Derrick Mains

Derrick Mains

Tempe, Arizona, United States
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  • The Problem with KPIs in Construction
    Dec 5, 2024

    The Problem with KPIs in Construction

    If you're running a construction company, you've likely relied on traditional KPIs to gauge performance. Things like…

  • Event, Behavior, Structure.
    Nov 26, 2024

    Event, Behavior, Structure.

    By Derrick Mains Edwards Deming, often regarded as the father of the quality movement and a key figure in U.S.

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  • Meta is Deada
    Nov 21, 2022

    Meta is Deada

    Back in 2015 I was involved in an experiment. A close friend and investor had been leading up the fund-raising for a…

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  • The Parking Lot - how to improve margins in a downturn.
    Aug 30, 2022

    The Parking Lot - how to improve margins in a downturn.

    Back in May I posted here on LinkedIn that I started to hear a shift in tone, in words, in key phrases that were being…

  • The COO Series - Part 6 - The Waiting
    Feb 1, 2022

    The COO Series - Part 6 - The Waiting

    “As soon as I get the project, I will start on my piece.” “I am waiting on the client to send in their requirements or…

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  • The COO Series - Part 5 - Motion
    Jan 24, 2022

    The COO Series - Part 5 - Motion

    Every move they make, every step they take - you pay for it. Think about it.

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Publications

  • Adaptagility: Overcoming Biological Resistance to Change

    Playbook Systems

    As biological creatures, we are wired to respond to change, and our ability to do so has enabled our species to thrive. In “Adaptagility”, Derrick Mains leverages this essential insight, honed from nearly three decades as a leading operational consultant, to forge a unique approach to process, systems, and change. Derrick’s method not only focuses on the boardroom but also tackles the instinctual barriers created by human evolution and biology that cause change to fail.

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  • The Lean Managers Playbook

    AMP Systems

    The Lean Managers playbook is a work of fiction - but every story is true and derived from 20 years management and consulting experience.

    The Lean Managers playbook is a nonsense management book that provides step by step instructions on how to lean your business, improve profits and drive bottom line growth.

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  • The Frontline Managers Playbook

    AMP Systems

    The Frontline Managers playbook is a work of fiction - but every story is true and derived from 20 years management and consulting experience.

    The Frontline Managers playbook is a nonsense management book that gets to the heart of the problem and provides real-world step by step actionable advice for "getting the job done". The book outlines a simple step by step management system that frontline managers can use to get repeatable results.

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  • AMP your Outcome

    AMP Systems

    AMP Your Outcome outlines a simple approach to management - hold people accountable, measure everything, define and refine your processes.

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  • Rock me like a Hurricane

    Earth911

    From jobs to relationships to my mother-in-law’s patience, having some indication as to when things are going down hill, coming to an end or getting less bright would be pretty awesome.

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  • Sortacycled - part duex

    Earth911

    Regular checkups are as good for your health as they are for your vehicles. But like our health, we as humans tend to wait until there are funny noises under the hood and fluids leaking before we head into the shop.

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  • "Sorta"cycled

    Earth911

    Ever wonder when someone says that something will be recycled what that actually means?

    I would expect that word to encompass the whole of the item from soup to nuts (or bolts to nuts I guess) – each and every part being properly repurposed, melted down and turned into a sweater vest. Yet, when it comes to that tank water heater at your home or business that’s rarely the case.

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  • Unemployment brought to you by Sustainability

    Triple Pundit

    Are our economic challenges a result of big business greed, big government spending, lax regulations or could it be that there is another issue holding back the growth of the economy?

    Could our beloved sustainability be creating an economic mess?

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  • Evil Corporations

    Triple Pundit

    We all know that there is a rising tide of resistance against some large corporations. It could even be said that the word “evil” has become synonymous with big business. But have you ever wondered what makes these companies so evil? I mean, companies are made up of people—employees, management, shareholders—so which of these is the evil monster behind the scenes?

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  • I don't care about the environment

    Environmental Leader

    The truth is that opinions and beliefs aren’t all that important. What are important are the actions a person takes. One would think that people who care more about a cause tend to do more, but a string of research shows otherwise. When a group was asked about their commitment to the environment and whether it was their responsibility to pick up litter, 94 percent of the 500 people agreed that this did, indeed, fall on their shoulders. To test their commitment, the research team scattered…

    The truth is that opinions and beliefs aren’t all that important. What are important are the actions a person takes. One would think that people who care more about a cause tend to do more, but a string of research shows otherwise. When a group was asked about their commitment to the environment and whether it was their responsibility to pick up litter, 94 percent of the 500 people agreed that this did, indeed, fall on their shoulders. To test their commitment, the research team scattered litter where the group would exit to find that a mere 2 percent of the group followed through with their agreement to pick up litter, according to a study in the Journal of Social Psychology. This isn’t activism, it’s “slacktivism.” Everyone likes to say they do the right thing but very few actually do it.

