As CEO of Firefly Consulting, Kimberly leads a team of experts focused on driving results for clients in Innovation and Operational Excellence. Additionally, she is on the faculty of the Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship where she teaches Operations.
Prior to founding Firefly, Kimberly was a Partner with Accenture Management Consulting in the Process and Innovation Performance practice area. Previously, Kimberly was a Vice President with George Group Consulting. She has led multiple Lean Six Sigma programs with Fortune 500 companies, including a global deployment that generated over $1B in savings.
Her current book, Innovating Lean Six Sigma (McGraw-Hill, 2016), is focused on helping companies get the most from their operational excellence programs. Her previous book, Fast Innovation (McGraw-Hill, 2005), hit Business Week’s Top 10 Business book list.
In this webcast, author Kimberly Watson-Hemphill will share some highlights from her new book, Innovating Lean Six Sigma (McGraw-Hill, 2016), and provide practical tips every business leader can use to get more from their Lean Six Sigma deployment.
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