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Brandi Howard, Julie Goldman and I kick things off by cradling their new reborn baby doll named Sterling. Then I get into the wildest story I've heard in a while: a lesbian bar that required N95 masks every single night finally tried loosening up for just one Saturday, and the internet nearly burned it down over accusations of ableism and "white they/them tears." After that we dig into the Real Housewives of New York Halloween special, breaking down Luann's 33-minute cabaret speech, Dorinda's repeat Lady Gaga costume, and Portia showing up two hours late in the snow, plus I've got thoughts on Real Housewives of Orange County's frozen fish era and the Bronwyn dating scandal nobody saw coming. Come see me live at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco October 2nd and 3rd, Desert Ridge Improv October 9th and 10th, and San Diego November 14th with Chris Franjola — tickets at heathermcdonald.net -Right now, Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you visit ⁠https://Nutrafol.com⁠ and enter promo code JUICYSCOOP  -Head to ⁠https://fromrebel.com⁠ to shop daily deals on top baby, home, and kitchen brands — save up to 70% off retail. -Find the fall pieces you'll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to ⁠⁠https://Quince.com⁠⁠ Subscribe to my new show Juicy Crimes!: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/juicycrimes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stand Up Tickets and info: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://heathermcdonald.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald and get extra juice on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/JuicyScoopPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/juicyscoop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the Juicy Scoop On YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JuicyScoop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Juicy Scoop Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://juicyscoopshop.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopTZFUvAeokrJJ6dQ5wuAW1T3nssO6pHk47u7KymJUBtBgKCvfX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Me on Social Media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heathermcdonald/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heathermcdonald⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HeatherMcDonaldOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Myles Kennedy joins for an in-depth conversation about his creative process and upcoming projects. He discusses his refusal to use AI in songwriting, calling it the 'great scavenger hunt' he won't give up. Kennedy reveals he's been writing for 10 weeks straight, filling his three buckets: Alter Bridge, solo work, and Slash's Conspirators. He talks about the challenge of setlists when you have a deep catalog, shares his Earth, Wind & Fire concert experience, and previews Alter Bridge's upcoming tour with Iron Maiden in South America. Following that, Ross Valory, founding member and longtime bassist of Journey, discusses his debut solo album 'All of the Above,' a collection of material written across four to five decades. The eclectic instrumental record features contributions from Miles Schon, Steve Smith, and Prairie Prince. Valory opens up about Journey's transformation from progressive rock to arena rock giants, his relationship with the band today following his departure five years ago, and what it's like hearing Journey songs everywhere he goes. To wrap up the podcast, Matt Sorum discussed the success of his charity concert at the Plaza Theater in Palm Springs, which honored rock legends Geezer Butler and Paul Rodgers. The event, benefiting his Adopt the Arts charity, featured an incredible lineup including Lzzy Hale, Corey Taylor, Glenn Hughes, Charlie Starr, Nuno Bettencourt, Phil X, and Steve Stevens. Matt shares stories from the magical night, including Paul Rodgers hinting it might be his last concert and Geezer Butler's emotional performance. Catch Eddie Trunk every M-TH from 3:00-5:00pm ET on Trunk Nation on SiriusXM Faction Talk Channel 137.And don't forget to follow Eddie on X, Instagram & TikTok!Follow the link to get your free 3-month trial of SiriusXM: http://siriusxm.com/eddietrunk Find all episodes of Trunk Nation: https://siriusxm.com/trunknation Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Carol Ann Kates — former grocery store and deli owner/operator turned award-winning cookbook author of Secret Recipes from the Corner Market and Grocery Shopping Secrets — shares shop-floor wisdom and kitchen-tested tricks for reducing stress while grocery shopping and cooking in the postpartum months. Expect practical, empathy-first strategies for shorter store runs, faster meal prep, smart batching, and partner-friendly systems that protect recovery and preserve energy.What we coverThree top stress-reduction strategies for grocery shopping with a newborn or young infantHow to streamline meal planning and grocery lists postpartum to minimize decisions and time in-storePractical cooking tips for sleep-deprived parents: tools, batch-cooking methods, and quick, reliable recipesHow partners and support networks can share shopping and meal-prep responsibilities while respecting recovery and boundariesSelf-care mindset shifts and micro-routines around food and errands that preserve energy and reduce anxietyWho this episode is forNew parents and caregivers in the first year postpartumPartners, family members, and friends who support new parentsDoulas, postpartum doulas, lactation consultants, and new-parent support groupsAnyone designing postpartum-friendly meal or grocery servicesGuestCarol Ann Kates — Former grocery store and deli owner/operator; award-winning cookbook author of Secret Recipes from the Corner Market and Grocery Shopping Secrets. Carol Ann brings practical retail and recipe experience to help new parents shop smarter, cook faster, and eat better during recovery.Website: https://www.carolannkates.com/IG: @carolannkatesFB: Carol Ann Kates' KitchenLinkedIn: Carol Ann KatesKey takeawaysKeep shopping trips short and intentional: plan, prioritize, and use pickup/delivery when needed.Batch components (not always full meals) to enable flexible, fresh-feeling dinners with minimal effort.Use store- and kitchen-tested hacks from a grocery pro: shop by aisle, pick multi-use staples, and rely on time-saving equipment.Share visible systems for grocery and meal tasks so helpers know exactly what to do.Adopt a “nourishing enough” mindset and protect one small daily food ritual to sustain energy.Practical tips & hacksGrocery shopping with an infantShop during quieter hours and bring a compact store kit for quick soothing (swaddle, pacifier, wipes).Use curbside pickup for heavy items or on high-stress days; alternate in-store trips between partners.Use an aisle-organized checklist (Carol Ann's retail-tested method) to reduce backtracking and time in-store.Meal planning & grocery listsKeep a 7-item rotating plan with 3–4 go-to dinners and interchangeable sides.Maintain a reusable master shopping list by category; set recurring orders for staples.Prioritize multi-use ingredients like canned tomatoes, frozen vegetables, rotisserie chicken, grains, and ready-to-eat proteins.Cooking hacks for sleep-deprived parentsBatch components: roast proteins and vegetables, make a big sauce, cook grains; recombine for quick meals.Favor one-pot and sheet-pan recipes for faster cleanup and consistent results.Must-have tools: Instant Pot/pressure cooker, slow cooker, good chef's knife, and reliable storage containers.Keep 4–5 no-fail quick meals on rotation and a stash of “rescue” frozen meals or ready-to-eat options.Sharing responsibility with partners & networksAssign clear roles and use a shared task list so helpers know exactly what to pick up or prepare.Give specific requests to friends and family (time + item list) to increase follow-through.Respect recovery boundaries: protect rest and allow convenience options without guilt.Self-care mindset shifts & small routinesAim for “nourishing enough” instead of culinary perfection.Protect one small daily food ritual (a reliable breakfast or a calming cup of tea).Reframe help-seeking as a practical recovery strategy that benefits the whole family.Quick example meal plan (flexible)Breakfasts: overnight oats, yogurt + fruit, scrambled eggs + toastLunches: grain bowls, hearty salads, sandwiches + soupDinners: sheet-pan chicken + veg, pasta with jar sauce + protein, slow-cooker chili, stir-frySnacks & staples: hummus, cheese sticks, fruit, nut butter, frozen berriesResources & toolsCarol Ann Kates' books: Secret Recipes from the Corner Market; Grocery Shopping SecretsGrocery apps & services: Instacart, store curbside pickup, recurring online ordersMeal planning & shared lists: Google Keep, AnyList, OurGroceries, TodoistKitchen gear: Instant Pot, slow cooker, chef's knife, baking sheet, storage containersEpisode action steps (for new parents)Save Carol Ann's aisle-organized shopping checklist and use it for your next trip.Batch one component (protein or sauce) this week and freeze portions.Set one shared calendar slot for grocery runs and one for a weekly 20–30 minute planning huddle.Ask one person to take the next grocery trip with a clear list and time window.If this episode helped, subscribe for more postpartum survival strategies and practical parenting systems. Share your best grocery or meal-prep hack on Instagram and tag @newmomtalk.podcast — we'll feature listener tips on a future episode. postpartum meal planning, grocery shopping with newborn, baby grocery tips, meal prep for new parents, batch cooking for postpartum, stress-free grocery lists, Carol Ann Kates, Secret Recipes from the Corner Market, Grocery Shopping Secrets, sharing mental load, partner meal prep, postpartum self-care, quick recipes for sleep-deprived parents, curbside pickup for new parents, freezer meals for baby, nursing-friendly meals, Legendairy Milk (if relevant)Want a shorter social caption, an Instagram carousel, or a printable aisle-organized shopping checklist based on Carol Ann's method? I can create those next.www.NewMomTalk.comBuy Me A CoffeeIG: @NewMomTalk.PodcastYouTube: @NewMomTalkMariela@NewMomTalk.comInterested in being a guest? 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Send us a text and chime in!Community members have been busy caring for Kingman this past month, taking part in community cleanups and recycling efforts that brought volunteers and local organizations together. More than 100 volunteers participated in Kingman's annual Day of Caring on Saturday, September 12. Organized by River Cities United Way with support from the City of Kingman's Solid Waste Department and Clean City Commission, the event brought volunteers to areas throughout the city to remove litter. Volunteers collected more than 130 bags of trash and the Clean City Commission also conducted an Adopt-a-Highway cleanup. That weekend, the City also made roll-off drop-off sites...   For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/kingman-day-of-caring-draws-more-than-100-volunteers/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Recorded 28th November 2024Welcome to a deep exploration of Verse 7 by Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī, accompanied by the commentary of Ananta Dāsa Bābājī.This discourse addresses core themes of Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy and the confidential moods of loving devotion.The Intense Fire of Separation (Viraha): A contemplation on the internal burning of separation and the "language of the heart" that expresses itself only in solitude.The Condition of Complete Surrender ("First Become Mine"): The necessity of 100% submission, casting aside material desires, and clinging to the Divine like a shadow.The Unmatched Mood of the Manjari (Kiṅkarī): The unique position of Śrī Rādhā's maidservants, who intuitively understand her deepest emotions and guard her confidential pastimes.Why Krishna Became Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu: Moving away from the enjoyer (puruṣa) disposition to embrace the supreme mood of service (sevā), relishing the peerless sweetness of Rādhārāṇī's love.The Mystery of the Dialogue with Rāmānanda Rāya: An esoteric discussion on prema-vilāsa-vivarta and why Mahāprabhu covered Rāmānanda Rāya's mouth to prevent further disclosure of hidden truths.Sādhana Practice & The Role of the Disciple: How to maintain the posture of an eternal learner (sādhaka) and continuously foster inner spiritual realization.visit: http://beautyofreallove.com/visit: https://sadhumaharaja.net/audio: https://tinyurl.com/BeautyOfRealLove#bhakti #bhaktiyoga #raganugabhakti #radha #krishna #gaudiya #sadhumaharajaVilapa Kusumanjali Lectures: https://tinyurl.com/VilapaKusumanjaliVilapa Kusumanjali morning lectures: https://tinyurl.com/VrindavanMorningKIRTAN live: https://tinyurl.com/MungerKirtanLiveQandA with Sadhu Maharaja: https://tinyurl.com/QandAwithSadhuMaharajaRadha Rasa Sudhanidhi Lectures: https://tinyurl.com/RadhaRasaSudhanidhiLectures

