Chad Diggs on Building Quality Systems, Not Heroes

Chad Diggs on Building Quality Systems, Not Heroes

May 20, 2026 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 544

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Chad Diggs discusses the importance of building quality systems in organizations rather than relying on individual heroes.

Chad Diggs, author of Below the Surface, on building quality systems that don’t depend on heroes -- the cost of poor quality, blameless investigation, and why firefighting is a sign of a failing system.

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