AME Milwaukee 2026 International Conference
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Presentation
Leader Standard Work in action: Driving daily management in quality
OVERVIEW
This session explores how Medtronic’s quality function is deploying Leader Standard Work (LSW) to make daily management real. Marsha Cordio will share how she partnered with leaders to define how they wanted to show up, set clear priorities and build LSW practices around those commitments. The session will highlight how LSW was customized for the quality function, describe the approach used to roll it out across tiers and regions and demonstrate how tier management rhythms link daily work to results. Attendees will gain practical insights on adoption, measurement and sustaining habits globally in a complex organization.
Key Learning Objectives
1. What is Leader Standard Work (LSW) and why it's important
2. How to customize LSW and make it real for your team
3. Best practices to sustain LSW across a global team
2. How to customize LSW and make it real for your team
3. Best practices to sustain LSW across a global team
Presenter
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Marsha Cordio
Director of Operational Excellence, Quality
MEDTRONIC
Marsha Cordio is an accomplished leader in business transformation and process optimization with extensive experience spanning Medtronic, Siemens Healthineers and Philips. She implemented business systems at those companies, driving significant improvements in operational efficiency. Her expertise extends to strategic planning, project management and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Director of Operational Excellence, Quality
MEDTRONIC
Marsha Cordio is an accomplished leader in business transformation and process optimization with extensive experience spanning Medtronic, Siemens Healthineers and Philips. She implemented business systems at those companies, driving significant improvements in operational efficiency. Her expertise extends to strategic planning, project management and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
As a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Cordio brings advanced skills in structured problem solving, Hoshin Kanri and Value Stream Mapping. Cordio holds an M.S. in biomedical engineering from Boston University and a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is recognized as an expert in facilitation and collaborative leadership. She enjoys coaching teams and partnering with executive management to achieve outstanding results.
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Business operations improvement
Level: Intermediate
