Andrew Holm's guest appearances

Andrew Holm

The Melting Pot with Dominic Monkhouse

Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast

Hillsdale College Podcast Network Superfeed

Christopher Lochhead

Whitney Johnson

Kim Scott

Michael Bungay Stanier

Todd Palmer

Martin Buber

Brad Smart

Frederick Douglass

Charlotte Mason

Ari Meisel

Bryony Thomas

Aaron Ross

Pia Silva

Mike Michalowicz

Rick Smith

OwlTail

Julian Wilson

If you’re the owner of your business and you’re keen to improve productivity, or you want your business to run 200X better when you’re not there, why not get your employees to step up, not step back, from the challenge of running the business as efficiently as you do. Don’t miss Andrew Holm and Julian Wilson of Matt Black Systems on this week’s episode. Some of the challenges that they’ve solved are probably some of the challenges that your business is facing today. Andrew and Julian turned their business around by whittling the organisation down from 30 people to five over two years and dissolving the former hierarchical business model and creating a network of one person businesses. The result? Two employees now produce the same turnover each year as 30 people used to do. They spent £250m trying to improve productivity by implementing lean and then agile processes, but every time the consultants left, the business reverted back to how it operated before the change.So they decided to change some stupid rules, triggering an awakening in their employees, encouraging their employees to think for themselves:“On a roundabout, every car has a controlling mind in it. In a traffic light, there's only one controlling mind.”This episode is slightly longer than normal, but it’s worth it. Julian and Andrew explain, in detail, precisely the experiments they undertook to create their current business model. This is an absolutely fantastic conversation. On today’s podcast:Lean and agile are outcomes, not processesNatural human behaviour at workThe invisible managerTraffic lights vs roundaboutsCreating a central marketLinks:Book - 500%: How Two Pioneers Transformed Productivitywww.fractalwork.com

If you’re the owner of your business and you’re keen to improve productivity, or you want your business to run 200X better when you’re not there, why not get your employees to step up, not step back, from the challenge of running the business as efficiently as you do. Don’t miss Andrew Holm and Julian Wilson of Matt Black Systems on this week’s episode. Some of the challenges that they’ve solved are probably some of the challenges that your business is facing today. Andrew and Julian turned their business around by whittling the organisation down from 30 people to five over two years and dissolving the former hierarchical business model and creating a network of one person businesses. The result? Two employees now produce the same turnover each year as 30 people used to do. They spent £250m trying to improve productivity by implementing lean and then agile processes, but every time the consultants left, the business reverted back to how it operated before the change.So they decided to change some stupid rules, triggering an awakening in their employees, encouraging their employees to think for themselves:“On a roundabout, every car has a controlling mind in it. In a traffic light, there's only one controlling mind.”This episode is slightly longer than normal, but it’s worth it. Julian and Andrew explain, in detail, precisely the experiments they undertook to create their current business model. This is an absolutely fantastic conversation. On today’s podcast:<ul><li>Lean and agile are outcomes, not processes</li><li>Natural human behaviour at work</li><li>The invisible manager</li><li>Traffic lights vs roundabouts</li><li>Creating a central market</li></ul>Links:<ul><li>Book - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/500-transformed-productivity-self-leading-organisation/dp/1527265358" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">500%: How Two Pioneers Transformed Productivity</a></li><li><a href="http://www.fractalwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.fractalwork.com</a></li></ul>

E138 | Improving Productivity By Creating A Network Of One Person Businesses with Andrew Holm & Julian Wilson

Andrew Holm, Latin teacher at Hillsdale Academy in Hillsdale (Michigan), talks with host Scot Bertram about making the most of virtual education and online instruction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Holm, Latin teacher at Hillsdale Academy in Hillsdale (Michigan), talks with host Scot Bertram about making the most of virtual education and online instruction.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Andrew Holm: Making the Most of Virtual Education