Welcome back to another episode of Magic Moments ✨ Today we feature AI expert, Rob Balderstone, as we delve into the potential of Artificial Intelligence to transform business practices. Rob shares his unique insights on how AI can amplify existing workflows rather than completely replace them, explaining that its primary role is to enhance productivity and efficiency.  The conversation examines AI's role as a fast and effective apprentice that supports, rather than replaces, human decision-making processes, highlighting its capability to perform tasks like document summarization and brainstorming more swiftly. Rob further elucidates AI's potential in the finance sector, discussing its role in streamlining tasks such as bookkeeping and financial reconciliations. Emphasising the need for human oversight, Rob cautions against fully entrusting AI without checks, suggesting it be treated as a peer that boosts operational efficiency yet requires monitoring.  This episode is a goldmine for understanding AI's application across industries and the importance of balancing automation with human intuition and oversight. Did you enjoy this Magic Moment? Click here for the full episode.  

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Send us a text and chime in!The City of Yuma's Arts and Culture Division is introducing the Adopt a Sun Program, a new public art initiative centered on large, artist-designed sun sculptures inspired by Yuma's connection to the sun. Through the program, individuals, organizations, and businesses can adopt a sun for one year and help bring original artwork to approved locations throughout the community. Each sculpture will feature a design created by an artist from the program's approved roster. The Adopt a Sun Program is intended to create a sustainable way for public art to continue growing beyond initial grant funding. Through ongoing adoptions, the sculptures...   For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/yuma-is-turning-sunshine-into-public-art/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Send us a text and chime in!Volunteers with the Arizona Department of Transportation's Adopt a Highway program cleared more than 2.6 tons of trash and litter from state highways on National CleanUp Day. On Saturday, Sept. 19, more than 224 volunteers from 33 volunteer groups around the state collected 382 bags of trash from Arizona highways. This tops the 1.8 tons of trash removed during last year's National CleanUp Day event. Members of a volunteer group in Wickenburg spent the morning cleaning their adopted mile on US 60. Savanah Waters, who adopted the stretch of highway in honor of her late brother, Jimmy “Tra” Waters, said...   For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/arizona-volunteers-clear-2-6-tons-of-highway-trash/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

In the third and final episode of our 2026 summer series, Farmerama speaks to two farmers currently working on ADOPT-funded projects: Emma Loder-Symons of Nonington Farms in Kent on the two-year Mill-It project to grow millet for human consumption, addressing harvesting without glyphosate and highlighting millet's drought resilience and low-cost potential; and Bryony Graham, a fourth-generation arable farmer on the Essex/Hertfordshire border, on short rotation coppice willow for biomass and an ADOPT-funded trial to make clean, peat-free compost at commercial scale, alongside wider benefits for carbon capture and habitat. Find out more about all the ADOPT funded projects here: https://farmpep.net/adopt/live-projects We also head to Sierra Leone to hear from Mabutu Samai and farm manager Lahai Makie about Farming on Crutches, training amputees in agroecology and bokashi production while seeking funding to expand. Find out how to support their work here: https://farmingoncrutches.org/donate Geetie Singh-Watson and Philippa Hughes share details of their brand new Level 3 regenerative hospitality course, launching this month as a partnership between The Bull Inn in Totnes, Farmacy and the Apricot Centre. Find out more here: https://farmacylondon.com/pages/education And finally the ORFC Farm Practice Advisor Andy Dibben previews the diverse, practical programme of the 2027 Oxford Real Farming Conference. Tickets are on sale now: https://orfc.org.uk/event/oxford-real-farming-conference-2027/ ***** If you would like to support Farmerama to keep on sharing the stories of the regenerative farming community, there are lots of different ways you can help: Sign up for our monthly newsletter here. facebook.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?…5e20dde279 Become a community supporter on Patreon here. www.patreon.com/farmerama Show the world how much you love Farmerama by wearing one of our Farmerama caps – available here. farmerama-radio-ltd.square.site/ If you are a business who is aligned with our vision for crafting a positive ecological future rooted in the people on the land and seas, you can become a commercial supporter of the show. Read more about our mission and what we do here. drive.google.com/file/d/1yupfV514…view?usp=sharing

After five companies. After launching Canada's first incubator for justice-impacted entrepreneurs. After helping 140+ formerly incarcerated people build their own businesses.Someone looked at Lucy Cullen and said she didn't look like she should be doing that.She looked back at them and kept going anyway.Lucy Cullen is a five-time founder, executive coach, and the co-founder of Comeback Catalyst, Canada's first incubator supporting entrepreneurs who have been through the justice system. In this conversation, she and George unpack what it means to build a business the world isn't ready for, what formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs have taught her about resilience, and why unconditional positive regard might be the most underused leadership skill you have.What You'll Learn In This Episode:How Lucy went from frustrated server to five-time founder and national nonprofit leaderWhat "justice-impacted entrepreneur" means and why it reframes everythingWhat resilience actually looks like in people who have lost the mostWhy keeping going when the room doubts you is a decision you make dailyHow unconditional positive regard transforms organizations from the inside outWhat formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs teach their coaches about business and humanityKey Takeaways:✔️You do not have to look a certain way to take on the hardest problems in the world. But most rooms will expect you to. How you respond to that moment defines the kind of leader you are.✔️Systematic change does not come from one person doing the right thing on their shift. It comes from building something that works when you are not in the room.✔️Justice-impacted entrepreneurs face barriers that would stop most people before the starting line. The ones who push through have a level of resilience that redefines what is possible.✔️Unconditional positive regard is not a soft skill. It is an organizational operating principle. Adopt it from day one and it changes how your entire team shows up, inside work and outside it.✔️Everyone is doing the best they can with what they have. They deserve to be seen that way.✔️The businesses that matter most are often the ones the world says are not ready for yet. Build them anyway.Timestamps & Highlights:[00:00] — Someone said she didn't look like she should be doing this. She kept going anyway.[01:30] — Welcome: five companies, two missions, one very clear north star[03:45] — From environmental studies to entrepreneurship: the origin story[06:07] — The food waste problem that launched everything[15:00] — What is Comeback Catalyst and who does it serve[22:00] — What justice-impacted entrepreneurs have taught Lucy about resilience[33:00] — Keeping going when the room doubts your right to be in it[44:00] — Lumen Onyx and the executive coaching work[52:00] — Unconditional positive regard as an organizational operating principle[58:21] — How it changed the team from day one[1:00:13] — The homework: practice it once today[1:01:48] — How to support Comeback CatalystConnect with Lucy Cullen She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Comeback Catalyst, Canada's first incubator for justice-impacted entrepreneurs, and Founder of Lumen Onyx, a leadership advisory and executive coaching firm. She is a five-time founder, valedictorian of the Rotman School of Management Executive Coaching program, and one of Canada's Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders.Instagram: @thelucycullenWebsite: combatcatalyst.caEmail: hello@combatcatalyst.caYour Challenge This Week:Two things today. If this landed, reach out to Lucy. Email hello@combatcatalyst.ca or find her on Instagram.And at least once today, practice unconditional positive regard with one person. That is the whole assignment.Follow George: @itsgeorgebryantWork with George:The Alliance — Community for entrepreneurs building businesses that matter.1:1 Coaching — Limited spots. Apply at mindofgeorge.com/coaching-consulting/Live Retreats — In-person experiences for entrepreneurs ready to go all in on the work that matters.

