North Carolina Awards for Excellence (NCAfE) & Baldrige 2027 – Webinar

 
The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program helps organizations improve performance, strengthen leadership, and achieve sustainable results. Based on the nationally recognized Baldrige Excellence Framework, the program provides a structured approach to evaluating and improving key areas of an organization, including leadership, strategy, customer engagement, workforce, operations, and results. By identifying strengths and opportunities for improvement, organizations can build more effective processes, improve customer satisfaction, increase efficiency and position themselves for long-term success.
 
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The North Carolina Awards for Excellence (NCAfE) program recognizes organizations across North Carolina that demonstrate a commitment to performance excellence and continuous improvement. Modeled on the Baldrige framework, NCAfE provides organizations with an opportunity to assess their practices, receive valuable feedback from trained examiners, and identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness. The assessment process helps organizations better understand their current performance and establish priorities for future growth.
Together, Baldrige and NCAfE offer organizations practical frameworks for strengthening business performance and building a culture of continuous improvement. By evaluating how leadership, strategy, customers, workforce, and operations work together, organizations can make informed decisions, address performance gaps, and achieve measurable results. These programs support organizations at different stages of their improvement journey, whether they are beginning a formal assessment process or pursuing a higher level of organizational excellence.
 
Who Should Attend:
Senior Leadership Team members
Key Takeaways:
What are the Baldrige and NCAfE programs
The key criteria elements that make up the Baldrige framework
Similarities and differences between the programs
How to apply for the NCAfE award
We will share one common tool that high performing organizations typically demonstrate
 
Presenter
Kevin Grayson
Assistant Director of Technology Management
Email: kevin_grayson@ncsu.edu | Phone: 704.751.9661
 
Kevin Grayson has served as a national Baldrige Examiner for 20+ years. Kevin Grayson is the assistant director of technology management at NC State Industry Expansion Solutions (IES). He provides strategic coaching and training in areas such as competitiveness review, business strategy development, new product introduction, innovation, advanced manufacturing methods, performance excellence and market growth. Kevin also supports other areas of IES including quality management systems and Six Sigma instruction. Kevin is an adjunct instructor in the Biomedical Engineering department where he teaches DFSS and certifies senior design projects.
Kevin is a frequent speaker at conferences and professional meetings, typically speaking on subjects such as innovation, performance excellence or Six Sigma. Kevin has B.S. degrees in both electrical engineering and economics from NC State University, an MBA from Brenau University and an M.S. in electrical engineering from UNC-Charlotte. Kevin is certified as a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt (MBB).
 
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