Dr. Deming
Fitness Matters: A Deming Success Story (Part 3)
How do you design a team off-site that actually improves your organization? In this episode, Travis Timmons breaks down the mechanics of a Deming-styled off-site team meeting—from starting months early and setting a clear aim to using pre-work, fishbone diagrams, and PDSAs to drive real change.
Read MoreWhere is Quality Really Made? An Insider’s View of Deming’s World
In this episode, Bill Scherkenbach, one of W. Edwards Deming’s closest protégés, and host Andrew Stotz discuss why leadership decisions shape outcomes far more than frontline effort. Bill draws on decades of firsthand experience with Deming and with businesses across industries.
Read MoreFitness Matters: A Deming Success Story (Part 2)
What happens when an entire company learns to see its work as a system? In this episode, Travis Timmons reveals how his team uses Deming-inspired pre-work, collaboration, and the Red Bead Experiment to make their offsite energizing and impactful.
Read MoreFitness Matters: A Deming Success Story (Part 1)
Travis Timmons shares with host Andrew Stotz how a decade of frustration running his physical therapy practice turned into joy once he discovered Deming’s philosophy and embraced systems thinking.
Read MoreWhen is Change an Improvement?
How do we really know when improvement has happened inside a school or organization? In this episode, John Dues and Andrew Stotz unpack a clear, three-part definition of improvement and show why evidence, method, and sustained results matter far more than year-to-year comparisons.
Read MoreOptimizing Student Learning: Crazy Simple Education (Part 2)
What if more quizzes created more joy—not stress? Lee Jenkins shows host Andrew Stotz how Deming-inspired practices like random-concept quizzes, student-led charts, and “all-time best” celebrations turn classrooms into true learning systems that build confidence, motivation, and real understanding. A simple shift in method—massive shift in joy.
Read MoreWhat is “Profound Knowledge”? An Insider’s View of Deming’s World (Part 4)
Ever wondered what Dr. Deming really meant by “profound knowledge” — and how it can still transform your work today? In this conversation, Bill Scherkenbach shares with host Andrew Stotz lessons from Dr. W. Edwards Deming on profound knowledge, systems thinking, and why “knowledge without action is useless, and action without knowledge is dangerous.”
Read MoreA Smarter Way to Set Goals
Are you looking for smarter, more sustainable improvements? In this episode, John Dues joins Andrew Stotz to challenge the way schools – and businesses – set goals. Instead of chasing stretch targets that often frustrate teachers and students alike, John shows how to use data and systems thinking to create real improvement.
Read MoreDr. Deming’s Advice to Educators: Crazy Simple Education (Part 1)
What if learning could feel like a team sport instead of a pressure test? Lyle “Lee” Jenkins, PhD., a longtime educator, shares how a chance encounter led him to a Deming conference specifically for educators in 1992, which transformed his thinking.
Read MoreA Leadership Playbook: An Insider’s View of Deming’s World (Part 3)
Great leaders know there’s no one-size-fits-all formula. In this episode, Bill Scherkenbach and Andrew Stotz discuss practical lessons on how to connect with people on physical, logical, and emotional levels to truly get things done. Discover why balancing “me” and “we” is the secret to lasting results—and why empathy might be your most powerful leadership tool.
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