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I am a keynote speaker on overcoming change resistance in organizations. I speak about women in manufacturing leadership and Continuous Improvement and how they can build credibility. Book me for your next Lean and Operational Excellence keynote.

Kelly Mallery is a Keynote speaker who helps:
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Organizations overcome change resistance
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Leaders build credibility and influence
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Continuous improvement professionals drive adoption and buy-in
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Women in manufacturing increase their impact and visibility
Current Keynotes
Change Wars: Why Fighting Resistance is the Wrong Battle and What to Do Instead
Audience: Senior leaders, CI professionals, transformation teams
Problem: Change efforts and organizational adoption stall due to unseen resistance
Talk Outcome: Leaders learn how their own approach fuels or diffuses employee resistance to change and a new change management approach
Want Credibility? Stop Doing More Lean
Audience: Senior leaders, CI professionals, transformation teams
Problem: CI professionals are not being listened to and their expertise is not being used
Talk Outcome: Leaders learn how their intent is not matching what people are experiencing and that is why resistance happens
Behind the Curtain: Rethinking How We Introduce CI Tools & Methods
Audience: Senior leaders, CI professionals, transformation teams
Problem: Tool implementations are not sticking or sustaining
Talk Outcome: Leaders learn how the story they are telling about these tools and methods impacts the way they are viewed by others and how to rethink the way they are selling these
More than Meets the Mind: How to START with Scientific Thinking
Audience: Senior leaders, CI professionals, transformation teams
Problem: Kata and Scientific Thinking initiatives and implementations stall out
Talk Outcome: Leaders learn how to now implement Kata and Scientific Thinking but integrate it into the current business systems for longer lasting engagement
Kelly's Signature Frameworks:
Resistobots™
Kelly’s Resistobots are personifications of how leaders show up in times of resistance to change and demonstrate the behaviors that fuel employee resistance.
transFORM
Kelly’s transFORM framework helps leaders identify how their behaviors shape how they are perceived, received, and experienced during change.
C.H.A.N.G.E. Shaper™
Kelly's C.H.A.N.G.E. Shaper model helps leaders understand the behaviors and characteristics that get their help used and their ideas listened to.
Other speaking topics include:
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Change resistance in organizations
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Building credibility at work
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Leadership communication and influence
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Continuous improvement and Lean leadership
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Women in manufacturing and technical leadership
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Scientific thinking and problem-solving
Kelly is a great fit for...
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Leadership offsites
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Operational excellence / Lean conferences
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Women in manufacturing events
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Transformation kickoffsCulture change initiatives
Experiences Include:
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12+ years in manufacturing (aerospace, solar, consumer products)
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Director of Operational Excellence at a global medical device company
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Founder of Kata School Northeast
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Speaker on change resistance, credibility, and leadership effectiveness
Let’s make change something people want to be part of. Book me to speak at your next event, and let’s transform the way you lead change—together!
Previous Speaking Engagements






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