Five million students are enrolled in U.S. High Schools this school year; each year, 1 in 5 students fail to graduate on time.  Twenty million students are currently attending American colleges and universities; the 18-24 age group is 2-3 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than any other adult age group. Middle [...]

The presentation will focus on Winona Health's ten year journey of performance improvement activities which recently culminated in the Performance Excellence Network’s highest recognition ---Excellence. Winona Health’s performance excellence journey is paved with OFI’s (opportunities for improvement) which continues to drive our continuous system improvement (CSI) efforts. We will cover our strategic planning process, employee [...]

Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 Kahler Hotel, Windsor Hall What does it mean to be a leader at work and in the community? How do I drive performance excellence within my organization? How do I provide top notch customer service? How do I make an impact within my community? Do you ever find yourself asking these [...]

October 7th, 2014 The Superpower of Culture Presented by Philip Zeccardi and Michael Garner from Cardinal of Minnesota Cardinal of Minnesota’s Philip Zeccardi and Michael Garner will present a fast-paced, informative session highlighting how Cardinal's culture aligns with the essential components of  the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.  They will describe specific processes and how they have [...]

Hear how the Fortune 500 company known for making SPAM® luncheon meat is creating a culture of constant improvement. While the official push for continuous quality improvement started in 1980s, the food processor has long followed those principles. Founder George A. Hormel is quoted from 1920 as saying, "We should all go to our posts [...]

Large enterprise portfolios have a very complex supply chains with high inventory velocity that allows the enterprise to meet market needs – even smaller organizations rely on suppliers and partners to provide high quality output for their customers and stakeholders.   So the ability to detect real quality issues early in the supply chain becomes critical [...]

NOTE DATE CHANGE: FIRST THURSDAY IN MARCH! Join Brian Lassiter, president of the Performance Excellence Network, and three key stakeholders – a member/customer, a volunteer Evaluator, and a board member – as we explore the resources available to you, your organization, your career, and your community at our March 6 SE Minnesota PEN: “From Good [...]

Live Well Winona is a young non-profit dedicated to supporting healthy activities and lifestyles in and around the Winona region. With a mission to engage the Winona community in a culture of wellness that is distinctively noticeable, the organization focuses on lifestyle improvement through an emphasis on connecting community members with local activities, resources and [...]

2nd Annual Meeting of the Members:  Let's start the new year off by THINKING together about what Performance Excellence is, and how PEN can be your partner in achieving that excellence.  Please join members of the Southeast Region advisory board (including new members from Winona, Rochester, Austin and Albert Lea) for an energetic and collaborative session [...]