Episode Summary In this thought-provoking episode of Business Coaching Secrets, hosts Karl Bryan and Rode Dog dive into the frameworks, strategies, and mental models critical for thriving as a business coach. From dissecting the real meaning behind "finding your why" and the transformative effects of presence and confidence, to unpacking powerful sales mindsets like "needing nothing attracts everything," Karl shares actionable insights and relatable stories that demystify what it actually takes to win high-end coaching clients and build a business that runs on referrals, retention, and real results. Key Topics Covered AI, Fear, and the Need for Guardrails Karl Bryan explores the current conversation around AI regulation, questioning the motives of tech leaders calling for government involvement. He draws parallels with past global fears, urging business coaches to stay optimistic but grounded, preparing smartly for future disruptions. Finding Your Why Without Getting Lost The myth of "magically discovering your purpose" is debunked. Karl recommends a practical approach: revisit your three most painful life experiences and let their lessons shape your drive to help others. Ultimately, action trumps endless navel-gazing—purpose reveals itself through relentless forward movement. The Power of Presence True presence is described as the ability to make others feel uniquely seen and valued—think Tony Robbins, Brendon Burchard, or Michael Jordan. Karl illustrates how mastering presence turbocharges business relationships, slows down precious moments, and fosters deeper client connections. How to Build Unshakable Confidence Karl dishes out the "5 C's of Confidence": Core Values, Communication (especially self-talk), Courage, Competence, and Compassion. Confidence is built by keeping promises to yourself, practicing until you're truly skilled, and pushing through fear with deliberate action. Sales, Conversion, and the Art of Needing Nothing Whether presenting or closing, Karl insists that "you can't transfer what you don't own"—real belief and energy must be practiced and earned. Letting go of desperation in sales is key: needing nothing actually attracts everything. This energetic detachment, he notes, is both a science and an art. Zen & Wanting Less Ending on a note of wisdom, Karl shares a parable about two friends—one catering to the king for riches, the other living simply—and drives home the importance of a "want less" strategy. True freedom, fulfillment, and professional magnetism come from lowering your dependencies and dialing down your expectations. Notable Quotes "Magic's not in the plan. The magic is in the planning." – Karl Bryan "You don't become a business coach by accident—we're a beaten up bunch… your why usually lives in your three most painful moments." – Karl Bryan "Presence is the greatest gift you can give your family. It's not a vehicle, not a diamond ring—it's you in the here and now." – Karl Bryan "Needing nothing attracts everything. When you put all your energy on one outcome, the universe balances the seesaw." – Karl Bryan "You can't transfer something you don't own. Your level of belief is what makes the sale." – Karl Bryan Actionable Takeaways Identify Your Why Through Painful Lessons: Reflect on your most challenging personal experiences. Use their emotional insights as fuel for your coaching journey and client focus. Master Presence: When coaching or networking, slow down—look people in the eye, listen deeply, and focus entirely on the person in front of you. Your energy will become magnetic. Keep Promises to Yourself: Confidence comes from integrity—don't break your own word, whether it's a commitment to outreach, personal habits, or bold business moves. Develop Detachment in Sales: Don't pin your hopes (or energy) on a single client or deal. Gen up your pipeline and approach each opportunity without neediness. This mindset attracts abundance. Practice Relentlessly: Skill is built through repetition and reflection. Don't just practice—practice to improve. Continually raise your own belief in the value you deliver. Adopt a "Want Less" Mentality: List your wants, then write down why you don't truly need them. Lowered expectations and needs equal greater professional and personal power. Resources Mentioned Focus.com and the new Launch Factory (Non-Franchise Franchise) Profit Acceleration System software Exit Acceleration Operating System AI Business Coaching Dojo Books: Predictably Irrational (Dan Ariely) Freakonomics Reality Transurfing (Vadim Zeland) Ready to implement? Network daily: Build real relationships—think "serve first" and the right clients follow. Practice presence and confidence intentionally: It's a 1% improvement daily—37x over the year. Launch, don't overthink: Progress equals happiness.

In this week's Kite Podcast, Ben Eagle is joined by Wallace Currie, ADOPT Coordinator and Knowledge Exchange Manager at the UK AgriTech Centre, farmer and current ADOPT funding beneficiary Will Tuer, and podcast producer Becki Reay to discuss how ADOPT funding is helping farmers tackle real on-farm challenges through innovation and collaboration. With the latest funding round open until 7 October, Wallace explains how the scheme works, who can apply and the support available to farmers looking to develop and trial new ideas. Will shares his experience of securing ADOPT funding through his CLEAN DAIRY project, which focuses on improving energy monitoring and efficiency on dairy farms, and discusses the opportunities the programme creates for farmers to test practical solutions within their own businesses. The conversation explores the benefits of collaborative, farmer-led innovation and offers advice for anyone considering an application. As always, Chris Walkland joins the team with his latest milk market update, including a warning that farmers may need to temper their expectations on milk prices in the coming months. Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of AB Agri Limited or its affiliated companies. The views of the presenter are personal and may not be the views of AB Agri Limited . The contents of this podcast are the copyright of AB Agri Limited.

Dave Allen opens a sunny Friday edition of 580 Live with Angie Gillenwater of the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association introducing Kruger, a four-year-old black cat available at the Southridge Petco through the Bissell Pet Foundation's Empty the Shelter special, along with a rabies alert after a positive bat test in Kanawha County and an urgent call for linen donations while the shelter's washing machine awaits repair. Jim Strong returns to preview the second annual Mountaineers Night Out at the Red Carpet Pavilion on Elizabeth Street, benefiting West Virginia Kids Cancer Crusaders and the Bob Burdett Center — tickets are $50 with doors at 10 a.m. for a noon WVU kickoff. Crusaders co-founders Marissa Scap and Kelly Wimer share the organization's mission of providing financial, logistical, and emotional support to West Virginia families facing pediatric cancer diagnoses, with Kelly recounting her own daughter Ally's two-and-a-half-year battle with lymphoma starting at age seven. Comic country parodist Cletus T. Judd closes the show ahead of his Iconic Moron Tour stop at the Alban Arts Center in St. Albans.

Sara Nemence is not only a United States Marine Corps Veteran, She is also the Assistant Shelter Manager at the Newington location for the CT Humane Society. She talks about adopting one of their amazing dogs or cats and how you can just snuggle one for a day!

If you feel anxious after a date, they're probably not your person. Serena Kerrigan is a dating coach, content creator, and the author of the new book Let's Fucking Date. She has coached thousands of women to stop shrinking, stop performing, and start dating like they're the prize, because they are. In this episode, Serena gets raw about the armor she built as "Serena F*cking Kerrigan": the confidence that carried her career but put up walls in her love life. We get into anxious attachment, why the right person feels like peace instead of butterflies, dating a younger man despite societal judgements, and how rethinking her dating standards led her to her person. This one cracked me open in a way I didn't expect. Key takeaways: → Talk to yourself in the mirror. It feels corny, and it works. → Confidence that rejects before it gets rejected isn't confidence. It's a wall. → Anxiety after a date isn't a flaw in you. It's a signal about them. → The #1 trait to look for in a partner is safety, the freedom to be your raw self. → Adopt a "vacation mentality." Say yes to random sh*t and get out of your routine. → Date someone at face value, not for their potential. → Your dating standards should be about the foundation, not the flex. → Being the prize means setting boundaries and walking away from what doesn't serve you. Dating doesn't need to be survived. It needs a rebrand.

What do a fiercely progressive lesbian bar, an angry online mob, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and my wife's desire for a cat have in common?They all demonstrate what happens when you believe you are in control of the situation.In Greenfield, Massachusetts, the Last Ditch Bar built its identity around inclusion, mutual aid, ideological solidarity, and an exceptionally strict masking policy. When financial reality forced the owners to make Saturday nights mask-optional, years of accommodation purchased them precisely no goodwill. The accusations arrived, the apologies followed, and each concession merely produced another offense. It is an old lesson: if you feed the alligator, it does not become grateful. It learns where the food is.Then we turn to a crisis much closer to home. Cami wants a cat.Seeking guidance, I made the questionable decision to study Cats, the musical in which unemployed felines gather in a junkyard, introduce themselves at considerable length, and compete for the privilege of being launched into the upper atmosphere inside a tire. This raises several important questions. What exactly is a Jellicle Cat? Is the Heaviside Layer cat heaven or an elaborate disposal program? Most importantly, what happens when an actual cat discovers the illuminated buttons on my RØDECaster?Join me for an episode about ideological alligators, domestic negotiations, mysterious feline rituals, and the growing suspicion that the cat has already been selected. I simply have not been told its name.#PlausiblyLive #DaveBowmanShow #DontFeedTheAlligator #CatsTheMusical #CatOwnership #Culture #PoliticalCorrectness #FreeSpeech #Commentary #Podcast

Yes, I ran out of gas, but it's not really all my fault. Have you ever heard of this kind of massage? Are you free in December?? MOM-TENT Become a Certified Fan! Help support the podcast and get our Thursday show, More Mama's Boy! OR upgrade your support here!  Adopt An Episode! Want to show us a little extra love? Adopt an Episode and get a personal shoutout in an upcoming show! This episode was adopted by the amazing Amy P-R of GA!  Thank you!! A special thank you to our Boy-lievers for your extra support of our show: Tabatha W, Candy Z, Marci H, Eileen F, Rachelrose S, Donald S, Queen Pam, Erin D, Alexandra T, Deb S, Julie B, Carly C, Karissa R, Sue W, Lucino C, Lisa H, Kayla S, Karen W, Tina U, Lety S, Julia M, Michele K, Angela P, Meghan D and Abby L! Listen to my other podcast, “Kramer and Jess Uncensored”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this solo episode, Karl Bryan covers practical strategies and mindset shifts for business coaches looking to deepen client results, scale their practices, and increase personal well-being. With Road Dog temporarily away, Karl dives deeply into money mindset, the power of presence, habits for success, and how to help both clients and coaches break people-pleasing cycles—all delivered with actionable steps and real-world examples. Key Topics Covered Healthy Habits for Longevity and High Performance Karl shares his personal experience with injury recovery and how investing in tools like a massage gun has dramatically improved his well-being and productivity. He discusses the importance of self-care, stretching, walking, and active recovery for both coaches and their clients. Understanding Debt and Inflation Like the Pros Breaking down Robert Kiyosaki's much-publicized debt, Karl offers a balanced view on leveraging debt, asset ownership, and how inflation and the devaluation of money can work in your favor. Real-world examples and analogies (think pro athlete contracts) make this a must-listen for money-savvy coaches. The Power of Focus and the Reticular Activating System Drawing from neuroscience and Tony Robbins, Karl explains how what you focus on literally shapes your reality and success. He illustrates how business owners can prime their minds to spot opportunities vs. problems and develop a powerful, optimistic self-concept. Coaching People-Pleasers: Addressing the Real Blocks Karl explores the roots and real-life challenges of people-pleasing, detailing why over-givers struggle to close sales and how helping clients sit with tension and embrace disappointment is key to growth and high achievement. Habits and Routines That Actually Move the Needle From delayed gratification to radical personal responsibility and the power of massive action, Karl lays out the non-negotiable mindsets and habits top performers embody. He shares practical frameworks (like "time to think" and daily presence drills) to help coaches—and their clients—accomplish more. How to Guarantee Entrepreneurial Success in 30 Seconds Karl's "Time To Think" (TTT) framework is highlighted as a near-guaranteed route to clearer decisions, better outcomes, and rapid business breakthroughs by carving out daily, intense, distraction-free thinking time. Presence as a Superpower Tony Robbins, Brendon Burchard, and Michael Jordan are given as models for practicing supreme presence—the ability to make someone feel like the most important person in the room—and how this habit can radically transform business relationships. Notable Quotes "The solution to inflation is two words: own assets." "Focus on problems, you'll find more. Focus on opportunities, guess what? More will pop up." "People pleasers are terrible closers because they hate to let people sit with tension." "You are your emotional comfort zone… like the temperature in a room, you come back to it." "Presence is a superpower. When you talk to someone, look into their eyes and soul—make them feel like the only person in the room." "Delayed gratification—long-term gain over short-term pleasure—is the frame for all personal development." "Massive action is your cure-all." "Stop living life like you get a second chance at it." Actionable Takeaways • Encourage Asset Ownership. Advise clients to acquire assets (real estate, business, investments) as a long-term hedge against inflation and money devaluation. • Guide Focus with RAS Principles. Use the reticular activating system concept: continually guide clients to focus on solutions and opportunities, not just problems. • Coach Away People-Pleasing. Help clients lean into tension, embrace necessary disappointment, and have vital conversations—even if uncomfortable. • Build Personal Presence. Practice being fully present in every interaction—eye contact, attention, "seeing" the person in front of you. Model leaders like Tony Robbins and Michael Jordan. • Instill Delay of Gratification. Reinforce daily habits that trade near-term comfort for long-term success (e.g., exercise, healthy eating, focused work blocks). • Create "Time to Think" Rituals. Block out one hour with pen and paper—no phone, no interruptions—to work through the single biggest question or challenge facing you or your business. • Measure Relentlessly. Adopt "time to measure" (TTM) and regularly review results, key metrics, and starting/finishing lines to stay accountable and on track. • Take Calculated Risks. Launch projects, do "free trials" for ideal clients, start a podcast, or chase JVs. Asymmetrical risk/reward fuels breakthroughs. • Own Your Results. Take 100% responsibility—no blame, no excuses. The best only play the hand they're dealt—and win with it. Resources Mentioned • Profit Acceleration Software 2.0 (by Karl Bryan) — for demonstrating instant value and accelerating client results • The Cashflow Game (created by Robert Kiyosaki) — for understanding money, investments, and business concepts • Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki) • Networking Groups & Live Events — BNI, chambers of commerce, local business networking, etc. • The Six-Figure Coach Magazine — https://thesixfigurecoach.com/get-it • Focused.com — Home of Profit Acceleration Software and community resources: https://go.focused.com/profit-acceleration • Demo Request for PAS™ — https://go.focused.com/profit-acceleration If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe, share it with a fellow coach, and leave a review. See you next week on Business Coaching Secrets! Ready to elevate your coaching business? Don't wait—listen to this episode now and advance towards your goals. Visit Focused.com for resources and tools to grow a thriving coaching practice.

