Baldrige International: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has become a second home for me since first working in Bahrain in 2000. I made eight visits and worked there for 18 weeks in 2007. Please enjoy some of the many special photos and excellence resources below.

Dr May Al Khunaizi-Harry Hertz-Paul Steel Dr. Harry Hertz (Director of Baldrige Award) with the first Baldrige Foreign Examiner from Middle East) and Paul Steel Baldrige Examiner Training - May 2008

Curt Reimann - Paul Steel 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

        Paul Steel Business Excellence Conference  2008 Paul Steel Baldrige Education Excellence Conference  2008 Paul Steel Health Care Excellence Seminar  2008 Paul Steel Baldrige Health Care Excellence Seminar 2  Baldrige Public Sector Seminar KL Malaysia April 2008  Baldrige Systems Engineering Course Bangkok Thailand Paul Steel April 2008  Thailand Quality Award Seminar-Paul Steel-TQA 

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:

2008 Paul Steel Business Excellence Symposium '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

 

Paul Steel Senior Leader Presentation - May 2006 Saudi Arabia

 

Baldrige Self-Assessment Training September 2006, Saudi Arabia

Baldrige Application Development training in Saudi Arabia using EasyApp

Paul Steel project launch visit to Agility (Formerly PWC) Logistics -- September 2006, Safat, Kuwait

Paul Steel June 2006 visit to Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Headquarters in Doha, Qatar

 

 

Paul Steel 'Achieving World-Class Excellence Using EFQM and Baldrige Best Practices' Seminar in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - December 2005

Paul Steel Batelco Baldrige Project - Manama, Bahrain (2000-2002)

I salutes 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 including the Middle East. Over 50,000 HyperLinks connect you immediately to tools that help you to excel using the Baldrige Criteria:

1) TOTAL BALDRIGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM -- for organizations striving to achieve world-class excellence.

2) EasyApp 2008 application development software

3) 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.

Baldrige Framework - Business Nonprofit Click image to see the ACTIONABLE 2008 Business, Public Sector and other Nonprofit Criteria Framework and Criteria

Baldrige Health Care Framework 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

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:

Summary of Paul Steel's International Consulting Experience (Work Days)

 Region:

Asia

Europe

Middle East

Latin and South America

Australasia

North America

 Consulting Days:

510+

320+

240+

460+

335+

2,050+
Bahrain Brasil (Brazil) Canada Denmark
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) India Indonesia Iran
Italy Japan Kuwait Latin America (Puerto Rico)
Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Netherlands (Holland)
New Zealand Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia
Singapore Thailand United Kingdom (UK) China

 Contact me directly for more information on how I can serve your organization. 

 

Paul Steel Original 1988 Baldrige Examiner, longest serving active Examiner, 2008 Baldrige Senior Examiner trained and Management Consultant since 1981.

President, Total Quality Inc (see sample of international organizations using TQI Baldrige services and/or software)
1432 187th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98008 USA
Phone/SMS (Seattle/Americas):  +1 425 444 4386

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

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I am pleased to announce my recent reappointment as Judge/Examiner for the International Asia Pacific Quality Organization (IAPQO).  Paul Steel