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Your sponsorship of the Quest for Success will enhance the conference significantly for the participants, as well as for your organization.
 
Conference sponsorship and exhibits can also maximize your return on your investment. All sponsorships come with acknowledgement on the TPE website, in all conference literature, a variety of verbal announcements, plus acknowledgement on slides throughout the conference.
  
 
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Polaris Hilton, Columbus, Ohio

 

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The 2014 Baldrige Regional Conferences will showcase the best-in-class practices of the 2013 Baldrige Award Recipients as well as former recipients.  

  

September 9, 2014
Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
 
September 23, 2014
Doubletree by Hilton Bloomington-Minneapolis South Minneapolis, MN

 

For more information, please visit

the NIST website at:

 

http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/regionals/index.cfm 

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Al Faber

 

Al Faber

President & CEO

The Partnership for Excellence

Ohio, Indiana, & West Virginia

Phone (614) 425-7157

al.faber@partnershipohio.org

 

The Nation's Most Respected State-Based Baldrige Program...

 

Why should you start your Journey with us?  Watch this short video

 

 

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2014 Quest for Success
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Early Bird Registration Discounts
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  TPE Members-     $570.00
  TPE Examiners-   $570.00
  Non-Members-      $645.00
 
Conference Registration includes
Individual Membership in TPE for one year.
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A Closer Look at our Featured

Keynote Speaker

 

Paul Grizzell

President and Baldrige Coach

Core Values Partners, Inc.

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Session Title:  "From 'Have To' to 'Want To': Moving from a Culture of Compliance to One of Excellence."

 

Summary: 

 

Organizations that are meeting compliance and certification requirements are frequently attaining minimum standards of performance that meet regulatory requirements, but deliver no competitive advantage.  Organizations that are focused on business excellence go beyond minimum standards, developing processes that ensure customer and employee engagement and sustainable improvement in results.

 

Participants will learn:

  • The difference between compliance and excellence

  • The role of leadership in achieving performance excellence

  • The foundational elements of a performance excellence initiative

  • The alignment of various performance improvement initiatives such as Lean and Six Sigma with Baldrige

  • The key drivers of success in implementing a Baldrige performance excellence initiative.

Content Description:

 

This presentation helps the leaders of organizations understand the "Why?" of a performance excellence initiative.  An effective performance excellence initiative begins with leadership commitment to a culture of excellence, characterized by the Baldrige "Core Values."  If an organization aspires to be represented by a set of values similar to the Baldrige Core Values, then the Baldrige Criteria are a road map to help them get there. 

 

But a commitment to excellence does not drive improved results - action must take place.  How does an organization know what actions to implement?  The Baldrige Criteria help an organization focus, align, and accelerate their business excellence initiatives.

 

The presentation will be applicable to any industry: manufacturing, service, small business, health care, non-profit, or education.

 

Bio:

 

Paul Grizzell is President of Core Values Partners, Inc., a consulting firm that helps organizations focus, align, and accelerate their performance excellence efforts through effective use of the Baldrige Criteria.  Paul focuses on helping organizations identify and address their Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement in a manner that drives performance improvement.  He has helped many Baldrige- and state quality award recipients on their performance excellence journey.

 

Paul has been involved with Baldrige-based performance improvement for 18 years. He is an Alumni Examiner on the Baldrige Award Board of Examiners and helps train Baldrige Examiners.  He serves as a Judge for the Performance Excellence Network (the quality award program for South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota), the Illinois Performance Excellence Award, and the American Health Care Association Quality Award.  He is also an Assessor and Licensed Advisor for the European Quality Award.  He has been a keynote speaker at multiple international performance excellence conferences.

 

Paul has worked with many organizations that are state and national Baldrige Award recipients.  Paul is a contributing author to Insights to Performance Excellence, An Inside Look at the Baldrige Award Criteria, published by the American Society for Quality. 

 


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Polaris Hilton, Columbus, Ohio

  September 15-16, 2014 

 

The Premier Conference

for Organizational Leaders and Performance Excellence Professionals

in Ohio, Indiana & West Virginia

 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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GET YOUR LEAN SIX SIGMA YELLOW BELT CERTIFICATION IN ONE DAY WITH TPE!
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During this year's conference, The Partnership for Excellence is excited to offer a one-day Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Course for those wanting to learn more about the quality improvement process, change management, and Lean Six Sigma methodology.

