Channel: Quartz

Category: News & Politics

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Description: In the early 2000s, GE was the world’s most powerful company, and its CEO Jack Welch was a firm believer in the Six Sigma system for eliminating errors in manufacturing. With GE as its poster child, management consultants spread the gospel of Six Sigma to companies everywhere. Now, as GE’s fortunes diminished, so has interest in Six Sigma. But what made this system so special in the first place, and how much is still useful today? Featuring Kira Bindrim is the host of the Quartz Obsession podcast. She is an executive editor who works on global newsroom coverage and email products. She is obsessed with reality TV. Oliver Staley is the business and culture editor at Quartz, working with reporters covering the entertainment, fashion, travel, and lifestyle industries. He used to report on management, business, and economics. He’s obsessed with climbing the highest mountain in each state and owning every issue of the Fantastic Four comic book. Show notes Oliver Staley’s piece on Six Sigma qz.com/work/1635960/whatever-happened-to-six-sigma Jack Welch’s 2020 obituary nytimes.com/2020/03/02/business/jack-welch-died.html About Quartz Quartz is a digital news outlet dedicated to telling stories at the intersection of the important and the interesting. Visit us at qz.com to read more.