Posts by Andrew Stotz
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.
Read MoreKorea Was the Best Performer in Asia in 9M26
Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong were the only markets with a positive return in 9M26. Korea was the strongest performer in USD and local terms.
Read MoreMy Worst Investment Ever September 2026
In September 2026, we published 2 new episodes of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.
Read MoreAre 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%.
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