Pitt beats Syracuse 27-13 and Syracuse isn't a good program. Donny and Austin were at the Pitt game. Should the Steelers have deviated from their past and made an exception for Joey Porter Jr. and signed him to two years fully guaranteed? The Bills beat the Lions on Thursday Night Football. Joe doesn't know if the Steelers can hang with some of the NFL's better offenses. Joe is anti-dome stadiums.

Hour 3 with Joe Starkey and Donny Football: Joe is betting on the Bears this week and Kostos is taking the Vikings. The Steelers are 5.5 point underdogs against the Patriots. Nick has the Steelers covering but not winning. Pitt beats Syracuse 27-13 and Syracuse isn't a good program. Joe is anti-dome stadiums.

Kevin demonstrates ways you can adopt AI in the next 100 daysSummary of the PodcastOverviewEpisode 2 of a mini-series within The Next 100 Days Podcast where Kevin Appleby and Graham Arrowsmith discuss how AI is influencing their workPre-recording conversation touched on football transfers (Nick Pope, James Trafford) before the formal recording beganKevin identified four or five distinct areas of AI usage he wanted to coverClaude as a Personal AI Assistant (Pre-Call Preparation)Kevin's primary personal AI tool is Claude Cowork, which he connects to email, Notion, HubSpot, calendar, Dropbox, and Google DriveUse case: 10 minutes before a client call, ask Claude to summarise all recent interactions across those sources — it surfaces outstanding promises, discussion topics, and what to raiseClaude can also draft emails into Gmail drafts (not sent), giving a ~90% ready version the user can refineGraham noted concern about integrating a Synology server; Kevin noted most personal data lives in Dropbox or Google Drive and Claude can connect to bothAI Agents Running AutomaticallyKevin runs two scheduled agents without manual triggeringAgent 1 (daily): Scans calendar 30 days out and checks whether each diary entry has a corresponding task in Notion; creates missing tasks automatically, including a Notion page for notesAgent 2 (weekly): Scans upcoming 30 days for GrowCFO Show or Next 100 Days podcast recordings, researches the guest online, and appends notes (bio, website links, suggested questions) to the relevant Notion taskKevin deliberately ignores AI-suggested questions to preserve natural curiosity in conversation, but acknowledges suggested questions are useful for solo-host formatsThe same agent concept applies to client/partner meetings: an agent could automatically pull last interaction notes before any key meetingAdopt AI in Finance Operations (GrowCFO Context)GrowCFO's current quarterly theme is Intelligent Finance Operations — covering the end-to-end finance cycle from purchase orders to final accountsThree-way matching: AI can match purchase orders, goods receipt notes, and invoices automatically; if all match, the invoice is paid without human interventionFraud detection: AI spots anomalies far more effectively than manual reviewReporting: AI can generate board reports and dashboards from accounting systems; demonstrated in a GrowCFO webinar with tech partner Round Treasury using ClaudeKey value: AI removes grunt work so finance professionals can focus on what the numbers mean, not just crunching themAI's Impact on Finance JobsSignificant job displacement expected in transactional/lower-level finance roles; less so for senior finance business partners whose work is relationship-basedChallenge: AI often saves portions of multiple people's jobs rather than eliminating whole roles, making headcount reduction difficult — a pattern observed in shared services projects long before AISupply of finance professionals is falling, particularly FP&A specialists in the US; AI may initially ease recruitment pressure rather than cut headcountMost finance teams are still at the "chatting with ChatGPT" stage, not yet using agentic or Cowork-style toolsA live example of a fully agentic debt-chasing system: an AI agent that checks the debtors ledger, identifies overdue accounts, calls customers, and holds an intelligent conversation about outstanding invoicesAI Connectivity LimitationsClaude's current integration with Xero is poor — only capable of producing basic debtor reports rather than actionable overdue listsCopilot and Gemini do not support Dropbox connectivity, limiting their use in Kevin's personal setupHallucination risk is reduced when AI operates within a well-defined, high-quality data "cocoon" — the importance of a single source of truthFaster Close and Rolling Forecasts"Faster close" — producing monthly accounts quickly rather than 10–15 days after month-end — has been a finance aspiration for 20+ years and AI now makes it achievableRolling forecasts with multiple scenarios (e.g., 0%, 25%, 50% tariff scenarios) can be modelled and run instantly by AI rather than taking weeks to buildAI Governance in FinanceSegregation of duties must be replicated in AI workflows: different agents or human approvers for setting up suppliers, authorising accounts, and making paymentsA single "super AI agent" handling everything end-to-end is not yet appropriate or auditableUsing AI for Research & White PapersKevin used ChatGPT Deep Research to read ~30 published documents from major consultancies (PwC, Deloitte, EY, Accenture, BCG, Forrester, etc.) on AI in finance ops in 15–20 minutes — work that previously would have taken two graduate trainees a fortnightHe gave both ChatGPT and Claude the same prompt and found ChatGPT produced a better overall result, though Claude surfaced some content ChatGPT missed; he combined bothAI is excellent at generating and researching text but structuring the final document, choosing diagrams, and making it consumable remains a human taskVirtual Board / AI AvatarsA GrowCFO partner CFO used AI avatars of their board members to anticipate board reactions to finance reports before presentingKevin tested a "virtual advisory board" in AI, including public figures like Michael Heppell, and received useful diverse perspectivesThe deeper goal: frame board materials to open up discussion rather than trigger defensive reactionsKAIOS — Kevin's AI Operating System (Personal Project)Started from a ChatGPT conversation: "What if everything you've been taught about time management is a lie?" — leading to the insight that most productivity systems just create more tasks rather than freedomEvolved into KAIOS (Kevin's AI Operating System): a Dropbox-based knowledge structure containing Kevin's values, StrengthsFinder profile, career history, stories, and frameworks — accessible by any AI model via instructions stored within the structureA book outline, introduction, and chapter frameworks have been drafted with ChatGPT's help; the project paused in favour of building KAIOS first so the book has genuine personal stories and IP embeddedGraham suggested this could be Kevin's biggest career opportunity — analogous to how MeclabsAI has built a multi-million pound business around systematised marketing knowledgeKevin noted he prefers positioning himself as an expert using AI in finance rather than as an AI expert per se, given how fast the field movesCareer Reflection & Future DirectionBoth hosts reflected on the retirement vs. continued work question; Kevin expressed enthusiasm for staying engaged with AI developments and not wanting to reach the point where technology no longer makes senseKevin acknowledged competitors in the AI-for-finance space (e.g., Nicholas Boucher's AI Finance Club) but sees his differentiation in applying deep finance and personal IP rather than competing directlyGrowCFO Show is approaching episodeThe Next 100 Days Podcast Co-HostsGraham ArrowsmithGraham founded Finely Fettled in 2014 to provide data from The UK High Net Worth Database to marketers targeting affluent and high-net-worth customers. He's the founder of MicroYES, a Partner for MeclabsAI, creating lead generation AI Agents & Workflows and introducing the MeclabsAI Platform. Graham is an inCruises Independent Partner, and is building up interest from people around the world in the World's Largest Travel Membership - inCruises. You can sign up and access 21,000+ cruises, hotels and tours by clicking HEREKevin ApplebyKevin specialises in finance transformation and implementing business change. He's the COO of GrowCFO, which provides both community and CPD-accredited training designed to grow the next generation of finance leaders. You can find Kevin on LinkedIn and at kevinappleby.com

A 40-year ICU nurse says your response to a diagnosis matters more than the diagnosis itself, and he's built a whole theory of care around it.Winston Meikle — nurse educator, author of "The Power of Love: A Nursing Theory", and founder of Loving Care Partners — joins Brigitte Cutshall to explore how quantum physics, ancient wisdom, and a love-based mindset can transform patient outcomes. They dig into patient advocacy, why nurses may know patients better than doctors do, and the real risks of staying passive in your own healthcare journey.3 Takeaways(1) Recovery is active, not passive. (2) The Four A's for shifting perspective: Acknowledge, Accept, Adopt, Actualize.(3) Authenticity beats love alone. Love paired with genuine authenticity becomes the real driver of better outcomes.Visit Winston Meikle's work at https://poweroflovetheory.com and explore his patient advocacy platform at https://lovingcarepartners.orgSubscribe to Real Things Living for more uplifting conversations on health, self-advocacy, and resilience!

