Posts by Andrew Stotz
Understanding Shades of Variation: Awaken Your Inner Deming (Part 8)
In this episode, Bill and Andrew discuss the shades of variation: meeting requirements, accuracy, precision, and precision around variety. Is reducing variation to zero a good thing? Plus, Bill and Andrew share stories that offer practical ways to think about these concepts.
Read Full PostStarting the Transformation: Deming in Schools Case Study with John Dues (Part 10)
In this episode, John and Andrew shift from management myths (don’t do this) to principles for transformation (do this instead) based on Deming’s 14 Points for Management. This episode introduces the principles and the context you need to get started.
Read Full PostUnleashing Hidden Powers for Improvement: Role of a Manager in Education (Part 7)
David and Andrew discuss the three types of power that leaders have: authority, knowledge, and persuasion. David also explains where the current style of “command and control” management comes from and what a nearly failed family vacation can tell us about power.
Read Full PostSeeing Through New Eyes: Awaken Your Inner Deming (Part 7)
Learning Deming is like seeing the world through a different lens. In this episode, Bill Bellows uses various examples to show us how powerful that new vision can be.
Read Full PostGoing Beyond Good: Awaken Your Inner Deming (Part 6)
If something is “good” is that good enough? Who decides? In this episode, Bill and Andrew discuss how people define “good,” what interchangeability has to do with morale, and the problem with a “merit-based” culture. Bonus: Learn how Americans became the first to use the French idea of interchangeable parts in manufacturing.
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