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  • The Eco-Logics of Economics

    Triple Pundit

    One of the core lessons of traditional economics is explained through the Broken Window Fallacy, a story of a shopkeeper’s broken window and slew of unintended consequences.

    Can that same lesson enlighten us on our ecological crisis?

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  • Gaming for the Greater Good

    Triple Pundit

    This new world of gaming doesn’t require a game console, Red Bull or pulling an all-nighter. These games are designed rather for short bursts of game play, challenging players to complete small tasks that take only minutes–like planting crops and coming back in eight hours to harvest, plow and replant.

    Could we harness those small tasks to change the world?

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  • Cap and Trade Makes a Comeback

    Environmental Leader

    Though there has been a great deal of debate surrounding cap and trade in its most recent context of carbon trading, cap and trade in history has had its successes. It all started back in 1988 when former President George H.W. Bush came into office in the midst of a major environmental issue, acid rain—rain that was laden with sulfur dioxide seemingly from power plants burning coal. Bush, who billed himself as the “environmental president,” took action and in 1990, worked to pass the Clean Air…

    Though there has been a great deal of debate surrounding cap and trade in its most recent context of carbon trading, cap and trade in history has had its successes. It all started back in 1988 when former President George H.W. Bush came into office in the midst of a major environmental issue, acid rain—rain that was laden with sulfur dioxide seemingly from power plants burning coal. Bush, who billed himself as the “environmental president,” took action and in 1990, worked to pass the Clean Air Act. The Act provided provisions for emissions trading that were supported by many on both sides of the aisle, because it was seen as a way to allow free markets the ability to determine the cost of emissions and gave the market a way to reach the government’s environmental goals.

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  • The American Dream Reborn

    AZ BIG Media

    In 1928, Herbert Hoover was elected president based on the promise of prosperity. “A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage” boasted the campaign slogan, and people lined up at voting booths. Think about that for a moment – to our ancestors the thought of owning a car and having a good meal seemed like a dream! Times have changed.

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  • Beyond Petroleum

    Green Economy Post

    Can we really ever move beyond petroleum? Traditional fossil fuels like coal and petroleum are so ingrained in our culture and way of life that eradicating them as fuel sources soon is unlikely. We need to think about what we produce and the costs that go beyond the balance sheet: the costs to the environment, to the people that live where our raw materials originate, the cost of the life of a pelican, gull or fish. It is our personal responsibility to consume less and conserve more.

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  • Moving towards a post Deep Water Horizon era

    Environmental Leader

    If there were ever any question about man’s impact on the environment, those beliefs have certainly had holes blown in them over the past month. With the disaster at BP’s Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico, questions about the ongoing impact on the environment – and the role that government will play – will soon become focused around environmental business risks and how to mitigate them. Today’s news is about stopping the spill; tomorrow’s will be how government and the enterprise…

    If there were ever any question about man’s impact on the environment, those beliefs have certainly had holes blown in them over the past month. With the disaster at BP’s Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico, questions about the ongoing impact on the environment – and the role that government will play – will soon become focused around environmental business risks and how to mitigate them. Today’s news is about stopping the spill; tomorrow’s will be how government and the enterprise will regulate products and processes so that nothing like this ever happens again.

    The landscape in our country is about to change from a “pre Deepwater Horizon” (DWH) to a “post DWH” environment.

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  • The Advent of Benchmarking Sustainability

    Triple Pundit

    Just a few years ago, sustainability was a PROFITS, planet and people movement focused on financial ROI and tangible, calculable bottom-line benefits. But an evolution has taken place. Businesses are now starting to recognize that green is multidimensional. It isn’t just a coupling of a reduced carbon footprint and ROI, it is about seeing you and your business from a global perspective, understanding impact and recognizing people as an intricate part of the shift toward sustainability.

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Honors & Awards

  • Emmy Award Winner - Branded Content Long Form

    Emmy Awards

  • Emmy Nomination - Branded Content Short Form

    Emmy Awards

  • Emmy Nomination - Technology

    Emmy Awards

  • Telly Award Winning Producer

    The Telly Awards

    Silver Winner in Branded Content - Series: Non-scripted/Documentary

  • Telly Award Winning Producer

    The Telly Awards

    Silver Winner in Online - Series: Reality

  • Telly Award Winning Producer

    The Telly Awards

    Silver Winner in Online - Web series: Non-Scripted

  • Startup Mentor Arizona State University

    ASU

  • Green Pioneer Award

    Biz Journal

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