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It's all hands on deck for the Talking Space Team as we examine the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope which began its three month journey to its permanent station-keeping point at Lagrange Point 2. Once there and fully commissioned, Roman will begin it's initial 5 year mission, surveying billions galaxies to track how galactic structures change over time, hunting super novae to measure how the universe is expanding, and measuring weak gravitational lensing which tracks how the gravity of invisible dark matter warps the light of distant galaxies.   Roman is expected to locate up to 100,000 new exoplanets or more by monitoring millons of stars, using a process called gravitational microlensing which enables Roman to find even the smallest of planets around an observable star and will watch for any star tranists or dimming of stars which occurs when a planet blocks a fraction of light a star emits.   And as with all NASA missions, there is a tech demo planned. A new instrument, the Chronograph will act as a deep space “umbrella” of sorts, blocking the light of a star so that a planet that might be on orbit can be observed and recorded.   Our Kennedy Space Center chief correspondent Mark Ratterman was on site to document the launch day minus one activity and launch day itself  that brought us the sound of five million pounds of thrust from the 27 Merlin engines of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. Mark also interviewed Jeff Hanke, President of Space Systems and Mission Systems and Wendy Minotti, Program Manager, Exquisite Imaging, Space and Imaging Systems at L3-Harris, a critical member of the Roman Telescope team about their role in preparing the telescope's mirror.   Roman carries the names of 1,350,144 people on a commemorative placard on board the spacecraft. If you missed your opportunity to get your name on the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, you still have an opportunity to put your mark on the mission by adopting a pixel on Roman's “First Light” image. Click here to go to the NASA page to reserve your pixel.   Use the following links to learn more about the Roman Telescope, Nancy Grace Roman the mother of the Hubble Space telescope and her legacy or current Roman Mission status.   Links to other resources and recorded events:   ROMAN L-1 Science Briefing (Video) https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260829-VP-FMX01-0001-Roman_Space_Telescope_Science_Briefing-1080p-M26244   ROMAN L-1 Prelaunch News Conference (Video) https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260829-VP-FMX02-0001-Roman_Space_Telescope_Prelaunch_News_Conference-1080p-M26243   Roman Postlaunch News Conference (Video) https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260830-VP-FMX02-0001-Roman_Space_Telescope_Postlaunch_News_Conference_4K-M26245   NASA's ROMAN Blog https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/   NASA ROMAN Instrument Details https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/roman-observatory/   Adopt a Pixel on the Roman First Light Image https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/adopt-a-pixel/   About Nancy Grace Roman ( Via American Association of University Women )  https://www.aauw.org/resources/faces-of-aauw/nancy-grace-roman-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-nasa-star/   Team Members This Week: Gene Mikulka, Mark Ratterman, Dr. Kat Robison, Heather Smith. 

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In episode 282, Josh, Chris, and Mark cover the controversy over the White House's new arcade site, the major cyberattack that shut down Springfield (MA) Public Schools, and Josh's takeaways from Google's AI Educator event in Austin. The main segment dives deep into agentic AI - autonomous AI agents that can act on systems instead of only returning chat responses. The trio walks through scenarios that K–12 tech leaders need to consider: agents updating SIS rosters, automating procurement and purchase approvals, rebooting classroom devices via help-desk automation, and security use cases where camera-detected threats could trigger lockdown procedures. They debate thresholds for false positives, legal and reporting risks, and where to require human oversight. Google training that Josh talked about ———— Sponsored by: Lumu Fortinet ClassLink Adira Extreme Networks Chromebookparts.com - Contact customersupport@chromebookparts.com with the code: WELCOME TO CHROME IMPROVEMENT for an additional 10% percent off your next order! ———— Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals) Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!! Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com OR our "professional" email addy is info@k12techtalkpodcast.com X @k12techtalkpod Facebook Visit our LinkedIn Music by Colt Ball Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.

In this powerful episode of Pursue Your Passion, host Tyler Kamerman sits down with Navy veteran and founder of Homeward Bound Veterans, Michael Mallonee. After 39 years of sobriety and a successful corporate career, Michael faced a devastating turning point when his best friend, a Special Forces Veteran, lost his battle to suicide after returning from Afghanistan. Moved by a middle-of-the-night calling and an unwavering faith, Michael launched Pathfinder transitional homes for veterans facing homelessness, trauma, and addiction using a "ready, shoot, aim" mentality to get moving fast. Throughout their conversation, Michael unpacks the powerful distinction between simply managing life's responsibilities and walking in your true, God-given purpose. From selling his own rental properties to keep the doors open to raffling off his prized 1972 Plymouth Roadrunner to fund a new home, Michael demonstrates what radical, "whatever it takes" obedience looks like. This episode will inspire you to stop overthinking your calling, step out of analysis paralysis, and lean into Jesus as you serve those around you. Key Takeaways Shift from Responsibility to Purpose: Fulfilling obligations keeps you busy, but living out your true calling gives you a reason to wake up excited every morning. Adopt a "Whatever It Takes" Mentality: Stepping into your calling requires real sacrifice, whether that means letting go of material assets or pushing past your comfort zone. Healing Happens in Community: True recovery from trauma, addiction, or isolation comes when people break bread together and build a brotherhood that has each other's back. Service is the Antidote to Despair: The ultimate cure for self-focus is getting out of your own head and using your gifts to serve someone else. To connect with Michael - https://www.hbvets.org/ To get in touch with Tyler - https://www.tylerkamerman.com/

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks!Are you considering whether your family is ready to foster or adopt a sibling group? Keeping siblings together can preserve important family relationships, shared history, and connection, but parenting multiple children who have experienced trauma also requires careful preparation. In this Weekend Wisdom episode, we explore the questions prospective foster and adoptive parents should ask before saying yes, including each child's individual needs, sibling dynamics, trauma history, your family's time and emotional capacity, the needs of children already in your home, and the support systems you will need for a successful placement.Resources:Practical Tips for Fostering a Sibling GroupCombining Kids by Birth and AdoptionAdopting SiblingsSupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review.  This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family building

Want more love in your life? In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy shares a personal development principle that flips the usual advice on its head: wanting something only reinforces how much you lack it, but giving it away sets the whole process in motion. He walks through how this plays out with confidence, courage, hope, and money, then gets personal about a private ritual he's practiced for years to stay connected to the people in his life, born out of a childhood where affection didn't come easily. Darren also shares the small daily habit he uses to make sure the people around him feel seen and appreciated, and challenges you to try something that might feel uncomfortable at first. Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Drop us some Fan Mail. Thanks!If you want to adopt a relative from another country, the process involves much more than simply proving your family connection. International relative adoption—sometimes called international kinship adoption—must meet U.S. immigration requirements as well as the adoption laws of the child's country. In this episode, we talk with Debbie Price, BSW, Executive Director of Children's House International, and Kathy Holliday, International Specialist, also of Children's House International. They explain who may qualify, USCIS and Hague requirements, age limits, realistic timelines, and why families should work with a Hague-accredited adoption agency from the beginning. We also explore how to prepare your family for the child's transition, including grief and trauma, attachment, changing family roles, cultural identity, school adjustment, and the importance of patience and support after adoption.Resources: International Adoption Resource PageKinship Adoption Resource PageRaising a Child Through Transracial Adoption Resource PageSupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review.  This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articles/blog postsResource pages on all aspects of family building

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Why Leading with Honesty, Lying, and Anxiety Are All Connected Leading with honesty starts with the courage to stand in truth, even when it is uncomfortable. The Hidden Roots of Dishonesty: Where Lying Begins Most people learn to lie very early in life — not out of malice, but out of self-preservation. People-Pleasing as a Form of Dishonesty People-pleasing is one of the most common — and most overlooked — forms of dishonesty. The Shame Cycle That Feeds More Lying Each dishonest act produces internal shame, which, ironically, drives further dishonesty. Anxiety, the Nervous System, and the Need to Lie Lying and anxiety are deeply intertwined. How Living in Fight-or-Flight Fuels Dishonesty Chronic stress keeps us in fight-or-flight mode, where survival instincts override values. Your Body Already Knows the Truth The body registers dishonesty as friction — a tightness in the gut or chest. Standing in Truth: The Practical Path Forward Standing in truth is a practice, not a one-time decision. Step One — Notice What Your Body Is Telling You Before you can change a pattern, you must be able to see it. Step Two — Use the Holy Pause The pause is one of the most powerful tools in any transformation journey. Step Three — Say It and Stand in It Speaking the truth is only half the work. Release the Outcome Leading with honesty does not guarantee that everyone will respond well. How Standing in Truth Transforms Relationships Whether at work or at home, relationships built on half-truths are fragile. Honesty in Marriage and Family Edie Kay shared a deeply personal story about discovering her husband had been emotionally and physically unfaithful. Leading with Honesty in the Workplace Leaders who model vulnerability create psychologically safe teams. The Difference Between Radical Honesty and Harmful Truth Standing in truth does not mean saying everything you think without a filter. Identity, Faith, and the Freedom to Be Yourself At its deepest level, chronic dishonesty is an identity crisis. Self-Knowledge as the Foundation of Truth-Telling You cannot stand in your truth if you do not know what that truth is. The Internal Freedom That Comes from Alignment When what you say matches who you are, something profound shifts internally. Website for Edie Kay Additional Resources: Your Identity in Christ Leads to Your Purpose to Be Extraordinary Book Referenced: Return to Love by Marianne Williamson Loosen the grip! Anxiety and the need to control aren't helping you. Adopt the Holy Pause to Stop Overreacting

