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After two years of virtual conferences, the Alliance for Performance Excellence is excited to announce the return of its in-person Fall Conference for Excellence. The 2022 conference will feature presentations from national and state Baldrige Award recipients–including 2021 Baldrige recipients–sharing their proven performance management practices and real-world insights into navigating forward. Among the presenters will be …

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Register now for September’s Third Thursday Webinar (September 15, 2022):  Managing Capability and Capacity for Sustainability, featuring Tim Tuter, Executive Director of two-time National Baldrige Award recipient, the Charter School of San Diego. Click here to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regi…/6599345074512064524

Don’t miss this month’s Third Thursday Webinar! SWAE’s own Dave Rogers and Lori Buff from Mission Support and Test Services will be presenting on ‘Comparative Data and User Experience Programs’. The webinar will take place on Thursday August 18th, at 8:00am PDT and AZ time, 9:00am MDT.   Register now at the link below: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/151078813512830988 …

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Register now for July’s Third Thursday Webinar (July 21, 2022):  Innovation During the COVID Delta Surge 2021, featuring David Shaw, CEO/Administrator of Nor-Lea Hospital District, recipient of New Mexico’s “Zia” award – its highest Performance Excellence award. Click below to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regi…/6599345074512064524

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program recently released a statement to the public announcing that they will not be running an award process in 2022. Embracing the performance excellence that is fundamental to continuous improvement and innovation, the Baldridge Performance Excellence Program, in close collaboration with leaders from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the …

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Interested in serving as a SWAE Examiner in 2022, but didn’t get a chance to register for the May 23-26 online training sessions?  You can now register for online training sessions to be conducted June 21-24. Register for SWAE 2022 Examiner Training Sessions – June 21-24

Register now for May’s Third Thursday Webinar,  Pursuit of Excellence: Stories of an “Inside-Out” Journey of Continuous Improvement, featuring Dr. Brian Miller and Dr. Kristen Justus of the MAAPE Excellence Award recipient Pine-Richland School District. Click below to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regi…/6599345074512064524

SWAE is pleased to be partnering once again with our neighboring regional performance excellence program, the California Council for Excellence (CCE), to deliver a fully virtual 2022 Examiner Training. You don’t want to miss out on this exceptional opportunity for professional growth! Register for SWAE 2022 Examiner Training After you click the link above to …

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Process excellence is deep in the DNA of business excellence. This presentation shows why and how both should be used to help organizations achieve process excellence.  This webinar is free for SWAE members.  Click here NOW to register!

If you’re not familiar with the Baldrige Excellence Framework and its benefits, this latest feature in the Business Excellence 101 blog series from NIST’s official Baldrige blog answers some of the basic ‘what’ and ‘why’ questions you might have. Business Excellence 101: Improve Financial and Operational Performance with the Baldrige Framework