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 [...]
In today's fast paced environment, there are too many professional conversations taking place that are not intentional about getting better or are not focused on leadership development. But, as we wind down the year and look to next year, there are ways to address this issue and improve our leadership in 2025. The Performance Excellence [...]
During the COVID years, we were all given the opportunity to reflect on our mortality and on what’s truly important in life: our fast-paced daily routines came to an abrupt halt, allowing us to recalibrate -- to refocus on the priorities in each of our lives. But, while COVID isn’t over, most of us have [...]
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. And it’s impacting our work (stress costs businesses and the economy trillions of dollars in absenteeism, low productivity, and healthcare costs) and our health (stress contributes to 90% of all illness and disease). [...]
“The political landscape in the United States is highly polarized,” that being the opening line of a recent (August 22) Gallup study. It probably won’t surprise any of you, but I would submit that we are more divided now than anytime since the 1960s (and before that, the 1860s). The opening paragraph goes on to [...]
There are many ways to achieve exceptional results at work, but one of the main things we need to do is build up our critical people skills. And one of the best skills we can develop as leaders is the capacity to hold others accountable, while also expressing empathy -- holding ourselves and others to [...]
As our environment continues to shift, we are all in search of new ideas, updated approaches, and best practices to get things done and to improve outcomes. And oftentimes the best ideas come from our peers. So… The Performance Excellence Network – in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence and the Iowa Quality Center and in [...]
The amount of change we’ve all had to navigate the last few years is significant: we’ve changed work environments and work structures; we’ve changed products and service offerings; we’ve changed communication methods; we’ve redesigned supply chains. In some sectors and industries, entire business models have changed. While the pace of change may have stabilized a [...]
This module is the sixth and final session in an ongoing Best Practices in DEI Series. Each are intended to be stand-alone, or you can participate in the full series. Dates and topics of other modules listed below. Over the last couple of years, we’ve all be made aware (or powerfully reminded) of the importance [...]
Dear Cool Cat, Get ready to put on the Ritz and mark your calendars! The 2024 Baldrige Fall Conference is just around the corner, and it will be the cat's pajamas. The 2024 Baldrige Fall Conference will feature two separate conference events, and one full day of pre-conference workshops: October 28-29 Communities of Excellence 2026 [...]
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