Who is PENW?
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What do we do?
Performance Excellence Northwest (PENW) is a non-profit 501(c)3 based in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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PENW is a membership-based organization dedicated to promoting and facilitating organizational excellence and performance improvement in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. We are members of the Alliance for Performance Excellence and part of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which serves as a proving ground for organizations interested in competing for national award recognition.
PENW has two key service lines: education and assessment.
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Our educational services guide and assist organizations in achieving high performance and continuous improvement. Our peer-based assessment services provide members in our community with objective and supportive feedback that is based on the Baldrige Excellence Framework to assist organizations in assessing their performance and implementing effective strategies for improvement. Throughout an organization's assessment journey, PENW provides recognition and shares best practices so others may learn from one another in a collaborative and collegial environment.
Our Vision:
Longer-term resilience of individuals, organizations, and communities.
Our Mission:
INSPIRING PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE.
Our Core Competency:
Instilling Performance Excellence Resilience That Delivers Results.
Our Values:
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Relationships: We build lasting relationships with our stakeholders to foster learning and growth.
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Service: We provide world-class services to exceed customer needs.
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Results: We assist customers in achieving desired outcomes that are measurable, sustainable, and best-in-class.