2026, the boardroom conversation has shifted from "What is GenAI?" to "How do we manage our Multi-Agent Systems?" Gartner’s latest strategic trends point toward a [...]
Product Enhancements – Release Notes May 2026
Product Enhancements – Release Notes May 2026 We are happy to announce our May enhancements & fixes: Note: if you don't see the same thing [...]
KPI Fireside — Episode 59: Duane Deason on Smarter Cost Management
Join us for Episode 59 of the KPI Fireside Podcast series, as host Keith Norris sits down with the financial management expert Duane Deason to explore what [...]
KPI Fireside — Episode 58: The Value of Tracking ROI with Chris Keahey
What does a 17-year veteran of the fire service have in common with a Master Black Belt? More than you might think. In this episode of [...]
The Gold in the Data: Operational Alignment in Mining
In the sphere of mining, a few percentage points of equipment availability often separate a profitable quarter from a missed forecast. Whether you extract iron ore [...]
KPI Fireside — Episode 57: Cheryl Jekiel on Letting Go To Lead
In this episode of the KPI Fireside podcast, Cheryl Jekiel, founder of the Lean Leadership Center and author of Letting Go to Lead, shared her profound [...]