In the wake of the last “Great Recession” in the 1980s (though we didn’t call it that back then), America was in economic trouble. The country suffered a two-phase recession in 1980-82 – one that left unemployment high and interest rates even higher (recall credit cards and mortgages well beyond 20%!). The economic challenges were […]
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A Powerful Professional Development Opportunity: Consider Becoming a 2018 PEN Evalautor
Are you interested in learning more about what makes organizations excellent — go from good to truly great? Are you interested in helping other organizations — such as schools, hospitals, non-profits, and businesses — around the region improve their performance? Are you interested in helping Minnesota and North/South Dakota become more competitive? Are you interested […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Recognizes SDDOT for Continuous Improvement, Performance Excellence
July 16, 2018 For Immediate Release PEN Contact: Brian Lassiter, President Performance Excellence Network 612-868-3519 brian.lassiter@performanceexcellencenetwork.org SDDOT Contact: Kristi Sandal South Dakota Department of Transportation 605-295-0150 Kristi.sandal@state.sd.us SDDOT Receives Recognition for Continuous Improvement 2017 Performance Excellence Award Presented by Governor Daugaard PIERRE, SD, July 16, 2018 – At a celebration hosted by […]
Continue ReadingPerformance Excellence Network Recognizes Three Organizations
May 7, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Brian Lassiter, President Performance Excellence Network 612-868-3519 brian.lassiter@performanceexcellencenetwork.org Performance Excellence Network Recognizes Three Organizations 2017 Performance Excellence Awards Presented at PENworks 2018 Conference ST. PAUL, Minn., May 7, 2018 – The Performance Excellence Network (PEN), formerly the Minnesota Council for Quality, today honors three recipients of […]
Continue ReadingThe Butterfly Effect: Managing Your Organization as a System – PEN July 2017
Because most things in life are part of larger systems, some seemingly trivial events can have significant impact. For example, in 1961, mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz took a shortcut in entering data in a weather prediction model. He innocently entered .506 instead of the full numeric value of.506127, and the result was a completely […]
Continue ReadingNobody Raves About Average: 52 Insights on the Road to Excellence
Last week, the Performance Excellence Network hosted our annual PENworks 2017 conference. The event featured 31 local, regional, and national speakers, each sharing best practices and insights to improve organizational performance in areas such as leadership effectiveness, customer focus, workforce engagement, and operational efficiency. Some speakers were from large, complex organizations (3M, Ecolab, Mayo […]
Continue ReadingPerformance Excellence Network Recognizes Four Organizations
Performance Excellence Network Recognizes Four Organizations 2016 Performance Excellence Awards Presented at PENworks 2017 Conference; Lt. Governor Celebrates Excellence in Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn., April 27, 2017 – The Performance Excellence Network (PEN), formerly the Minnesota Council for Quality, today honors four recipients of the 2016 Performance Excellence Award (formerly the MN Quality Award). […]
Continue ReadingThe Path to Performance Excellence: The Real Value of Baldrige
In the wake of the last “Great Recession” in the 1980s (though we didn’t call it that back then), America was in economic trouble. The country suffered a two-phase recession in 1980-82 – one that left unemployment high and interest rates even higher (recall credit cards and mortgages well beyond 20%!). The economic challenges were […]
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