Pre-Conference Workshops
October 29th
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Billy Ray Taylor
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How We Win: From Strategy to Execution
Join Billy Ray Taylor, CEO of LinkedXL, for an empowering session on how to create a winning culture in your organization. Drawing from over 30 years of leadership experience, Billy Ray will share actionable strategies for building alignment, ownership, and engagement across all levels of your business. Learn how operational excellence can become the cornerstone of sustained high performance by connecting processes and people for peak results. With his proven process, you'll gain practical insights on leadership, employee engagement, and creating a winning team—plus, expect some laughter along the way! Get ready to transform your leadership approach and drive success in your organization.
A light lunch will be served.
Edwin Boon
The Power of Lean Six Sigma in a Baldrige Journey – An Interactive Lego Simulation Game
LEGO Game at BFC22
Get those competitive juices following!
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Attend this internationally recognized interactive pre-conference workshop, where participants will be inspired to work in teams to solve process problems by applying Baldrige and Lean Six Sigma practices.
Presented by Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Edwin Boon, the LEGO Game teaches you how you can apply Baldrige and Lean Six Sigma to your own processes and organization.
More than 4,000 companies and 25,000+ students across the Globe have enjoyed learning Baldrige and Lean Six Sigma in this fun and highly interactive simulation game.
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Be ready to continually improve round after round! After the third and final round, participants are 7-10x faster than in the first round at applying the Baldrige and Lean Six Sigma principles.
Michael Garner
Baldrige 101: Getting started with Baldrige
Baldrige 201: Baldrige Next Steps: Building Momentum
Getting Started with Baldrige
In this session, participants will be introduced the fundamentals of the Baldrige Excellence Framework, including the Core Values and Concepts, the basics of process maturity, and the importance of the Organizational Profile. We’ll explore the structure of the framework and how you can start using the framework right away to build alignment in your organization, improve your processes, and enhance your results. This session will provide opportunities for interaction with other participants and hands-on application of some of the fundamental Baldrige concepts.
Baldrige Next Steps: Building Momentum
This session will encourage participants to dive deeper into some of the Baldrige Framework concepts to help you build systematic approaches that are well deployed and improved using fact-based information. We’ll also discuss how the integrated Baldrige System provides a developmental roadmap that helps your organization pursue excellence in a deliberate, focused way. If you’ve written an application and/or have a Baldrige Feedback Report, this session will help you use those documents to fuel your excellence journey. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and learning with others in this interactive and engaging session.
Jan Jones
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Emotional Intelligence, the Difference Maker
Led by Jan Jones, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and expert in leadership development, this workshop will explore how Emotional Intelligence (EQ) can elevate both personal and organizational performance. Participants will learn strategies to manage emotions effectively and create a more collaborative, high-performing environment.
This half-day workshop is designed to help you identify your emotional triggers and develop the skills needed to navigate challenging situations with ease. Gain practical tools to foster better communication, increase resilience, and improve relationships within your team.