swae2016 – Southwest Alliance for Excellence

Nov 16 Third Thursday Free Webinar: Finding Premierness

by swae2016Third_Thursday October 30, 2023October 30, 2023Comments are Disabled

Third Thursday Webinar November 16, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. MT Speaker: Kiersten Farmer, Data Scientist Topic: Finding Premierness – Henderson’s Path to Excellence through the Baldrige Framework The City of Henderson, Nevada’s Performance Management Program offers a comprehensive and forward-thinking approach in the data-driven age. This program, known as the “Path to Premier,” embodies the …

Baldrige Fall Conference 2023 – Inspire!

by swae2016Baldrige_Conference September 11, 2023October 11, 2023Comments are Disabled

October 16-17, Milwaukee, WI For more information and to register, go to https://www.baldrigeconference.org/

September 21 Third Thursday Webinar – Achieving Excellence

by swae2016Third_Thursday September 11, 2023September 11, 2023Comments are Disabled

September 21, at 11:00 a.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. CDT / 9:00 a.m. MDT / 8:00 a.m. MST and PDTTopic: Achieving Excellence – 4 Ideas that Will Change the Way You See Your Organization To register for the webinar, go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2853608034419591695 All organizations face diverse issues that constantly stretch resources. Issues like changing customer …

August 17th Third Thursday Webinar – Preparing for the Future: Establishing Utilities University

by swae2016Third_Thursday August 11, 2023September 11, 2023Comments are Disabled

Bret Weingart, Assistant Director of the Utilities Department in Oklahoma City, as he unveils the success story of Oklahoma City Water & Utility Companies’ In-House University. What does it mean to provide some of the nation’s best drinking water and cleanest streets? To register for the webinar, go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1196990357523890956 Join us for a webinar …

Register for February’s 3rd Thursday Webinar

by swae2016Uncategorized February 1, 2023February 1, 2023Comments are Disabled

Be sure to check out this webinar presented by SWAE’s own Polly Walker! Click the link below to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3750048660638192397

Register for the 34th Quest for Excellence Conference

by swae2016Uncategorized January 17, 2023January 18, 2023Comments are Disabled

The 34th Quest for Excellence Conference is the official conference of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, brought to you by the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at NIST. Quest will shine a light on best practices in innovation and healthy, thriving communities during its Monday and Wednesday plenary sessions. You will learn from subject-matter experts …

January 3rd Thursday Webinar

by swae2016Uncategorized January 10, 2023January 10, 2023Comments are Disabled

Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Update

by swae2016Uncategorized June 6, 2022Comments are Disabled

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 …

What is the Baldrige Excellence Framework, and what are its benefits?

by swae2016Uncategorized March 25, 2022March 25, 2022Comments are Disabled

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

What’s the ROI from Performance Excellence?

by swae2016Uncategorized March 16, 2022Comments are Disabled

If you haven’t started, or are in the early stages of a performance excellence journey, and you’re wondering whether it’s worth the investment of time, effort, and resources – this post published on March 15th on the NIST website is well worth a read. Consistent Use of Baldrige Leads to Multi-Year Winners, 255% Revenue Growth …