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Jan 9, 2024

Who wins when teams and team members compete with each other? In this final episode in the Role of a Manager in Education series, David Langford and Andrew Stotz discuss why cooperation beats competition, particularly in schools.

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0:00:02.5 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as...


Dec 26, 2023

What are unhurried conversations, and why should managers prioritize them? In this episode, David Langford and host Andrew Stotz talk about the kinds of conversations managers should be having with their team members.

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0:00:02.5 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz, and I'll be your host as we continue our...


Dec 19, 2023

Quotas, arbitrary targets, work standards with numerical goals - these don't seem to apply to schools. But, as John Dues and host Andrew Stotz discuss, quotas show up a lot in classrooms, causing harm and preventing improvement.

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0:00:02.4 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz, and I'll be your host as...


Dec 5, 2023

Should we strive to better understand what happens "downstream" to our defect-free work? No matter the setting, if our work meets requirements and we pass it on, are we responsible for how well it integrates into a bigger system?  In this episode, Bill Bellows and Andrew Stotz expand on the interaction between variation...


Nov 28, 2023

Slogans and exhortations don't work to motivate people. Targets usually encourage manipulation or cheating. John Dues and Andrew Stotz discuss how these three strategies can hinder improvement, frustrate teachers and students, and even cause nationwide scandals.

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0:00:02.4 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew...