Posts by Andrew Stotz
Are You Learning or Just Staying Busy?
In this episode, John Dues joins Andrew Stotz to dig into a puzzle Dr. Deming pointed to decades ago: “Experience without theory teaches nothing.” John unpacks what Deming meant: experience doesn’t come with its own explanation. It can answer a question, but only if you’re asking one in the first place. Without a theory of why something works, all that hard-won experience just repeats itself.
Read MoreA New Lens with Balaji Reddie (Part 7)
In this episode, Balaji Reddie and host Andrew Stotz unpack why one Ford manager’s decision to fire his inspection team missed the point entirely. They explain how inspection can help leaders understand and improve the process, rather than simply sort good from bad.
Read MoreFrom Teacher to The Deming Institute Leader: Jake Rodgers’ Story
In this episode, Jake Rodgers shares how discovering Dr. Deming’s philosophy changed the way he thinks about teaching, leadership, parenting, and work. From fifth-grade classrooms to leading The W. Edwards Deming Institute, Jake reflects on the lessons, challenges, and breakthroughs that shaped his path.
Read MoreA. Stotz All Weather Strategies – August 2026
Performance review of our strategies in August 2026 – All Weather Inflation Guard gained 1.9%, All Weather Strategy gained 5.1%, All Weather Alpha Focus gained 3.9%.
Read MoreMy Worst Investment Ever August 2026
In August 2026, we published 1 new episode of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.
Read MoreWhy Strategic Plans Fail (And What Actually Works Instead)
John Dues joins Andrew Stotz to explore a simple idea: organizations do not run on strategic plans. They run on the routines leaders and teams follow every day. From meetings and priorities to problem solving and learning, those routines form the management system that shapes results.
Read MoreA. Stotz All Weather Strategies – July 2026
Performance review of our strategies in July 2026 – All Weather Inflation Guard fell 0.3%, All Weather Strategy fell 1.3%, All Weather Alpha Focus fell 1.0%.
Read MoreA New Lens with Balaji Reddie (Part 6)
Andrew Stotz and Balaji Reddie dig into the first of Deming’s 14 Points, constancy of purpose, using stories like Harvard’s answer to Deming’s challenge to define a business and Indian manufacturers who pivoted to build PPE during the pandemic.
Read MoreA New Lens with Balaji Reddie (Part 5)
In this episode, Andrew Stotz continues his conversation with Balaji Reddie as they explore two essential elements of Dr. Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge: the Theory of Knowledge and Psychology.
Read MoreGo Small or Go Home
What if the best leaders are not the ones with the biggest ideas? In this episode, John Dues argues that the leaders who make the greatest impact are the ones who create the fastest learning cycles.
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