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What did Dr. Deming really mean when he said to "cease dependence on mass inspection"?    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.    They also explore why Deming's 14 Points must be understood as a system, including his evolving call for cooperation and win-win thinking among employees, customers, suppliers, and even competitors. Whether you are new to Deming or have studied his work for years, this conversation offers a sharper way to think about quality, systems, and improvement.   TRANSCRIPT 0:00:02.0 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as we dive deeper into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today I'm continuing my discussion with Balaji Reddie, an educator and trainer in the teachings of Dr. Deming and quality management generally. Balaji, how are you doing today?   0:00:25.1 Balaji Reddie: Oh, I'm doing good. We're meeting after a small little gap, and in the interim I think a few things happened. One of the major things, I think you and I were really happy to see that Bill Scherkenbach sent us a lovely photo. So Bill, if you're listening to this, thank you so much, of course we thank you for the photo. We mentioned the last time or rather when we were speaking that I said that there used to be a group of people that used to meet over the weekend. I don't know what the actual protocol was, but all of the so-called core Deming people, you know, like Gipsie Ranney and Nida Backaitis, I hope I'm getting the names right, Barbara Lawton. And I remember Henry Neave saying he was a part of that. So I didn't see that in the photo. So, maybe one of the weekends he was there over in America and so he was there because he mentioned this. And so Bill very kindly said what it was christened. It was christened the Cosmos Club. And then he shared a photo. So Bill, thank you so much. And also helping us identify most of the people in that photograph. If sometime we could share it with the Deming Institute, if they could show it as part of the... If ever we convert this into some kind of video later on with some slides and things like that, they could add that in.   0:01:53.0 Andrew Stotz: Yeah, it's still wonderful.   0:01:53.7 Balaji Reddie: That was wonderful. Yes.   0:01:54.9 Andrew Stotz: It's a great picture. In fact, I'm gonna just make sure that I download it for today's episode.   0:02:00.9 Balaji Reddie: Yes, yes.   0:02:01.7 Andrew Stotz: Because I'll supply it to the Institute and ask Bill if we can use it. Let's see.   0:02:08.4 Balaji Reddie: Yeah, I mean, I presume that he would want us to ask, but he is very big-hearted. I think he wouldn't mind at all.   0:02:14.7 Andrew Stotz: He looks like a spring chicken in that picture. [laughter]   0:02:17.2 Balaji Reddie: Oh, yeah, all of them. There was Joyce Orsini too there. It was nice to see the whole jing-bang gang, as they call them, [laughter] the Cosmos Club. But wonderful. So, yes, so last time we were discussing point number one and we saw his interpretation in the broadest sense of constancy of purpose. I shared also what he was saying towards the end of his life that he said, "Create and publish the statement of the aims and purposes of the company or other organization." So he was envisioning that it's no longer one company. It's a family of companies working together. And so there has to be something that binds all these companies together because today's business is very complex. The family is actually globally dispersed. And so there has to be a common thread that links all of these organizations together and that has to be the statement of purpose. Why do we exist? Each could have their own, you know. Because that's what Deming said in the word interdependent components of a system. And interdependent means being independent and mutually dependent simultaneously. So independent does not mean isolated. It means autonomous, that means you go by yourself. You could have your own purpose, but you need to align it with the purpose of the companies you're actually contributing to, which is amazing. So he asks us to look at it that way. And he said that the purpose should be to impact people in the broadest sense of the term. And you, in fact, brought that up, that quality, and we saw what he meant by quality. And then I think we discussed the purpose of educational institutions, et cetera, et cetera. What should they be?   0:04:07.5 Balaji Reddie: So that was point one. Now we get to point two. And I'll start with the original wordings which he wrote in 1986. So let me just pull that up here. He says here that, "Adopt the new philosophy. We are in a new economic age." And then he very specifically states, "Western management must awaken to the challenge, must learn their responsibilities and take on leadership for change." Now, let's look at it both ways because in 1990 he reworded this completely. But let's get back to what he meant in 1986, the new philosophy. Now, what was the new philosophy? What did he mean then? Recently I heard, or I think I saw, Dr. Joseph DeFeo, that is the current CEO of Juran Institute, release a version of the 14 points, or rather saying that these were Dr. Deming's 14 points. And I saw what he wrote there about point number two, which was his interpretation. Now, when I look deep, actually, it looked more like Dr. Juran's interpretation of the 14 points. Incidentally, talking about Dr. Juran and the 14 points, it's no secret that Dr. Juran always said that Deming did not speak much about management, he spoke only about statistics, blah, blah, blah. But there was, if you know, part of the inner circle of Dr. Deming was Dr. Myron Tribus. And Myron Tribus, if you know, was a director at MIT for some time, right? And around the time Deming was there at the Center for Advanced Engineering Study. And when... He, of course, went and met Dr. Juran to speak to him about the 14 points, and then they had a discussion for half a day on the 14 points, and Dr. Juran agreed with every single one of them. He said, "Yeah." He said, "He's spot on." But then he said that he never spoke of management then, and so he stuck to his version that he taught statistics to the Japanese. Anyway, let's leave that aside.   0:06:19.0 Balaji Reddie: But when he spoke about point two, and that's what Juran's interpretation was, that the new philosophy was quality should be the basis for running a business. That was the new philosophy, right? And he said that top management, of course, Deming always said that top management should be involved because unless that happens, nothing happens inside the company. So the new philosophy, what now we interpret is what Dr. Deming was trying to say in 1986, was "quality is the basis for running an organization," right? And quality, again, what we discussed last time, in the broadest sense of the term, not just of a product or a process, but the way you conduct yourself as a business, as a people. So that was the new philosophy. And he said that you should take on leadership for change, and he aimed it at Western management at that point in time, right? So that was the 1986, and he goes on to explain that, saying that we are living with commonly accepted... Because he was trying to shock the Americans at that time, right? If you try to realize when they woke up to quality in the 1980s, primarily to be... I mean, to their credit, to the American businesses, that they were doing a lot of course correction. They realized that they had done things wrong for 20 years, and a lot of course correction started happening, and they started seeing benefits. So they started interpreting that as improvement when actually it was just a correction. And I think Deming wanted to bring in that shock treatment to them, and he said improvement is not enough, right? So at that point in time, that new philosophy was basically that, okay, you're doing it right, but it's not enough. And that's why it has to come from the top. So top people have to be involved. And that was how they interpreted this.   0:08:12.1 Balaji Reddie: And we also looked at it that way. But in 1990, he changed the wordings of the point two, and that was in light of what he had started professing, which was a System of Profound Knowledge. So I'll just read out what he wrote in 1990. He says now, "Adopt the new philosophy of cooperation and win-win, in which everybody wins. Put it into practice and teach it to your employees, your customers, your suppliers, and" why not "your competitors." So that was, I think, the new philosophy. Much of the stuff, if you start seeing, Andrew, when I look at all the 14 points, the 14 points have to be interpreted through the 14 points.   0:09:06.7 Andrew Stotz: Right.   0:09:07.8 Balaji Reddie: You need to understand the purpose of each point. You need to understand that they're a system. And that's why you can't just read them sentence by sentence and want to implement them, if you know what I'm trying to say here. They're a system by themselves. So you need to interpret them the right way and through the 14 points... I don't know if I'm making sense to you, but that's exactly how these are. He wanted it to be that way. So you can never tell that you've understood it completely. You're getting me? You're learning something new about it every single day. And as you start looking at things around you through the lens of Profound Knowledge, you will see things differently. And sometimes you see some gaps with the sentences that Dr. Deming was uttering, and then you say, "Okay, okay, this, this, this, I understood it now. I need to make this correction." Right? And so you can never say that I've completely understood them. I mean, after all these years, still reading Out of the Crisis, still doing the series with you, has been a catharsis for me. It's revisiting these things all over again. This, despite the fact that I've been teaching this regularly to my students for the last 20-plus years, it's still new for me.   0:10:24.4 Andrew Stotz: And so could I describe what you just said about interpreting it within the system is that really, that's the thing about systems thinking, is that you can no longer look at an individual part. Every time you get a deeper meaning or understanding of an individual part, that changes the way you view the overall system and the interconnectedness of everything.   0:10:48.6 Balaji Reddie: Exactly.   0:10:48.9 Andrew Stotz: Where life would be much more easy if we could just, "Okay, I understand that one thing deeper and deeper. I can make a control chart better and better and better."   0:11:01.1 Balaji Reddie: So, it's crazy. And this realization came on me way back in, I think around '98 or '99, when I was teaching this, the 14 points, for the third or fourth time. I think I mentioned this in episode one and two, where I told you that it was very easy for me to teach the works of Philip Crosby, very easy to teach the work of Dr. Juran, because they gave methods, they gave steps. But Dr. Deming didn't give anything. You just couldn't show the wording on the slide and get away with it. You had to explain what he wanted us to do. And then, I mentioned this before, you can go back and listen to that episode, but I said that it suddenly struck me, "God damn it, these points are a system." And when I was describing this and I explained this to Hazel Cannon, and she said, "We call this in Deming-speak an 'aha' moment. You had your 'aha' moment." She said, "That's the beauty." She told me once that in the middle of the night, at 3:00 in the morning, she understood what he was trying to say, and she called up Dr. Deming.   0:12:11.3 Balaji Reddie: And he was very, very patient. He listened to her. And she said, "I'm sorry. I..." He said, "I knew you'd understand." That's all he said. So he used to be very happy when people used to call back and suddenly say, "We realized it now, what you were trying to say then." So it's a moment of realization. So this point to... If you read some of the notes that he gave to the Japanese in 1950, and incidentally, it's they who made the notebook and then he added on to it, if you know, Elementary Principles of the Statistical Control of Quality, first edition and then the second edition. And when they made the first edition, they had actually done this without his permission. But when they told him that we made these notes, they thought that he would be a little upset because of copyrights, blah, blah. But instead he was so happy that they'd done that, he actually helped them with the second edition. And if you read those notes, a lot of things there where he was speaking about cooperation, about understanding people. So that may not have been explicitly stated by him in his lectures in Japan, they understood it. Right? And that's a very... I don't want to sound communal here, but a very Asian way of looking at it. Because our languages are very metaphorical, so we always look for different meanings to the statements being uttered. And we always look out for what has this person actually not said, which I... Or rather, yeah, has not said, which I have not heard, but I need to hear. Right?   