JULY 2016 ISSUE
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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