In this episode, John Dues and host Andrew Stotz discuss what Dr. Deming meant by “institute training on the job” and “adopt and institute leadership” (principles 6 and 7). How do you follow those principles in the context of education?
Read Full ArticleMost of the time, variation between students or workers is the result of common cause situations, but sometimes you find folks who consistently aren’t performing at the same level. Does more punishment work? What should you do instead? In the episode, David Langford and host Andrew Stotz discuss how managers (or teachers) should approach these “special cause” situations.
Read Full ArticleIn this episode, Bill Bellows and host Andrew Stotz talk about resource management in a non-traditional sense. Bill explains how managing the variation and integration in your product or service is just as important as increasing consistency and removing waste.
Read Full ArticleIn this series, John Dues and host Andrew Stotz discuss principles that educational systems leaders can use to guide their transformation work. This episode covers principles 4 and 5: maximize high-quality learning and work continually on the system.
Read Full ArticleWhen things go wrong, who gets blamed? When things go right, who gets the credit? Dr. Deming wrote that good managers don’t play the blame/credit game. Instead, they “study results [of feedback] with the aim to improve performance.” In this episode, David Langford and host Andrew Stotz discuss getting honest feedback, how to react, and why it’s important.
Read Full ArticleIn this episode, John Dues and host Andrew Stotz discuss points 2 and 3 of Dr. Deming’s 14 Points for Management – translated for people in education: adopt the new philosophy and cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality.
Read Full ArticleIn 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 ArticleIn 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 ArticleDavid 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 ArticleLearning 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.
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