Six Disciplines NWO is named recipient of The Partnership for Excellence 2012 Spirit & Pioneer Award

FINDLAY, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Disciplines NWO was selected as a recipient of the 2012 Spirit & Pioneer Award by the Board of Trustees of The Partnership for Excellence (TPE).   The announcement came on Monday, September 10th in Columbus, Ohio at The Partnership for Excellence 13^th Annual Quest for Success Conference.  Six Disciplines, along with three other organizations, was recognized for their work toward achieving the Governor's Award for Excellence and ultimately for their work toward the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

"We have embarked on the Baldrige journey," said Eric Kurjan, President, Six Disciplines NWO.  "Over the years, we have observed the value of the Baldrige process through our client relationship with 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winner, PRO-TEC Coating Company. Paul Worstell, who retired as PRO-TEC president in 2010, and is now a member of our Six Disciplines team, encouraged us to begin our Baldrige journey to build sustainability using the clear alignment between the Six Disciplines methodology and the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.  PRO-TEC's continued use of our Six Disciplines process and their outstanding execution clearly demonstrates how adhering to the process produces world-class results.     As we strive to continuously improve our organization, we are convinced that any organization can achieve a rare level of Excellence by using the Six Disciplines methodology to deploy the Baldrige criteria." 

The Partnership for Excellence (TPE) is the States of Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia's Baldrige-based award program. TPE partners with organizations using the internationally-recognized Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. TPE's primary product is a comprehensive organizational assessment that helps organizational leaders better understand and prioritize key strengths and opportunities for improvement.

The mission of TPE is to cultivate performance excellence and continuous improvement among business, education, government, healthcare and nonprofit organizations based in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. By providing a framework for performance excellence through the Baldrige Criteria, organizations have a greater focus on customers, process management, work systems and organization-wide results. These organizations typically see lower costs, improved productivity and rises in both employee and customer satisfaction.

About Six Disciplines NWO

The Six Disciplines NWO delivers a systematic business-building process, practical software tools and business coaching for organizations to achieve success. The Six Disciplines™ process integrates the essential elements of strategic planning, quality management, organizational learning, business process automation, performance management and measure-driven improvement.   Visit the Six Disciplines NWO on the web at www.SixDNWO.com. 

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