0:13:46.5 Balaji Reddie: So that's amazing, how they looked at what he was saying. I'll give an instance here where he talks about the use of the control chart, and he says that you can use it for training a worker. And then if you see that before and after training, there's been no change in the control chart, well, then the worker's attained his optimum. Then use that worker somewhere else. He talks in a very positive way about understanding people. And then going back to what we spoke in our second episode about the principles of leadership, it comes back there, that choose people in the right way and optimize all of their aims, hopes, et cetera. So coming back here, the new philosophy, basically, now we can interpret it as what he intended it to be in 1990. He said, "Win-win." But the original wordings are also... You don't replace it, you add on to it, right? So we look at it this way, that he meant that quality should be the center point of running your business. People at the top should be involved. And now we talk about cooperation, win-win. And he says this, "Teach and practice this." Now, all these things are easier said than done. We know that. But we should make an attempt. So employees, your customers, your suppliers, and your competitors. Sometimes it could be funny, right? You go up to your competitor and you say, "Look, I think we've done enough of this, going at each other's throat. Let's get together to do something." And obviously the other person will say, "What's the agenda?" They'll think you have some hidden agenda. So it's gonna be difficult when you start doing this. But I think that's become... Slowly people are warming up to that idea of being close to your competitors and learning with them and from them. Right? We don't look at them as a rival in the true sense, trying to cut the other guy down and things like that. But that's the way it is. And if you say that it's a cutthroat thing, but we need to have some things in common before we decide to branch out and go our own way. Right? So there has to be some kind of a cooperation so that win-win... But main thing is to win, that is, everyone wins. He says, "Some may win less than others, but we all win just the same." So the whole purpose was that. Yeah.   0:16:02.4 Andrew Stotz: It's interesting because I remember hearing that when I was younger and the first thing is cooperating just within a team. The second one is cooperating maybe within a department. Another one is cooperating within a business. And then... That's already hard enough to get to. And then he talked about cooperating within an industry. And of course, there are anti-trust laws in America, which he wasn't talking about colluding on prices to take advantage of the position against the customer. But he was also... I think if we look at AI right now, the development of artificial intelligence, and to what extent could the industry work together to safeguard, for instance, or to understand the development of the energy needed to do this, you know.   0:16:54.4 Balaji Reddie: Yes.   0:16:55.3 Andrew Stotz: Or how do countries across the world work together to make sure that one doesn't have an unfair advantage with AI or with energy or that type of thing? So, yeah, it was definitely interesting when I first heard it. But as I look at it now, I get what he's saying about the industry cooperation.   0:17:15.3 Balaji Reddie: Yes, I saw this in our country, in India, where you had the rival mobile service providers getting together and realizing that the hardware needed was the same, the software would be different. So they got together and created a company, you heard that right, a company, that set up mobile communication towers. So there are no multiple towers everywhere for each mobile provider. There's one set of towers, and it was a separate company. And by the way, that company went on to win the Deming Prize.   0:17:48.0 Andrew Stotz: Interesting, interesting. It's interesting that the concept for point number two is... And sometimes I read it and I think, "Adopt the new philosophy." It's kind of obvious, isn't it?   0:18:04.1 Balaji Reddie: Yeah. [laughter]   0:18:05.8 Andrew Stotz: And that's where part of what you're talking about, about understanding all of it through the Deming 14 points lens.   0:18:13.7 Balaji Reddie: Right. Yes.   0:18:14.9 Andrew Stotz: But I can also think... I wanted to highlight back for those people that weren't around at that time. I graduated from university in 1989. I went to work at Pepsi. And so Out of the Crisis came out about 1986. And I remember during my years at university, the Japanese were just killing the American car manufacturers. And the motorcycle companies were killing... Honda and the others were killing Harley-Davidson.   0:18:43.2 Balaji Reddie: Right.   0:18:43.5 Andrew Stotz: Even to the extent that Harley-Davidson and others went to the government to try to get Reagan to give them tariff protection, which he did, in fact. But there was a huge debate I had in class, I remember, about protection versus competition. And it just highlights what was going on. And so Out of the Crisis, as you mentioned, the title, just the idea of shocking people to say, "We're in a crisis," I think at that time it was really apropos. And also the other part is he's talking about Western management.   0:19:21.1 Balaji Reddie: Yes.   0:19:21.4 Andrew Stotz: Western management. And now you look at... Japan was really doing great at that time. And now we have Japan and China that's also made huge strides. And so it's just so fascinating that he was directing it at Western management for sure, that we've got to fix things. And sometimes I look back and I think, "Oh yeah, Western management learned and improved," because we've got so much innovation going on in America as an example and all of that.   0:19:52.6 Balaji Reddie: Right. Right.   0:19:53.4 Andrew Stotz: But sometimes I look at the developments of the Chinese or Japan and I think, "Hmmm...Did we learn? Did we learn?" Look at the trade balance, look at the amount of debt, look at that in the US and you think, "I don't know." I'm curious, how would you score it?   0:20:09.5 Balaji Reddie: Yeah, I mean, that's just what I had to say. So the whole approach towards this whole thing being holistic, not just looking at it from a very narrow point of view and realizing that we need each other, we can't do without... We call them competitors, but they are also helping us do a better job. They're pushing me to look out for what I'm good at and I don't have to put somebody else down to show myself as big. And if I contribute to the industry in a very big way, not only do I gain, others gain, and if I share, then they would also share with me, right? So that realization, I think, is coming in. And if you think about this, it was very interesting, the mathematician by the name John Nash, if you remember him, he actually postulated this in terms of mathematics in 1950, and he got a PhD from Princeton for this. Now, I would give full credit to the jury listening to his dissertation, defending his thesis, that you had to do this because, interestingly, he gets a Nobel Prize for that in 1974. It took 24 years for the world to figure out what he was trying to say. And you want to go read that, he was thinking win-win.   0:21:41.7 Balaji Reddie: So I often wondered if Dr. Deming, John Nash, did they know each other? Obviously, they didn't, but they were thinking and saying the same thing in two different parts of the world. He was doing that here in the US and Deming was talking about this there in Japan, and he was talking about telling the Japs that Japan must see itself as a system. And so all their companies actually work together. We see them as versus; they don't see each other as versus. You're interestingly saying this about the two-wheeler companies, the bikes... In India, we had just one or two bikes before the four Japanese companies came in. It was Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki, and Yamaha. And they tied up with different Indian companies. Now, of course, after a long time, they've all gone their separate ways. But as a teenager, I remember these. And the funny thing was all four motorcycles were different and all four sold well. All four. And they sold in different parts of the country.   0:22:43.8 Balaji Reddie: I can tell you this firsthand because just after I completed my engineering, I was looking for a job. So I had some time to myself and my mother's friend, she ran a market research agency and she just called up one fine day and said, "Would Balaji care to do this market research for me? It's about bikes." So I had to travel north, south, east, west and tape a conversation with bikers asking them which motorcycles they liked among these four. And these four, the plants were set up at four different places in our country. So north, south, east, west, typically, you know how vast India is in that sense. And the one... It was very interesting. The bikes that were made in the north were sold very well in the south, and some made in the south were sold very well in the west. It was crazy. But there was, of course, one motorcycle that would always stand out and people would say that, "Yeah, this is the one which really..." But that would always be the case. But by and large, everyone did well. Looking back, I say that, wow, they were practicing this without us knowing it.   0:23:51.6 Balaji Reddie: And even now, if you know, I don't know whether this happens outside of India, but Suzuki and Toyota in India have collaborated with each other to use the car body, if you know what I mean. The insides would be their own inside. Suzuk... Maruti is the name of the Indian company that's tied up with Suzuki Motor. So you have Maruti Suzuki and Toyota. They have common bodies, names are different, but the inside is Toyota technology and Suzuki technology. So they've decided, they just realized that they need each other, right? And they're doing exceedingly well, both. Just both.   0:24:33.7 Andrew Stotz: Sharing the platform.   0:24:36.0 Balaji Reddie: Yeah. It's crazy. And you don't start bothering so much about trying to defend yourself, right? You go ahead and focus on what you're good at. So this point two, the new philosophy, what it meant before and what it means now, I would not say it replaced it, but it's just added on to it, where he said that top management should be involved. That was the new philosophy, that quality has to come from the top. Western management waking up, et cetera. The Western managers to see quality is the basis for running your organization. It should be your strategy. And he just says as an extension of that strategy, we need to get together and cooperate and think win-win. So that's the new philosophy. It takes us, he always says, a new reward system would come in. It would be a better applied science. You can read that in The New Economics, that what is the purpose of this entire new philosophy, The New Economics, where he explains this.   0:25:39.2 Andrew Stotz: Yeah.   0:25:41.4 Balaji Reddie: In a nutshell is point two. So the purpose was to shock the Western management at that point in time, but also in a different sense, try to open the eyes of people even now that please don't think small, think big, right? The new philosophy tells us look beyond the boundaries that you've artificially created and see what you can do with the others, including your competitors. And don't look at them as adversaries, rather than partners in something that both of you will grow. Maybe not evenly, but you will grow. So that was...   0:26:18.7 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. One last thing for me on that is just the idea that he reinforces the focus that quality is, the key is the customer in that process of quality.   0:26:33.8 Balaji Reddie: That's right. That's right.   0:26:34.4 Andrew Stotz: As opposed to it's not about quality, quality, quality, control charts and QC circles and all that. It's about what is quality in the eyes of the customer and how do we better deliver that. So that always gave me so much comfort when I learned what he was teaching, that he wasn't just... It wasn't all about quality and tools. It was about quality in the eyes of the customer.   0:27:00.8 Balaji Reddie: Right. So that's why he said tools are just 3%. And you can be 100% excellent at the 3% and still run out of business, right? He always said that. So you need to apply this in the broader sense of the term. So that was...   [overlapping conversation]   0:27:08.5 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. And the problem is if you don't understand the system and you don't understand the whole teaching, then even if you're good at the tools, you may misinterpret from the tools.   0:27:25.6 Balaji Reddie: Yes. So, right, so that was point two.   0:27:30.4 Andrew Stotz: Whoo!   0:27:31.3 Balaji Reddie: So now we come to point three. [laughter] Now point three... Yeah, we just got I think 15-odd minutes, but I'll cover some part of it and I think we'll continue with this.   0:27:34.0 Andrew Stotz: Yeah, yeah. We good. I got time.   0:27:42.5 Balaji Reddie: Point three. Now this again has been so crazily misinterpreted. All right, so I'll start with the wordings once again, I'm referring to the document what he wrote. And he says now, "Cease dependence on mass inspection to achieve quality. Eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis by building quality into the product in the first place." Now if you look at that, he was talking much about the act of inspecting and the entire activity-based and saying don't depend. The keyword was "cease dependence," because if you hear what happened in one funny case where the manager from Ford went back and just sacked all his inspectors saying Dr. Deming said we don't need inspection. But that was, I think, overstating it. But nevertheless, the keyword is dependence. Don't depend on inspection. And then he said, build quality into the product in the first place. And then he quotes Harold Dodge who said you cannot inspect quality into a product. Quality is already there. Inspection just reports what's happening. It doesn't tell you where... You know.   0:29:00.4 Andrew Stotz: Yep.   0:29:03.4 Balaji Reddie: Andrew, can you hear me?   0:29:05.8 Andrew Stotz: Yes. Keep going. So what you're talking about is the idea of thinking about quality not from the perspective...   