Dr.Deming Archives - Andrew Stotz

Are You Managing the Organization or Just the Parts?

What if most CEOs misunderstand their real job? It’s a question the legendary management thinker Dr. W. Edwards Deming loved to ask. Too often, leaders make decisions that seem smart for one department, only to create bigger problems somewhere else in the organization.

Don’t Just Do Something

In this episode, John Dues shares how a simple Post-it exercise helped them clarify what was affecting much of her department’s work and gave Caroline a direction for her energy.

A New Lens with Balaji Reddie (Part 9)

Balaji Reddie and Andrew Stotz dig into Points 7 through 9 of Deming’s 14 Points: leadership as a Socratic act of asking rather than answering, why ‘drive out fear’ is really about removing the fear of telling the truth, and how breaking down departmental silos sometimes means one team taking a loss for the good of the whole.

John Willis: Why AI’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Technology

What if your AI strategy is creating more risk than progress? John Willis joins Andrew Stotz to trace how Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge shaped the way he thinks about organizations, learning, and change.

A New Lens with Balaji Reddie (Part 8)

What if your cheapest supplier is secretly your riskiest? Balaji Reddie unpacks Deming’s Points 4, 5, and 6 with Andrew Stotz by exploring Deming’s thinking on suppliers, continual improvement, and training.