Dr. Steve Kitt: From Data to Decisions | Ep. 216
Episode description
Understanding a business's culture, style, and potential bottlenecks is critical to making informed decisions, especially in such dynamic businesses as swine. Early identification of a company's comfort level is crucial in decision-making processes. During this episode, Dr. Steve Kitt discusses his enriching experience working with a significant industry player. Through his remarkable journey filled with lessons about resilience and innovation, he discusses strategic decision-making, leadership, teamwork, and the importance of data generation and interpretation in our industry.
“Basically, we win as a team, we lose as a team. There's nothing better than a high functioning team, but it's hard to get there." - Dr. Steve Kitt
What you’ll learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (02:15) Introduction
- (06:47) Teamwork and decision making
- (09:13) Confrontation and alignment within a team
- (13:17) Experience designing a research program
- (19:05) Strategies in motion: turning data into decisions
- (23:13) Using economic factors to make research-based decisions
- (25:15) Planning for future challenges in the industry
- (29:03) The final questions
Meet the guest: Dr. Steve Kitt
Experience:
- Current: Swine nutritionist consultant at First Choice Livestock
- Past: Nutritionist at Pillen Family Farms
Background:
- Ph.D., Swine Nutrition (University of Nebraska)
- M.Sc., Animal Nutrition (University of Nebraska)
- B.Sc., Animal Science (Iowa State University)
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