Core Values Partners Sponsors Baldrige Quest for Excellence Conference
Core Values Partners, Inc., is proud to announce their participation as a sponsor of the Baldrige National Performance Excellence Program's "Quest for Excellence" conference in Washington, DC, on April 16-18. This demonstration of support and commitment to performance excellence exemplifies Core Values Partners' mission of "helping organizations focus, align, and accelerate their performance improvement efforts through effective use of the Baldrige Criteria." The Baldrige National Quality Award is the highest level of performance excellence recognition for US organizations.
Four 2011 Baldrige Award Recipients Announced
U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson named four organizations - three health care operations and one nonprofit business - as recipients of the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest Presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. This marks the first year that three health care organizations have been selected at one time.
The 2011 Baldrige Award recipients - listed with their category-are:
1. Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO (nonprofit)
2. Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI (health care)
3. Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, IN (health care)
4. Southcentral Foundation, Anchorage, AK (health care)
"With innovative practices, an unwavering commitment to excellence, dynamic management and proven results, the four organizations recognized today with the 2011 Baldrige Award will serve as role models-not only for their peers in the health care, nonprofit and business sectors-but for every American organization that strives for a higher standard of performance and never settles for second-best," said Commerce Secretary John Bryson.
The 2011 Baldrige Award recipients were selected from a field of 69 applicants. All of the applicants were evaluated rigorously by an independent board of examiners in seven areas defined by the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence: leadership; strategic planning; customer focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; operations focus; and results. The evaluation process for each of the recipients included about 1,000 hours of review and an on-site visit by a team of examiners to clarify questions and verify information in the applications.
Core Values Partners announces Middle East consulting partnership
Core Values Partners is pleased to announce that they have established a consulting business presence in the Middle East through Mr. Abdel Halim Mahmoud, our Middle East Consulting Partner, who is leading our consulting practice in the area. We have developed a new Arabic language offering for a basic Organizational Performance Assessment based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. This Arabic assessment is available online from any web browser to enable Arab speakers from all management levels to help assess their organization's performance based on the Baldrige criteria.
Core Values Partners also is pleased to announce its membership in the Saudi Quality Council (Western Region). Through this partnership we will help in the exchange of performance excellence knowledge and experience with Saudi organizations.
For more information about our consulting offerings in Saudi and Middle East countries, please contact Mr. Abdel Halim Mahmoud at halim@corevaluespartners.com.
Seven 2010 Baldrige Award Recipients Announced
Changes have occurred to the
2011-2012 Baldrige Criteria focus.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has named seven organizations as recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. This marks the first year that three small businesses have been selected at one time and only the second instance in the award's 23-year history that a total of seven organizations are being honored. Recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for 2010 and their application sector are: Healthcare: Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL Manufacturing: MEDRAD, Warrendale, PA Manufacturing: Nestle Purina PetCare Co. , St. Louis, MO Small Business: Studer Group, Gulf Breeze, FL Small Business: K&N Management, Austin, TX Small Business: Freese and Nichols, Inc., Fort Worth, TX Education: Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD Congratulations to these recipients for demonstrating role model performance excellence.
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The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence have evolved over time, moving from a manufacturing quality model to a performance excellence model that is relevant for any industry or business sector.
The most significant changes to the 2011-2012 criteria focus on two areas: Read More
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Baldrige recipients 2010
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has named seven organizations as recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. Read More
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The Seven Added Values of the Baldrige Process
When visiting with senior leaders of an organization about the value of embarking on a Baldrige journey, a frequently used phrase is "It's not about the Award." At that point, the discussion moves to writing an application, and the sense of leaders is that "We're applying for an Award!" How do we convince leaders that there is value within the Baldrige process above and beyond applying for Baldrige or a state or local quality award?
Leaders need to understand what value the Baldrige process provides if it's not just about the award. Senior leaders and board members look for additional value, especially considering the investment of time involved in developing a 50-page application. Read More
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