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What does it take to build what others chase next? The EnterpriseJoy Podcast brings research, real-world stories, and thought-provoking perspectives on enterprise strategy, leadership, and innovation, for enterprising leaders who challenge conventions, question assumptions, and aspire to outgrow the status quo, this is your home. Hosted by EnterpriseJoy Labs, strategy partners for enterprising leaders.

  1. 11/03/2025

    Episode #76 - Little’s Law: Make Flow Your Strategy

    This episode turns Little’s Law from theory to practice. In under five minutes, we show how WIP = Throughput × Cycle Time explains stalled portfolios, why capping work-in-process reliably shortens delivery time, and how pull policies, small batches, and a weekly Flow Council lifts throughput and on-time quality across functions. Expect cross-industry evidence and a simple, measurable actions list you can run this quarter. References: 1) A Proof for the Queuing Formula L = λW: https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.9.3.383 2) Factory Physics: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133247684-factory-physics-3rd-third-edition-by-wallace-j-hopp-mark-l-spearman?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=gRn7JtYQg0&rank=2 3) The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6278270-the-principles-of-product-development-flow 4) Rapid-Fire Fulfillment: https://hbr.org/2004/11/rapid-fire-fulfillment 5) Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8086552-kanban Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library.

    Episode #76 - Little’s Law: Make Flow Your Strategy

  2. 11/02/2025

    Episode #75 - DORA: Speed and Stability, Measured

    In this episode, we turn delivery data into leadership insights. We unpack what DORA actually measures, why elite performers ship faster with fewer failures, and how to wire those indicators into enterprise KPIs without trading away reliability. Expect practical moves you can brief to the board today including SLOs and error budgets, lead-time instrumentation, and decision velocity rules. Additionally, a simple actions list to baseline and improve your metrics. References: 1) Accelerate State of DevOps 2021: https://cloud.google.com/resources/state-of-devops 2) Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35747076-accelerate 3) Service Level Objectives: https://sre.google/sre-book/service-level-objectives 4) Implementing SLOs: https://sre.google/workbook/implementing-slos 5) Embracing Risk: https://sre.google/sre-book/embracing-risk Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library.

    Episode #75 - DORA: Speed and Stability, Measured

  3. 11/01/2025

    Episode #74 - Speed as the Engine of Quality

    This episode takes aim at the “speed kills quality” myth with hard evidence. In five minutes we connect DORA’s data on elite performers, Little’s Law for small batches, Google SRE’s SLOs and error budgets, EnterpriseJoy’s discipline, and Netflix’s chaos engineering. You’ll see why faster feedback exposes blind spots sooner, improves stability, and raises your quality bar … because good things, shouldn’t take time. References: 1) Accelerate State of DevOps 2021 (DORA): https://dora.dev/research/2021/dora-report 2) Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35747076-accelerate 3) A Proof for the Queuing Formula L = λW: https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.9.3.383 4) Service Level Objectives: https://sre.google/sre-book/service-level-objectives 5) Implementing SLOs: https://sre.google/workbook/implementing-slos 6) Toyota Production System: https://global.toyota/en/company/vision-and-philosophy/production-system/index.html 7) Chaos Engineering: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1702.05843 8) Chaos Engineering Upgraded: https://techblog.netflix.com/2015/09/chaos-engineering-upgraded.html 9) EnterpriseJoy Philosophy: https://www.youtube.com/@EnterpriseJoy Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library.

    Episode #74 - Speed as the Engine of Quality

  4. 09/26/2025

    Episode #73 - The Invisible Work Reset (Weekly Wrap-up)

    We close this week with a practical, evidence-backed reset for your calendar: the L.E.D.G.E.R. Reset. In 15–20 minutes you’ll label where your time really goes, check equity on non-promotable work, tighten decision hygiene, add guardrails for collaboration, pulse psychological safety and leader inclusiveness, and re-allocate/recognise hidden load. Anchored in CEO time-use studies, interruption research, and Andy Grove’s leverage playbook, this wrap turns invisible work into a repeatable operating system you can tune every month. Reference: 1) High Output Management: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/324750.High_Output_Management Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library

