Baldrige Excellence International: Japan

The 2010 Business, Public Sector and other Nonprofit Criteria are now easier to understand and totally integrated

The 2010 Health Care Criteria are now easier to understand and totally integrated

I am deeply indebted to the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) based in Tokyo and especially Mr. Shigeo Takenaka for expanding my access to all Asian nations and the organizations within those countries that are serious about achieving world-class excellence by sponsoring my training, assessment, and consulting services.

Shigeo Takenaka - Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Secretary General and Paul Steel at APO Symposium

Shigeo Takenaka - Asian Productivity Organization Secretary General with APO Symposium Speakers

Lee Kia Yoke - APO Senior Program Officer, Research and Planning Dept. and Paul Steel at APO Symposium

2010 Schedule: Baldrige and EFQM excellence training, seminars, conferences, workshops, presentations, lectures and speeches

Note: Most sessions include our Total Integrated Management System Best Process Models and training in how to use them to upgrade and integrate your processes and systems

Other Major International Seminar and Symposium Events - Paul Steel

 'Achieving Business Excellence' Seminar for Asian business executives - 14-15 February 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  'Achieving Education Excellence' Seminar for Asian education leaders - 18-19 February 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 'Achieving Health Care Excellence' Seminar for Asian health care leaders - 21-22 February 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  'Achieving Health Care Excellence' Seminar for Asian health care leaders - 25-26 February 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

'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

'Systems Engineering Seminar' - 8-10 April 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand

'Systems Management for Organizational Excellence Seminar' - 11 April 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand

'Achieving Public Sector Excellence' Seminar for Asian public sector leaders - 14-15 April 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Please contact me directly for information on my next seminars or how to host a public or in-house seminar.

Photos and descriptions from some earlier major seminars:

'Sharing From Expert' Symposium led by Paul Steel - March 2007 (Jakarta, Indonesia) - sponsored by the Indonesian Ministry of State-Owned Companies' and the Indonesian Quality Award administrators (FEB BUMN)

Paul Steel (third from right) with Baldrige Site Visit Team in Saudi National Attire after 'Achieving World-Class Excellence' presentation - April 2007, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Paul Steel delivers 'The Evolution of Excellence' presentation to the government quality and productivity awards leaders from more than 20 Asian nations at the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) 'Managing NPOs Challenges in the 21st Century' Conference' - November 2006 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Malaysian Office of the Prime Minister Planning Department (MAMPU) 'Strategic Planning Excellence' Seminar - 2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysian and Singapore Quality Award Winners 'Enhancing Competitiveness' Seminar - June 2006 - Keynoter: Paul Steel

Paul Steel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in December 2005 at his 'EFQM and Baldrige Best Practices' Symposium.

'Reinventing Indonesia' address given to hundreds of Indonesian CEOs by Paul Steel at the first Indonesian Quality Award (IQA) Ceremony in Bali - September 2005

Tata CEOs: 'Global Insight into Business Excellence Practices' Seminar - Mumbai, India - Paul Steel

'Effective Design, Development and Implementation of an Internal Quality Award' Presentation - London, United Kingdom - Paul Steel

   Dr. Curt Reimann (First Director ('Father') of the Baldrige National Quality Award) serves as Overseer to a 2008 international Baldrige site visit team led by Paul Steel.

The Baldrige Award Criteria have truly expanded internationally as evidenced by these photos of several enjoyable experiences. Please click on the links below to see some of the many interesting people I have worked with and some of the enjoyable events that I have been fortunate to participate in:

You can also see a list of over 1,000 organizations using my services at: TQI Sample Services Users List

Baldrige Excellence Tools

The Baldrige resource tools below are offered at no charge and used by thousands of organizations worldwide. Over 50,000 HyperLinks connect you immediately to tools that help your organization excel using the Baldrige Criteria:

Baldrige INTEGRATED GLOSSARY and REFERENCE GUIDE:   INTEGRATED GLOSSARY - 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 and other quality awards experience to your organization's success as I have done for organizations in many countries throughout the world and on more than 245 international training and consulting assignments including:

If you are serious about achieving unsurpassed excellence, I would like the opportunity to talk with you.

I am pleased to announce my re-appointment as lead Judge/Examiner for the Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO). In this role I review applications from the winners of most Asian national quality awards.  Paul Steel