 

The Course will be held on Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

 

When you have successfully completed this one-day course you will be LSS Yellow Belt certified.

 

Course Outline

 

Introduction to Lean 

Voice of the Customer

The Seven Wastes   

The Lean Journey- (5S, A First Step)   

The Lean Journey- (Visual Management)

Process Analysis- 

  (Brown Paper Study of Value Added)

  (Fishbone and 5 Whys) 

Kaizen Events

Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) 

Error Proofing

Problem Solving/Root Cause Analysis

Wrap Up

 

** This course is limited to the first 32 registrations.

 

 ** Fee for this course is the full conference rate plus $225.00.

 

** Participants must attend all training from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM on Tuesday.  There are no exceptions for attending other conference presentations.

 

** To register for the conference and this course indicate "LSS Yellow Belt Course" on your registration form. 


 
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 2013 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient

 

Keynote Speakers!

Dr. JoAnn Sternke

Superintendent

Pewaukee School District

2013 MBNQA Recipient 

                 

Janet Wagner

Chief Executive Officer

Sutter Davis Hospital

2013 MBNQA Recipient

To learn more about this year's MBNQA recipient organizations, follow this link to the NIST website:

 

 NIST Current Award Recipients 

 

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TPE's Quest for Success is the Midwest's premier conference for performance and operational excellence. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners, TPE Award winners, and performance excellence professionals will deliver cutting-edge presentations with improvement strategies you can immediately apply to your organization.

 

Hundreds of attendees will convene September 15-16, 2014 to learn from, engage with, and to be inspired by Baldrige Award winners and our Regional Program Award winners. Our attendees - CEOs, middle to senior level executives, directors, heads of operating units, and quality/performance improvement leaders - represent all sectors of the economy. Regardless of their affiliations, our attendees have demonstrated their passion to drive organizational improvement and effectiveness.

 

This year's conference is an unprecedented opportunity for learning and networking with national leaders who represent healthcare, business, education, and government/non-profit sectors. Both of the 2013 MBNQA Recipients, Pewaukee School District and Sutter Davis Hospital will present Keynotes and Break-out Sessions at this year's conference. Also, former MBNQA Recipients PRO-TEC Coating Company, Leipsic, OH and Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, IN, will conduct presentations. Additional workshops will feature former and current TPE Award Winners, including this year's Governor's Award Winner, CAMC Health System, Inc., and performance excellence professionals who will provide clear "take-aways" for you to implement new processes and strengthen the management practices in your organization.

 

The world-class Polaris Hilton is located within walking distance of Polaris Fashion Place, the Midwest's premier shopping, dining, and entertainment complex. Discounted room reservations can be made online at the TPE website.

 

We will also host our Annual Golf Classic on Sunday, September 14th, 2014. The event will begin at 11:00 AM with lunch - and includes 18 holes of golf, cart, and numerous prizes - all for only $125.00 per person. The Classic will be held at Winding Hollow, an Arthur Hills designed course, located in New Albany, Ohio just minutes from the conference hotel. Winding Hollow has been called "the best public course in Ohio." Register for the Golf Classic on your conference registration form today!

 

2014-2015 Full Application

"Intent to Apply"

is due

October 1st, 2014

 

Organizations that desire to submit a full 50-page application for the next awards cycle must complete the intent to apply application and mail, email, or fax the application with payment information to TPE no later than October 1st, 2014.  In an effort to work with your organization to the greatest extent possible and ensure a smooth application process, it is recommended that you contact us at (614) 425-7157 between now and October 1st if you intend to apply this year. 

 

For a copy of the TPE Full Application Handbook follow this link:

 

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Our Mission:  to cultivate performance excellence and continuous improvement among business, education, government, healthcare and non - profit organizations based in Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia.
  
Our Vision: To recognized nationally as the best state program for the promotion of performance excellence.
  
Our Values:  * Continuous Improvement * Creation of Value * Integrity * Visionary Leadership * Accountability * Professionalism * Trust *


The Partnership for Excellence is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, charitable organization.  As such, your membership and contributions are tax deductible. 

 

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