Baldrige International: Qatar
I made eight visits and worked 18 weeks in the Middle East in 2007 and it has become a second home for me since first working in Bahrain in 2000. Please enjoy these first two photos from Doha and many other special photos and excellence resources below.
Photo: Paul Steel shown during June 2006 Visit to Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
(Photo: Doha - taken by Paul Steel from the Doha Four Seasons Hotel)
Dr. Harry Hertz (Director of Baldrige Award on right) with the first
Baldrige Foreign Examiner from Middle East and
Paul Steel at Baldrige Examiner Training - May
2008
Dr. Curt
Reimann (First Director and 'father' of the Baldrige National Quality Award) serves as Overseer to
Paul Steel's
2008 Saudi Arabian Baldrige site visit team that also
included Lori Kirkland and Roy Bauer.
Paul Steel's Recent Major Seminar and Symposium Links
Please join me at one of my upcoming 2008 Baldrige presentations, seminars, and conferences:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Achieving World-Class Health Care Excellence 14-15 July 2008 (Kuala Lumpur Convention Center) - sponsored by APHM (Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia)
Singapore - Systems Management for Organizational Excellence - 22 July - Sponsored by SPRING (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board)
Singapore - Excellence Sharing Workshop - 23 July - Sponsored by Singapore Ministry of Education
Jakarta, Indonesia - Achieving World-Class Education Excellence - 25 July 2008 - Sponsor: Universitas Pelita Harapan (main campus - Tangerang, Banten)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Organizational Process, Innovation and Improvement Excellence - 26 July 2008 - Sponsor: Universitas Pelita Harapan - (Post Graduate Campus)
Bangkok, Thailand - World-Class Excellence in the Automotive Sector - 11 August 2008 - sponsored by APO (Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo)
Tehran, Iran - The Evolution of World-Class Excellence - 24 August 2008 - sponsored by ISQM (Iranian Society of Quality Managers) and APQO (Asian Pacific Quality Organization)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Baldrige Self-Assessment Training - TBD October (JW Marriott, KL)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Achieving World Class Excellence Using the EFQM and Baldrige Criteria - TBD October 2008
Seminar Brochures: Health Care Seminar Brochure - Education Excellence Seminar Brochure - Business Excellence Seminar Brochure - Public Sector Excellence Seminar Brochure
The Baldrige Award Criteria have truly expanded internationally as evidenced by these photos of several enjoyable experiences. Please click on the links and photos below to see some of the many interesting people in the Middle East I have worked with and some of the enjoyable events that I have been fortunate to participate in:
'Criteria for Performance Excellence Symposium' for
Middle Eastern business leaders with
Dr. Curt
Reimann, Lori Kirkland and
Paul Steel - 19 March 2008 - Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Paul Steel
with Baldrige Site Visit Team - April 2007, Saudi Arabia
Paul Steel
with Baldrige Site Visit Team in Saudi National Attire -
April 2007, Saudi Arabia
Photo:
Paul Steel
Senior Leader Presentation to Saad - May 2006 Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Baldrige Self-Assessment Training September 2006, Saudi Arabia
Baldrige Application Development training in Saudi
Arabia using
EasyApp
Photo: Paul Steel "Achieving World-Class Excellence EFQM and Baldrige Best Practices Seminar in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - December 2005
Paul Steel
project launch
visit to
Agility (Formerly PWC) Logistics
-- September 2006, Safat, Kuwait
Photo:
Paul Steel
Batelco Baldrige Project - Manama, Bahrain (2000-2002)
Paul salutes the Middle East Quality Association (MEQA) for its rapid rise to world prominence among quality award organizations. MEQA is sponsored by e-TQM College. Paul has served EFQM as a multinational winner trainer and consultant.
Baldrige Excellence Tools
The Baldrige resource tools below are used by thousands of organizations worldwide daily. Over 50,000 HyperLinks connect you immediately to tools that help you to excel using the Baldrige Criteria:
2) Baldrige Actionable CRITERIA with 50,000 hyperlinks and 1,200+ new changes identified (Download free 2008 copy):
More than 1,000 downloads per day attests to the value of this universally popular Baldrige tool.
Click image to see the ACTIONABLE 2008 Business, Public
Sector and other Nonprofit Criteria Framework and Criteria
Click image to see the ACTIONABLE
2008 Health Care Criteria Framework and Criteria - please note that although
I have worked with winners of EFQM that EFQM does not have a health care
version and this currently is the most popular area in the world
3) Baldrige 2008 GLOSSARY HD and REFERENCE GUIDE: GLOSSARY HD - puts definitions of all key Baldrige terminology a click away making them easy to understand
Having served as a Baldrige Senior Examiner in three decades, I enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to contribute my Baldrige Award, King AbdulAziz Quality Award, KAQA, and other quality awards experience to your organization's success as I have done for organizations in many countries and on more than 240 international training and consulting assignments including:
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Summary of Paul Steel's International Consulting Experience (Work Days) |
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Region: |
Asia |
Europe |
Middle East |
Latin and South America |
Australasia |
North America |
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Consulting Days: |
510+ |
320+ |
240+ |
460+ |
335+ |
2,050+ |
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President,
Total Quality
Inc (see
sample of TQI
services users worldwide) Phone/SMS (Saudi Arabia/Middle East): +96655 3456 983 Phone/SMS (UK/Europe): +44 7924 433593 Phone/SMS (Singapore/Asia): +65 9892 2441 Phone/SMS (Jakarta/Asia): +6281 5903 5846
Fax (Seattle/US): + 1 425 818 4978 |
| Resources | Training | Best Processes | Application | International | Seminars & Conferences | Total Integrated Management System | Software | Criteria | Consulting | TQI |
I am pleased to announce my recent reappointment as Judge/Examiner for the Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO). Paul Steel