0:29:20.2 Balaji Reddie: Yeah, we got disconnected.   0:29:21.7 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. What I was saying you're talking about is this idea of cease dependence on inspection, that it doesn't mean inspection's completely gone, but it means starting at the beginning of the process and thinking about how do we improve things from there. So continue on.   0:29:37.3 Balaji Reddie: Yeah, so I just said here that he was not so much at that time when he wrote this, like I said here, it was misinterpreted because, yes, he did start with saying the activity, the activity-based thing about inspection, that we should not depend on it. And I think I mentioned that Ford... One of the managers of Ford, misinterpreted that and sacked his inspectors and things like that. But he said that eliminate the need for inspection by building quality into the process and the product in the first place. So the word was dependence. And so he did not say that you need to eliminate the act of inspecting. In fact, it's very interesting what he actually spoke about this in the workbook which you get when you go a four-day seminar on video which was created by General Motors, right?   0:30:30.6 Balaji Reddie: So those video cassettes, and then the workbook that came with that had a very interesting take on inspection. So he said that it doesn't mean that we're gonna stop. He said you'd be a fool to keep yourself in the dark about what's happening in the process. You need to know what's happening in the process. So he's not saying that do away, he's saying use inspection. So now he actually said this, and here's where the interpretation comes in: understand the purpose of inspection. The purpose of inspection is to give yourself more and more knowledge of the process, not for sorting bad from good, because good and bad product come from the same process. We need to fix the process. And this is to be interpreted if you talk about how he looked at this, because if you read what he spoke about the nine heavy losses, when we discuss those, he says that one of the losses was performance appraisal. So I want to ask those people who say that this interpretation, isn't performance appraisal quality by inspection? You're sorting bad from good based on some arbitrary measure that you created in your head. You decide what's good, you decide what's bad. You're God, is it?   0:31:52.9 Balaji Reddie: I mean, Douglas McGregor actually wrote an article on this saying that managers don't like to play God, right? And he's the one who advocated, no, we don't need performance appraisal. It actually harms. And Dr. Deming just said the same thing. So if you read Douglas McGregor's book, The Human Side of Enterprise, there's a new version, the annotated version, where they've given commentary of what some experts or some the interpretations of the text. And I was amazed to see Dr. Deming's name come up there and saying that Dr. Deming also concurred with this and said it in very plain words that do not carry out performance appraisal. And he likened it to using inspection to create quality, whereas we know it doesn't. So fix the process. Right? And then people again take this in piecemeal and start quoting Deming: "A bad system will beat a good person anytime." I don't know what to say here, really. I mean, he obviously he said... He was trying to explain that you cannot judge that person based on the output of the system. I mean, it's an output of the system, the person. So you need to look at it that way. I don't know whether I'm making sense here, but that's the way to look at this point number three. Right? And he says that don't depend. Use the inspection to understand the process. Now, he says here, and I think I've got the text in that, he says, "There will always be inspection. We must never deliberately leave ourselves devoid of information on how the process is doing. Is it still in statistical control? Is there a trend? Were our efforts towards shrinkage of variation or change of level successful? The function of inspection is optimization of the whole system, including suppliers of materials and services and the ultimate consumer." So he very clearly stated this, that this is a system. And this was the system he was talking about, right? And he says here that it's not about just manufacturing, service. It's if you are really, really interpreting this, then you'd also remove performance appraisal in the process, right? Because that's quality by inspection. Uh-oh.   0:34:21.2 Andrew Stotz: The Human Side of Enterprise, the annotated edition, is available on Amazon. Just looking at it right now, this annotated edition came out in 2023. So I haven't read it, so I'm gonna check it out myself.   0:34:42.1 Balaji Reddie: Yeah, I think I lost you again.   0:34:44.5 Andrew Stotz: Yep. I just went through the details about The Human Side of Enterprise and that latest version or edition that's just come out that you've mentioned. It came out in 2023.   0:34:57.0 Balaji Reddie: Right, right. So you could get that, read that book, you'll get to see it. And he very clearly... Did you record that bit where I read out the text?   0:35:09.4 Andrew Stotz: I don't remember that.   0:35:10.8 Balaji Reddie: Okay, I'll just read it out again so you can edit it later. So, yeah, he says here, "There will always be inspection. We must never deliberately leave ourselves devoid of information on how the process is doing. Is it still in statistical control? Is there a trend? Were our efforts towards shrinkage of variation or change of level successful? The function of inspection is optimization of the whole system, including suppliers of materials and services and the ultimate consumer." Did you get that? Did that get recorded?   0:35:45.5 Andrew Stotz: Yeah.   0:35:46.0 Balaji Reddie: Yeah. So that's exactly what he meant. He said that he was not talking about the act, and he said you would have some inspection. Now, interestingly, a very, very different take on this that, yeah, I told you Myron Tribus was talking to Dr. Juran about this, and Dr. Juran gave his interpretation. Because if you know, he invented this badly misunderstood and abused term called cost of quality, right? And if you know why he invented it and what happened later, I don't even want to get into it. He said, "The only way I could grab management's attention was to present my problem in terms of money. If I explained to them and said to them that there is... This process running at 90% efficiency, they would be happy. They said, "Great." He said, "No, it's not great." And then they just wouldn't listen. They said, "90% is great." So he said, "How do I talk to them?" And so he went back to them and said, "Okay, your process is running at 90% efficiency." They said, "Yes." He said, "But you're paying 100% salary to this guy to do 90% good work, and then you're paying 100% salary to another guy to remove the 10% bad work, and then you're paying 100% salary to a third guy to correct that bad work." And that's how he invented cost of quality.   0:37:11.8 Balaji Reddie: Now people have gone and overindulged in this and they start having arguments about what is the category and where should it fit in and... Anyway, what he was trying to say is there are some activities where the more money you spend, the better it is. And so he came up with that cost of prevention and of course, I mean, conformance and non-conformance. In conformance, there were two categories. One was called prevention, where the more money you spend, obviously the better it is, but you get... You know, the returns on them will come much, much later, like training and spending money on the right things like maintaining your equipment, blah, blah, blah, research and development. He also gave a category called appraisal. And appraisal, he says, these are all activities which are necessary evils. [laughter] That means you can't eliminate them, at the same time you should not overtly depend on them to create quality. And one of them was inspection. And he says you should not spend more than necessary on inspection, just enough.   0:38:16.1 Balaji Reddie: Now here's the question I get, how much do we spend? [laughter] And the trick which I read somewhere and I saw that because I interpreted these points both ways. So when you start doing this, you walk into a company, make them calculate how much money they're spending on inspection right now. So let's say it's $100,000 or rupees or whatever. Now you start implementing the improvement processes, you start understanding the process and you start, well, the works, control charts, blah, blah, blah, blah. And then you start seeing that the process is getting better and so your defects are coming down and things are getting better generally. And so you're spending lesser money on inspection, you're spending lesser time on inspection, your resources are going in the right direction. And so that amount starts coming down and you keep doing that and you keep doing that and then you reach a point where you say, "Okay, this is it. I need this much of inspection at a bare minimum to keep myself," like Dr. Deming said, "not devoid of any information." I need to know what's happening. So that need-to-know basis, just enough, now that becomes the cap, right? And you say now, "If after this I see an increase in the money being spent, then... It's not that I'm going to go and just eliminate. I'll try to find out why." And if you look at it, that's exactly what Dr. Deming said, understand the purpose of inspection is to make the process better. The product, of course, will get better and you use the inspection intelligently to understand because good and bad products come from the same process. This is absolutely true for both manufacturing as well as services. You always can look at the activities and see which are the ones which are prone to a lot of mistakes that can happen and then you try to help the person carrying out the process. "Can I eliminate this? Can I reduce this?"   0:40:14.0 Balaji Reddie: And talking about AI, I think AI can help a lot in that, in much of the so-called mundane activities which are repeatable and being done on a regular basis. You can bring in AI over there, use it in the right way. Right? Even for the inspection thing, they talk about it, but yeah, like I said, we need to keep our eye and just keep glancing at it, but not going and standing in front of the process all the time. You don't need to do that. Just... So like Dr. Deming said, watch that... Look at the trend, the impact of my action that I need to inspect. So in that sense, like I said, the act of inspecting will never go away, but our reliance on that will come down drastically. And once in a while, just glancing through, just letting us know that things are going according to plan is the right way of looking at this. Anyway, I think that's all we have time for today, Andrew.   0:41:10.2 Andrew Stotz: Yeah. So I'm gonna wrap up by saying 290 years ago, Benjamin Franklin said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."   0:41:23.2 Balaji Reddie: Wow.   0:41:24.2 Andrew Stotz: Well, it's a lot of what you've just described is the idea of starting at the beginning and trying to reduce the need to depend on inspection. I love the stuff that you talked about about... He didn't say eliminate inspection, he said reduce the dependence. And that really reminded me that there's a purpose. And as you've described, the purposes of inspection isn't only just, "Okay, we don't want something bad going out to the customer," but what it really is about is understanding how are we doing. How have the upstream preventative or improvements that we've done in the upstream resolved or reduced what's happening at the downstream? I think that was a major thing for me as a young guy when I first heard Deming, to understand that, start at the beginning and try to get things right from the beginning, that will reduce the amount of trouble that you have towards the end. So, fantastic.   0:42:22.2 Balaji Reddie: That's true. That's true. All right, then.   0:42:24.5 Andrew Stotz: Well...   0:42:25.1 Balaji Reddie: We meet again next week or week after that to continue this.   0:42:27.0 Andrew Stotz: Yeah, I look forward to it. And for the listeners out there, remember to go to deming.org and jump into DemingNext to continue your journey.   0:42:36.5 Balaji Reddie: Yes.   0:42:37.0 Andrew Stotz: This is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming, which is, "People are entitled to joy in work."   0:42:45.3 Balaji Reddie: "Joy in work."

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