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 […]
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It’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 […]
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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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“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” – Warren Bennis “You don’t need a title to be a leader.” – Anon Over the years, there has been much written on what it takes to be an effective leader. We’ve learned that leadership is an art as well as a science – it’s learned, […]
Continue Reading2013-14 Baldrige Criteria Released
2013-14 Criteria for Performance Excellence Released—Validated Best Practices to Improve Your Organization December, 2012 For 25 years, the Baldrige Criteria have empowered organizations—no matter their size, sector, or industry—to reach their goals, improve results, and become more competitive. The 2013–2014 Criteria build on this tradition and feature a renewed focus on: innovation management, intelligent risk, […]
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1. A Message from the President: Insights into Effective Leadership 2. The Principles of Performance Excellence: Baldrige 101 Workshop — Twin Cities 2/19 or 2/20 3. 2013 PEN Best Practice Conference May 14-15 — Hold the Date! 4. Proven Ways to Enhance Strategic Thinking — Twin Cities Workshop 1/22 5. More than a Quick Fix: […]
Continue ReadingImproving How Organizations Improve
A study conducted by Industry Week a few years ago indicated that 74% of companies are not making good progress with Lean – they simply are not achieving desired results. Other studies suggest that about 60% of all Six Sigma initiatives fail to yield desired results, and I imagine that failure rates are similar with […]
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November 2012 Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank recently named four U.S. organizations as recipients of the 2012 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. The winners in this, the 25th anniversary year of the award, represent four different sectors, one repeat recipient […]
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