Strategy is the essence of why you’re in business: its specifics and refinements are about maximizing your opportunities. Those refinements require a deep understanding of the cross-section between who your organization is, market demand, demand trends, and how to be distinctive. Sound easy enough? Then why do a significant amount of executives express doubt or [...]
Is innovation in your organization dependent on spontaneous breakthroughs…or is it systematic, planned and dependably ensuring your future success? […]
The MN Chapter of ISPI, an alliance partner of the Network, is pleased to announce its next program: “Action Research & Learning” on Mar 18. Contact the MNISPI website for details.
Enterprise Minnesota, a partner of the Performance Excellence Network, is pleased to announce their next upcoming event: “Lean Office: 12 Steps to Creating Money-Saving Efficiencies”on Mar 19 in Maple Grove. Learn to be Lean throughout your entire organization. The same principles that bring efficiency to a manufacturing shop floor can be used to streamline the [...]
Please join our partner, the MN Section of ASQ, on Tuesday, March 11th at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth Hotel. Brian Rembish will provide an overview of the MS in Medical Technology Quality degree program, what they have learned from the Medical Technology Industry to define what Medical Quality Leaders need to know. Dr. Kevin Linderman, [...]
The Minnesota Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI), an alliance partner of the Performance Excellence Network, is pleased to announce its next breakfast session: “Going Agile -- Ouch!”. The session will be held March 11, and will be facilitated by Steve Harper, a PM with 20+ years IT experience. Many organizations say they are “running [...]
The MNODN, an affiliate partner of the Performance Excellence Network, is pleased to announce its next program: “Diagnosing Problems in Organizational Communication.” The session will be Mar 6, 5:30-7:30 PM at St. Thomas, and will be facilitated by Dr. James Bohn, Johnson Controls. In my years of working as a manager, leader, teacher, and consultant, [...]
The MN Healthcare Quality Professionals (MHQP) is hosting CPHQ Prep Course Saturday, March 1 at the VA Hospital Auditorium in Minneapolis. The class is 8AM to 5PM and offers 8 CPHQ contact hours. $150 for MHQP members ($225 non-members). For more information or to register, email Mary Larweck at [email protected].
Jan 14 St. Paul Knowledge Forum Did you know that only 30% of change programs succeed? If you're charged with developing or deploying changes – Lean Six Sigma, ISO certification, Baldrige, best practice implementations, culture changes, or others – this breakfast meeting will provide a model to help you navigate change. The Performance Excellence is pleased to [...]
Smart Growth Mapping is a proven methodology that drives companies to become more "Strategic," "Effective," and "Efficient" in the short- and long-run. Focal points of Smart Growth Mapping include: Leadership, Quality Decision Making, Successful Implementation of Decisions, Assessment of Organizational Structure, Processes,& Subsystems, and Moving Companies toward "High Performance Outcomes." The methodology can be implemented [...]
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