Quality New Mexico Newsletter

JULY 2016 ISSUE www.qualitynewmexico.org Don Chalmers Passion for Excellence Award The “Don Chalmers Passion for Excellence Award” is an annual award recognizing an individual who exemplifies outstanding leadership in the pursuit of performance excellence and has furthered performance improvement beyond the boundaries of their organization. QNM Corner Julia Gabaldon President/CEO Why do our volunteer Examiners contribute at least 100 hours of their time year after year to help another organization improve their performance? I would venture to say that after several years the Examiner experience becomes a patriotic Dr. Mike Sather (photo center) was the first recipient of the award. Greg Chalmers (left) and Steve Keene (right) presented the award at the 2016 Learning Summit. Do you know an outstanding leader? Nominate Someone by December 1, 2016. The 2016 Award will be presented at the annual Quality New Mexico Learning Summit and New Mexico Performance Excellence Awards Ceremony to be held April, 2017. Mac Baldrige: The Cowboy in Reagan’s Cabinet “And yet, though he moved with Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Kings, he was always happiest with the kind of straight talking cowboys who elected him to the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Malcolm Baldrige had uncommon accomplishments and character. He was the true embodiment of the American spirit...” -Caption on the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Malcolm Baldrige, October 17, 1988 Quality New Mexico has copies for sale. Contact us today at (505) 944-2001 to order. Or visit our office at 8205 Spain NE Suite 111. Book: $20.00 plus $5.00 Shipping and handling Resources Blogrige: Five Ways Baldrige Helps Organizations Consider Emergency Preparedness— Baldrige can be a tool to help organizations operate in a systematic and aligned way to ensure emergency responses. Are you ready for anything? If not, start your excellence journey today. Join us! duty to help another organization in our community, in our state, and in our nation become a better organization. We thank our 2016 volunteer Examiners and their employers for making a difference in New Mexico! We invite you and your colleagues to take advantage of our statewide performance excellence training opportunities, our monthly PEP TALK, and our weekly radio show “Performance Excellence USA” on 770KKOB. Thank YOU for your partnership! Listen to PXUSA Online—Click Here UPCOMING EVENTS Click Here: Go to our Events Calendar to Register for an Event Workshop: Leadership Tools for Leaders, Managers & Supervisors—Los Alamos July 28 Workshop: All About the Customer—ABQ August 2 Workshop: Leadership Tools for Leaders, Managers & Supervisors—Lovington August 4 Workshop: Create Your Profile; It’s Your Identity*—ABQ August 9 Workshop: Create Your Profile; It’s Your Identity* - Roswell August 11 Workshop: The Framework for Performance Excellence—ABQ August 16 Workshop: Leadership Tools for Leaders, Managers & Supervisors—ABQ August 23 *Receive Complimentary Adobe Assessment on your Profile Now through August 31 MISSION: Driving Performance Excellence in New Mexico Quality New Mexico Administrator [email protected] (505)944-2006 www.qualitynewmexico.org