Baldrige Excellence International: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has become a second home for me since first working in Bahrain in 2000. I made nine visits and worked there for 21 weeks since early 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 at Baldrige Examiner Training - May 2008

Bahrain Polytechnic - 2009  Bahrain Polytechnic Assessment Training Paul Steel shown at EFQM-Baldrige Best Practice Processes Workshop - Bahrain Polytechnic, 14-15 January 2009

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Don't settle for only certification CEUs when you can also receive graduate credit towards a university degree from my Baldrige training.

2009 Schedule: Baldrige and EFQM excellence training, seminars, conferences, workshops, presentations, lectures and speeches

Note: Most Sessions Include my Total Integrated Management System Best Processes Software and Training in How to Use It.

Sample Seminar Brochures: Health Care Seminar - Education Excellence Seminar - Business Excellence Seminar - Public Sector Excellence Seminar - Systems Management Seminar

Paul Steel - Iran Presentation 1 Paul Steel - Iran Presentation 2 Paul Steel - Iran Presentation 3 Scenes from Paul Steel ISQM - APQO Quality Conference presentation in Tehran, Iran (August 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, Conference 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 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:

1) EasyApp 2009 application development software

2) Baldrige Actionable CRITERIA with 50,000 hyperlinks and 1,200+ new changes identified (Download free 2009 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 Business, Public Sector and other Nonprofit Criteria Framework and Criteria

Baldrige Health Care Framework Click image to see the ACTIONABLE 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

3) Baldrige GLOSSARY HD and REFERENCE GUIDE:   GLOSSARY HD - 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, 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 245 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:

530+

320+

270+

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

 

Paul Steel 2008Paul Steel - original 1988 NIST Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner, longest serving active member of NIST Board of Examiners. 2009 NIST Baldrige Senior Examiner trained, EFQM experienced, and a management systems consultant since 1981. Paul has assessed 18 Baldrige and other national and international excellence award winners since 2007 - far more than anyone else.

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