A Brief Summary of My First Trip to Brazil: Beef, Emojis, Buses, Lean, and More
I got back Sunday morning from my first trip to Brazil. I had a great time last week as a guest of a company…
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When “Red Beads” Lead to What Looks Like Workplace Discrimination
Quite often, I used the famed "Red Bead Game" (a.k.a. the "Red Bead Experiment") that was made famous by W.…
Using Process Behavior Charts to Compare Red Bead Game “Willing…
This post is Part Three of a series on using Process Behavior Charts for snapshot comparisons (of individuals,…
Any Four Data Points Might Make Things Look Good, But…
Why do we have to be skeptical or careful when we see a chart with just four data points? Does such limited data…
Understanding Variation: A BBC Simulation of Hospital Surgical Deaths
I'll be teaching my "Better Metrics" workshop (aka "Measures of Success," ala my book) twice in June:
Cambridge…
How Are “Quality Posters” Like This Still a Thing?
Back in 2007, I wrote a blog post that highlighted (if not mocked) so-called "quality posters" that are, I suppose,…