Unlocking the Power of Employee Engagement — Feb 6 PEN Webinar

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 [...]

2025-01-14T12:45:04-06:00January 13, 2025|

Shark Tank: Exploring New Solutions for Old Challenges — Oct 3 PEN Webinar

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 [...]

2024-10-01T17:29:23-05:00September 18, 2024|

Best Practices in DEI Series — Module 6: “Measuring & Integrating DEI Into Strategy” — Nov 13 Online PEN Workshop

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 [...]

2024-09-16T09:38:28-05:00September 16, 2024|

Best Practices in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: A Panel Discussion — Aug 8 PEN Webinar

Over the last few years, leaders have come to realize (or be reminded) of the importance of diversity, inclusion, and equity within our organizations and our communities.  The imperative is clear: inclusion and equity optimizes organizational performance and societal outcomes — not only for people of color and other protected classes, but for everyone.  There [...]

2024-07-18T16:32:31-05:00July 17, 2024|

Best Practices in DEI Series — Module 5: “Building DEI Into Customer Facing Systems & Core Operations” — Sept 18 Online PEN Workshop

This module is the fifth of six 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 of [...]

2024-07-17T14:32:15-05:00July 17, 2024|

Improving Retention, Increasing Engagement — June 27 PEN Webinar

Today's staffing challenges are persistent: finding, engaging, and keeping good talent is still difficult and will be for many years.  And staffing impacts service levels, customer experience, productivity, and morale of the rest of the team.  Leaders at all levels and within all types of organizations need to find innovative ways to navigate today’s staffing [...]

2024-06-10T07:59:10-05:00June 10, 2024|

The Shift: Recruiting, Engaging & Retaining Workers in Today’s Environment — June 4 IN PERSON Twin Ports Forum

Leaders, are you finding it more and more challenging to recruit, retain and develop your staff and teams?  Everyone wants the best performing teams and individuals within their organizations, but with today’s staffing challenges, it’s become more and more difficult to recruit, engage, and retain solid talent (and wages and benefits are just not enough [...]

2024-05-17T08:56:41-05:00May 16, 2024|

“Best Practices in DEI” Series — Module 4: “Creating More Inclusive, Equitable Workforce Processes” — July 10 Online PEN Workshop

This module is the fourth of six 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. Series Description Over the last couple of years, we’ve all be made aware (or powerfully reminded) of the [...]

2024-05-12T12:35:22-05:00May 12, 2024|

Igniting a Spark: 57 Insights from igniteEX 2024 – April 2024

It seems like it happens about this time every year (in reality, actually it does!): in partnership with our friends the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence and the Iowa Quality Center, PEN hosted another successful annual conference about 10 days ago, this year under the new moniker igniteEX (formerly PENworks). As I kicked off the [...]

2024-08-29T07:50:13-05:00April 29, 2024|

Empower, Engage, Excel: Transforming Your Workplace Culture — May 2 PEN Webinar

In today’s dynamic work environment, actively engaging your workforce is essential for fostering a culture of growth, employee satisfaction, and unmatched productivity. The Performance Excellence Network — in partnership with the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence and the Iowa Quality Center — is pleased to host an online webinar discussion on Thursday, May 2: “Empower, Engage, Excel: Transforming [...]

2024-04-01T14:11:42-05:00April 1, 2024|
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