A Love of Excellence Produces Mighty Fine Results
K & N's love of excellence has guided them to winning the 2010 Texas Award for Performance Excellence as well as a 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. At the 2014 Excellence at Work Conference, Human Resources Director Allyson Young will share details of their outstanding achievement in her keynote address entitled Accidental Excellence: From the Outside it Appears Effortless, From the Inside Everything is Intentional to kick off the conference, as well as breakout session entitled Strategic Planning: How to Simplify the Strategic Planning Process to Fuel Continuous Improvement.
Click here for more information about Conference speakers, here for details on Conference presentations, and click here to register.
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Pewaukee School District:
"The Little Engine That Could"
 A recent Blogrige article focused on Wisconsin's own Pewaukee School District - one of only three Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients for 2013 in the country, and the only one in the field of education. The piece quotes District Superintendent JoAnn Sternke as saying "We're a small organization that has become very focused on using the Baldrige Criteria to help us improve. We're the little engine that could." We are proud to have played a role in the success of Pewaukee School District, a 2010 recipient of the Wisconsin Forward Award at the Excellence level. Click here to read the Blogrige article.
Dr. Sternke will be share the District's story in a plenary session at our annual Excellence at Work Conference, set for March 12th at the American Family Conference Center in Madison.
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Employee Engagement is a Cool Choice You Can Make to Succeed
Cool Choices works with companies to implement employee engagement programs that make sustainability a fun, social and easy choice. In a 2014 Excellence at Work Conference breakout session entitled Engage Employees in Sustainability to Reduce Waste and Enhance Innovation, Executive Director Kathy Kuntz will provide an overview of the trends in and benefits of employee engagement.
As part of the workshop attendees will have an opportunity to collaborate on innovative approaches for encouraging employees to adopt specific sustainable practices. Attendees will leave the workshop with practical ideas they can implement in their own companies to reduce waste, increase productivity and enhance innovation.
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Don't Miss Out on the Fun!
 What if there was an easy, even fun, way to improve employee engagement, workplace climate and organizational success?
The FUN Theory is an initiative of Volkswagen and is based on the idea that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people's behaviors for the better. In a breakout session at the 2014 Excellence at Work Conference entitled Is Your Workplace Missing Out on the Fun?, Scott Lopez, Director of Human Resources, will illustrate how CUNA (Credit Union National Association) has utilized The FUN Theory model to take their workplace to new heights.
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Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Our annual Excellence at Work Conference offers you a chance to support the work that we do, and gain valuable insight and tools from speakers who have achieved success in a variety of industry sectors. Moreover, the Conference represents a unique opportunity to promote your business through Conference sponsorship.
Conference Friends receive one Conference registration, as well as their name included on all print and electronic materials.
Conference Supporters receive two Conference registrations, their company name on all print and electronic materials, and exhibit space at the Conference.
Conference Sponsors receive four registrations, exhibit space, and their logo in addition to their name on printed and electronic Conference materials.
Click here for more information about sponsoring the Conference.
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Learn Organizational Culture from a Master
On December 10th, 2013,
seven organizations were recognized with the Wisconsin Forward Award. Among the 2013 recipients was MetaStar, Inc., who achieved Mastery level recognition. MetaStar is a nonprofit quality improvement organization that works with health care providers to continually improve quality of care.
In a 2014 Excellence at Work Conference breakout session entitled Organizational Culture and Climate - Getting it Right?, MetaStar CEO Greg Simmons will examine evidence on motivation, accountability, and human interaction that should provide us with clear direction on how to create effective workplaces. Popular business processes and theories will be challenged regarding their logical bases and results.
We congratulate MetaStar on their Mastery level achievement, and look forward to Mr. Simmons' presentation at the Conference.
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Lean Into Energy Independence
At the 2014 Excellence at Work Conference, you can learn about Gundersen Health System's journey to Energy Independence in 2014. In addition to an overview of the Health System's Envision� program the presentation by Executive Director Jeff Rich will illustrate how Lean and Six Sigma tools are applied with a project approach to reach a goal of energy independence.
Process Improvement professionals can be instrumental in energy and sustainability improvement projects which can reduce costs and have many other benefits for an organization. This session will show how energy waste can be another opportunity for improving your organization's performance.
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