Excellence in Tennessee Conference

February 23-24, 2010

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The annual Excellence in Tennessee Conference is structured to be both inspirational and practical. You'll learn performance improvement techniques from speakers who will energize you and your workforce. From Baldrige to LEAN to process management and more, the TNCPE conference is a meeting point where the performance-minded develop skills and network.

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Recap of the 2009 event
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The Banquet

February 24, 2010

Held in conjunction with the Excellence Conference, the Excellence in Tennessee Awards Banquet is a gala event where regional organizations are recognized for their achievements in the pursuit of organizational excellence. State dignitaries hand out awards honoring companies and individuals that have reached the high standards of the Baldrige-based program run by TNCPE.

During the banquet, hundreds gather to honor the organizations who completed the TNCPE award application processes. Excellence, Commitment, Achievement or Interest Awards are handed out, based on participating organizations' level of achievement.

This is also the night when TNCPE gives out individual awards: The Ned R. McWherter Leadership Award honors an individual who exemplifies outstanding leadership in the pursuit of performance excellence. The Champion of Excellence Award recognizes the accomplishments of an individual who has been a role model in the pursuit of performance excellence within his or her organization.

Baldrige Express

When you take steps to better your organization, you need to know if your efforts are working. But figuring that out can be easier said than done.

The Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence, in conjunction with the National Council for Performance Excellence, offers a high-level diagnostic tool that can help. Called Baldrige Express, it's designed to help you gauge deployment of improvement initiatives. This useful tool is available to you throughout the year. Call TNCPE for details: (800) 453-6474, (615) 889-8323.

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2010 Examiner Training

It has been called a “mini MBA,” and some refer to it as the best-run professional development training available in Tennessee. Best of all, it’s free.

By serving as a 2010 TNCPE examiner, you will experience in-depth training in the Criteria for Performance Excellence, work with regional business leaders and have an opportunity to see how some of the best organizations in Tennessee are run.

Applications for the 2010 BOE will be accepted beginning in January 2010. For more information about serving as an examiner, please visit the Examiner Page.

2010 New Examiner Orientation (May, early June 2010)
Required for all new examiners and open to all, New Examiner Orientation is a one-day class that introduces Baldrige concepts and the TNCPE process. It provides an introduction to Baldrige concepts and helps new examiners get started on their pre-work assignment, due the first day of their examiner training class.

2010 3- Day Examiner Training Classes (2010 dates TBD)
To serve as a TNCPE examiner, you must attend a 3-day examiner training class. TNCPE holds a series of these classes in cities across the state. During class examiners learn how to conduct each phase of a TNCPE/Baldrige assessment: independent review, the consensus process, site visit and, finally an award level recommendation. To give you an idea of our summer training schedule, the 2009 class schedule is listed below.

2010 Alumni Examiner Training (summer 2010)
Alumni examiners who have served on the TNCPE Board of Examiners for three of the last five years may attend a one-day alumni training session, but will only be assigned to
Level 1 applications.

Regional & National Quality Events

2010 Baldrige Regional Conferences: Coming to Nashville!

At two events in the fall of 2010, Baldrige will offer a day of dynamic learning and networking with representatives of the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients -- one of which will take place in Nashville! You will want to be a part of this exciting event, right in your own backyard. Stay tuned as plans develop.