A Message from the President: Leadership’s Pursuit of Excellence: The Number One Factor for Effective Leadership Network News and Events Council’s Annual Best Practice Conference: Celebrating 25 Years of Advancing Excellence—June 4-5 (St. Paul) Seeking Exhibitors, Sponsors for Annual Conference Learn What Drives Organizational Excellence: 2012 MN Quality Award Evaluator Training June 19-21 (Rochester) Self-Defeating […]
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Seeing around Corners: The Power of Predictive Analytics
Letter from the President: Seeing around Corners: The Power of Predictive Analytics Network News and Events PENworks 2013: The ROI of Excellence Other Network Events Upcoming Partner Events 25th Annual Quest for Excellence Conference Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (Baltimore) Sunday, April 07, 2013 Other Partner Events 1. Letter from the President: Seeing around Corners: The Power […]
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Does the name “Nate Silver” ring a bell? It should: he is the statistician who correctly predicted the winner in all 50 states and DC for last fall’s presidential election. Before that, he developed a powerful system for predicting the performance of Major League baseball players. And he’s at it again: forecasting what team will […]
Continue ReadingPENworks 2013 Focuses on ROI with Baldrige Winners
Four national Baldrige winners serve as the keynote speakers featured at PENworks 2013. Each will detail how their focus on quality has brought significant returns to their organizations. On May 14, CEO Ken Schiller of K&N Management—owner of Rudy’s BBQ & Mighty Fine Burger restaurants in Texas and winner of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—shares the […]
Continue ReadingPEN Announces Sponsorship Levels for PENworks 2013
Your organization’s name and image will gain invaluable exposure to some of the Midwest’s top quality driven organizations when you sponsor PENworks 2013. This year’s event is projected to attract more than 400 leaders from all sectors—businesses, healthcare, nonprofit and government, and education. Join an already select group of sponsors to receive variety of benefits, […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know: The Power of Networks
It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know: The Power of Networks Look at Us Now! PEN Launches New Website Network News and Events PENworks 2013: The ROI of Excellence – Conference May 14-15 05/14 Other Network Events Upcoming Partner Events 1. A Message From the President: It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know: The Power of Networks
As the saying goes, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. It’s true in the context of a job search; it’s true as professionals seek insights to solve their organization’s problems; and it’s true in your personal life (my neighbor called me the other day, looking for suggestions for squirrel removal). But it’s […]
Continue ReadingSave the Date for PENworks 2013!
2013 PEN Best Practice Conference May 14-15—Hold the Date! Register and Learn More Here January 2013 The Performance Excellence Network is pleased to announce the date of our 2013 best practice conference and Performance Excellence Award celebration: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (with pre-conference workshops Tuesday, May 14). The full-day event will include the following: keynote […]
Continue ReadingAdapt or Die: Most Corporate Failures are Self-Inflicted
Adapt or Die: Most Corporate Failures are Self-InflictedNetwork News and Events Network Events The Principles of Performance Excellence Other Network Events Upcoming Partner Events Other Partner Events 1. Adapt or Die: Most Corporate Failures are Self-Inflicted What do the American mastodon, Woolly mammoth, and Arizona jaguar all have in common? Here’s a hint: they […]
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What do the American mastodon, Woolly mammoth, and Arizona jaguar all have in common? Here’s a hint: they all suffered similar fates to Hostess Brands, Circuit City, and Blockbuster. Yes, they all went away. Extinction. Vanished. Disappeared. But I think the companies could all take a lesson from the animals that died before them: organizations […]
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