Baldrige International: Bahrain

I made ten visits and worked 22 weeks in the Middle East since early 2007 and it has become a second home for me since first working in Bahrain in 2000. Please enjoy these first two photos from Bahrain and many other special photos and excellence resources below.

Photo: Paul Steel with Quality Manager, Batelco in Bahrain (2002)

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.

Please join me at one of my upcoming 2008 Baldrige presentations, seminars, and conferences and see special photos from the Special Iran Quality Conference.

• El Salvador - Internal Excellence Award - 22-26 September 2008 - Facilitator - sponsored by Ricoh Americas

• Singapore - Excellence Sharing Workshop - 10 October - Sponsored by Singapore Ministry of Education

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Achieving World Class Excellence Using the EFQM and Baldrige Criteria - TBD October 2008 - sponsored by IBN

• Singapore - Business Excellence Achievement - 6 January 2009 - Sponsored by SPRING Singapore

• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Baldrige Achieving Public Sector Excellence - 9-10 February 2009 (JW Marriott, KL)

• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Baldrige Health Care Self-Assessment Training - 11-13 February (JW Marriott, KL)

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Paul Steel's Recent Major Seminar and Symposium Links

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:

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: Batelco Baldrige Project - Manama, Bahrain (2000-2002)

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

Photo: Paul Steel Senior Leader Presentation - May 2006 Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Photo: Paul Steel June 2006 Visit to Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

Photo: Paul Steel "Achieving World-Class Excellence EFQM and Baldrige Best Management Practices Seminar in Dubai, United Arab Emirates - December 2005

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

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