As we move into 2025, organizations are again focused on increasing productivity and efficiency and reducing waste. Unlock the secrets of Lean and see how it delivers measurable results in very different sectors – manufacturing and healthcare -- insights that can translate to any other sector or industry. The Performance Excellence Network — in partnership [...]
The Baldrige community has something that no other leadership community has: established, proven leaders who have national role-model organizations to become honored performance excellence and results-driven, Baldrige Award recipients. But what is it about them that separates those leaders from most other leaders? What predictive analytics can we use to "know them when we see [...]
Sustained organizational success requires having an engaged workforce that benefits from meaningful work, clear organizational direction, the opportunity to learn, and accountability for performance. The simple truth is: engaged workers leads to satisfied, engaged customers. But today -- with work environments continuing to evolve and employees' needs and expectations shifting -- how do organizations stimulate [...]
Amazingly, 68% of leaders are afraid to communicate to their teams. And, since so much of our leadership spans from our staff and employees to our customers and stakeholders, we as leaders are required to be skillful at ensuring people love working in our communities. The Performance Excellence Network — in partnership with the Wisconsin Center [...]
Today, organizations continue to experience challenges like never before: staffing shortages, inflationary pressure & economic uncertainty, managing a virtual/hybrid workforce, navigating supply chain issues, and managing through accelerating change are but a few of the many challenges facing today’s leaders. But – with the complexity of organizations – where does one start? How do you [...]
Today’s environment is complex: leaders are navigating new and unique challenges, as most sectors and industries deal with staffing & talent shortages, economic & budget constraints, and ever-shifting customer & market expectations. While not a prescriptive “silver bullet,” the now 38-year-old Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework provides leaders of any organization or any community a pathway [...]
In many ways, what’s required for organizational excellence these days has changed: there are new work environments (such as hybrid), severe talent shortages, emerging technologies (like artificial intelligence). But in other ways, nothing has changed: we still need to satisfy our customers; we still need to engage our teams; and we still need to improve & innovate [...]
A recent Gallup study reveals that U.S. workers are among the most stressed in the world: 83% of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress. When stress is not proactively managed, there is a cost to your well-being, but also to your organization. Medical research estimates that 90% of all illness and disease is stress related. [...]
Today, organizations continue to experience challenges like never before: staffing shortages, inflationary pressure & economic uncertainty, managing a virtual/hybrid workforce, navigating supply chain issues, and managing through accelerating change are but a few of the many challenges facing today’s leaders. But – with the complexity of organizations – where does one start? How do you [...]
High performing organizations are focused on learning -- learning new and innovative ways of accomplishing tasks and adding value; exploring and learning how to improve processes; personal learning and development of their leaders and teams; learning best practices and benchmarking new approaches from other organizations. After all, organizational learning is a Baldrige Core Value, and [...]
The region’s largest, most powerful conference focused on continuous improvement and organizational excellence! April 10-11, Mystic Lake Conference Center (and on demand!) Hosted in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence and the Iowa Quality Center. Time is Running Out -- Register Today! Information
There’s a lot going on these days. A lot. Businesses and organizations are facing increasing uncertainty and a growing number of complex challenges: the federal budget freeze, federal agencies closing or shrinking, the new (and potentially escalating tariffs), as well as shifting national policy (in areas such as immigration and DEI) are resulting in uncertain organizational budgets, [...]
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