How to Apply Six Sigma to Your Life?

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Sik sigma originated in manufacturing. It has kind of, well, it does have aa math, right? A mass component,. where you're looking at specifications of a product. So first define, then you're going to monitor them and see what might not be meeting those specifications - and improve it. And i wrote a book years ago about how middle management could apply the concepts of six sigma in their day to day because i felt like this makes sense. You don't get a five star career if you're just focused on checking off a bunch of boxes, right? Like, you're not going to get there. Well, not only that, but the things that make

Penelope Przekop is a corporate quality management expert, entrepreneur, and author of 5-Star Career: Define and Build Yours Using the Science of Quality Management. She has worked with numerous Fortune 100 pharma companies where she has held many leadership positions and is the founder and CEO of PDC Pharma Strategy, where she also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for Engrail Therapeutics. If you aren't already impressed, Penelope also earned a BS in Biology from Louisiana State University and an MS in Quality Systems Engineering from Kennesaw State University. She is a graduate of the Smith College Program for Women’s Leadership and the Rutgers University Senior Leadership Program for Professional Women. As well as, co-founded Bra in a Box with her daughter in 2018!

We dive into her latest book, the science behind quality management, and how to clean your systems so they work for you. Systems don't have to be as scary as they seem and she breaks it all down for us in this episode of A Productive Conversation.

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