Posts by Andrew Stotz
From 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.
Read MoreA New Lens with Balaji Reddie (Part 4)
What if better management starts with seeing connections that were there all along? In this conversation, Balaji Reddie and Andrew Stotz unpack one of the most powerful and overlooked ideas in management: that everything is connected.
Read MoreA. Stotz All Weather Strategies – June 2026
Performance review of our strategies in June 2026 – All Weather Inflation Guard gained 0.7%, All Weather Strategy gained 0.8%, All Weather Alpha Focus gained 0.7%.
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