    Episode #73 - The Invisible Work Reset (Weekly Wrap-up)

  5. 09/25/2025

    Episode #72 - Invisible Work - What Counts, and What Should Stop

    In this episode, we separate the signal from noise in the unseen side of leadership. You’ll hear what counts and what should stop when it comes to invisible work. With clear rules you can codify today, scale what actually moves clarity, quality, and speed. References: 1) 2017 Letter to Shareholders: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2017-letter-to-shareholders 2) Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System: https://hbr.org/1999/09/decoding-the-dna-of-the-toyota-production-system 3) American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13132620-american-icon 4) Collaborative Overload: https://hbr.org/2016/01/collaborative-overload 5) Gender Differences in Accepting and Receiving Requests for Tasks with Low Promotability: https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20141734 6) Stop the Meeting Madness: https://hbr.org/2017/07/stop-the-meeting-madness Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library

    Episode #72 - Invisible Work - What Counts, and What Should Stop

  6. 09/24/2025

    Episode #71 - Culture as a Multiplier

    In this episode, we unpack how culture becomes a force-multiplier for your systems: why teams with psychological safety learn faster and perform better, how leaders actually shape culture through Schein’s “embedding mechanisms” (what you fund, schedule, reward), and what Netflix’s “freedom & responsibility” shows about rituals that make candor travel. Expect practical moves that wire values into day-to-day execution, so your operating system runs without you pushing it uphill. References 1) Making It Safe: The Effects of Leader Inclusiveness and Professional Status on Psychological Safety and Improvement Efforts in Health Care Teams: https://doi.org/10.1002/job.413 2) Organizational Culture and Leadership: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222096.Organizational_Culture_and_Leadership 3) No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49099937-no-rules-rules Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library.

    Episode #71 - Culture as a Multiplier

  7. 09/23/2025

    Episode #70 - Leverage: Designing Systems So Invisible Work Doesn’t Eat Your Week

    In this episode, we break down how leaders can reclaim their week from the invisible drag of coordination and decision churn by building leverage into their systems. From Amazon’s narrative memos that sharpen debate, to Bain’s RAPID framework that cuts decision ping-pong, to research on meeting-free days that protect deep work,  you’ll learn three evidence-backed moves to scale your leadership without drowning in the hidden load. References: 1) Why do management practices differ across firms and countries? https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.24.1.203 2) How CEOs Manage Time: https://hbr.org/2018/07/how-ceos-manage-time 3) Who Has the D? How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance: https://hbr.org/2006/01/who-has-the-d-how-clear-decision-roles-enhance-organizational-performance 4) RAPID® Decision Making: https://www.bain.com/insights/rapid-decision-making/ 5) Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems: https://research.google/pubs/site-reliability-engineering-how-google-runs-production-systems 6) Stop the Meeting Madness: https://hbr.org/2017/07/stop-the-meeting-madness 7) The effects of meeting-free days on autonomy, communication, and performance: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-surprising-impact-of-meeting-free-days Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library.

    Episode #70 - Leverage: Designing Systems So Invisible Work Doesn’t Eat Your Week

  8. 09/22/2025

    Episode #69 - Making the Invisible Visible

    In this episode, we turn the “soft stuff” into usable evidence: you’ll learn a simple seven-column Leadership Ledger to track invisible work, spot who’s carrying non-promotable tasks, and link your time to outcomes. Grounded research plus Indra Nooyi’s Performance with Purpose reporting discipline, you’ll leave with a 10-minute routine to make the unseen visible and improve it week over week. References: 1) CEO Behavior and Firm Performance: https://www.nber.org/papers/w23248 2) My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57499853-my-life-in-full Music Credit: Switch It Up, performed by Silent Partner, from the YouTube Studio Audio Library.

    Episode #69 - Making the Invisible Visible
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What does it take to build what others chase next? The EnterpriseJoy Podcast brings research, real-world stories, and thought-provoking perspectives on enterprise strategy, leadership, and innovation, for enterprising leaders who challenge conventions, question assumptions, and aspire to outgrow the status quo, this is your home. Hosted by EnterpriseJoy Labs, strategy partners for enterprising leaders.

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