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Calendar of Events

Reducing Stress; Preventing Burnout; Improving Performance — Apr 10 IN PERSON Workshop

Mystic Lake 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW, Prior Lake, MN, United States

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. [...]

Getting Started with Baldrige — Apr 10 IN PERSON Workshop

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 [...]

Continuing the Journey to Excellence: Advanced Baldrige Techniques — Apr 10 IN PERSON Workshop

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 [...]

igniteEX 2025: Achieving EXtraordinary Together!

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

Leading Through Crisis: A Panel Discussion — April 17 PEN Webinar

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, [...]

Building Trust and Stability in Time of Uncertainty — Apr 29 IN-PERSON Twin Ports PEN Discussion

Hermantown Training Center 5105 Maple Grove Road, Hermantown, MN

Great leaders prioritize the well-being of those they serve, especially in times of chaos. By fostering a sense of belonging and care, they provide much-needed stability for their teams. And during times of uncertainty, effective communication becomes critical. The Performance Excellence Network is pleased to host an IN PERSON discussion on Tuesday, April 29 from [...]

Best Practices in Building & Maintaining an Inclusive Culture — May 1 PEN Webinar

Regardless of what you call it, an organization’s success depends on having an engaged workforce that benefits from meaningful work, clear organizational direction, the opportunity to learn and grow, and accountability for performance.  The workforce must also have a safe, trusting, inclusive, and cooperative environment – an inclusive culture that capitalizes on and supports the [...]

Leading Excellence & Achievement: Insights from LEAP Participants — May 15 PEN Webinar

For the last four years, the Performance Excellence Network and the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence have co-hosted a unique leadership development program called “Leading Excellence & Achievement Program” (or LEAP). This is a unique cohort-based offering that takes learning and benchmarking to a new level with access to -- and interaction with -- other [...]

The Principles of Excellence: Baldrige 101 — July 15 & 22 ONLINE Workshop

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 [...]

Breaking the Excellence Barrier: Inclusive Innovation in Practice — Aug 12 ONLINE Workshop

A 3-hour transformative workshop that challenges conventional thinking about innovation and inclusion In an era where organizations struggle to translate "diversity" initiatives into measurable excellence, the fact remains that organizations still want engaged employees that build relationships with customers, that solve complex problems, and that create new value through innovation. The Performance Excellence Network — [...]

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