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<p>O<strong>K,</strong> I took a little poetic license with the second "K" in the title; it looked nice! I can brag about the BPEP staff (including its leadership) because I am not part of the survey group below; I retired from <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="0a013984-e284-4d05-86bc-13169264a312" href="/baldrige" title="Baldrige Performance Excellence Program">Baldrige Performance Excellence Program</a> (BPEP) employment in 2013.</p>
<h3>Employee Engagement</h3>
<p>The federal government conducts an <a href="https://www.opm.gov/fevs/about/">annual survey of all federal employees</a>. The results are in for 2019 and BPEP&nbsp;might well have set the benchmark for the government. I have to apologize because I cannot say that with certainty; all the comparative data I have are averages.&nbsp; (I feel the pain of all <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="00b6643c-f609-4ef9-baab-8a71ecca6aa9" href="/baldrige/publications/baldrige-excellence-framework" title="Baldrige Excellence Framework"><em>Baldrige Excellence Framework</em></a> users who seek top quartile and top decile comparisons.) The survey had 71 questions. Results are reported by indices that aggregate by topic across survey categories,&nbsp;by overall category responses, and by individual engagement drivers.</p>
<p>Let me share some results:&nbsp;</p>
<table align="center"><thead><tr><th scope="row">Measure (% Positive)</th>
<th scope="col">Government wide</th>
<th scope="col">NIST*</th>
<th scope="col">BPEP</th>
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<td>68</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>95</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Global Satisfaction Index</th>
<td>65</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>97</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Effective Communication Index</th>
<td>67</td>
<td>71</td>
<td>96</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Inclusion Quotient (Index)</th>
<td>62</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>91</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">My Work Experience Category</th>
<td>73</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>82</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">My Supervisor Category</th>
<td>75</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>99</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Average Category Score (all categories)</th>
<td>63</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>86</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Collaboration/Empowerment/ Communication&nbsp;</th>
<td>60</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>93</td>
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<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Results Driven</th>
<td>71</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Teamwork</th>
<td>77</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>*<a href="https://www.nist.gov">NIST</a> = National Institute of Standards and Technology, BPEP's home agency</p>
<p>Does it make sense to internalize the <em>Baldrige Excellence Framework</em> and make it the way you work? I would have to reply with a resounding "yes." The most striking difference among the&nbsp;three groups is that BPEP uses the <em>Baldrige Excellence Framework&nbsp;</em>to guide its operations and decision making. While I can't speak to the whole federal government, I do know that both NIST and BPEP strive to select the right people with the traits and baseline skills needed to fill their jobs.&nbsp;That might be part of the explanation why both NIST and BPEP exceed government-wide performance.</p>
<h3>Customer Engagement</h3>
<p>There are many studies that demonstrate a correlation between employee engagement and customer engagement. Let me share some customer results for BPEP's customer engagement. I will first share some recent <a href="https://www.netpromoter.com/know/">Net Promoter Scores</a>&nbsp;(for comparison the NPS for Tesla is 97, Starbucks is 77, and USAA is 65):</p>
<ul><li>Baldrige Executive Fellows Program 100</li>
<li>Likelihood to recommend the <em>Baldrige Excellence Framework</em> 86</li>
<li>Baldrige Quest for Excellence Conference 59 (93% rated it valuable/very valuable)</li>
</ul><p>And here are some data from the survey of <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="bdeeec3c-bf68-472c-ba58-e0d39237fc49" href="/baldrige/award-recipients" title="Baldrige Award Recipients Listing">Baldrige Award applicants</a> (over the life of the Program) on per cent of applicants who agreed that the use of Baldrige improved their:</p>
<ul><li>outcomes/results 100</li>
<li>revenue/market growth 96</li>
<li>customer satisfaction/engagement 100</li>
<li>workforce satisfaction/engagement/retention 100</li>
<li>community support/relationships 91</li>
</ul><h3>Building Employee Engagement</h3>
<p>While there are detailed questions in the <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="04881de3-55aa-4c9b-bc62-65aac27dc41d" href="/baldrige/baldrige-criteria-commentary" title="Baldrige Criteria Commentary"><em>Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence</em></a>, let me share some&nbsp;basic workforce engagement questions from the <em><a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8a100b91-e1be-46aa-9365-bb9d4107e50f" href="/baldrige/products-services/baldrige-excellence-builder" title="Baldrige Excellence Builder">Baldrige Excellence Builder</a></em>, an introductory set of criteria questions. Considering these questions&nbsp;could help your organization achieve results like my colleagues (no <strong>k</strong> this time) have achieved:</p>
<ul><li>How do you recruit, hire, and onboard new workforce members?</li>
<li>How do you organize and manage your workforce?</li>
<li>How do you determine the key drivers of workforce engagement?</li>
<li>How do you foster an organizational culture that is characterized by open communication, high performance, and an engaged workforce?</li>
<li>How do you manage career development for your workforce and your future leaders?</li>
</ul><p>And it all starts with the leadership:</p>
<ul><li>How do senior leaders' personal actions demonstrate their commitment to legal and ethical behavior?</li>
<li>How do senior leaders communicate with and engage the entire workforce, key partners, and key customers?</li>
<li>How do senior leaders create an environment for success now and in the future?</li>
<li>How do senior leaders create a focus on action that will achieve the organization's mission?</li>
</ul><p>Finally, let me take the discussion to a "higher plane" and relate the challenges of workforce engagement to some of the <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d409d323-38a1-4501-9898-f35840b344eb" href="/baldrige/core-values-and-concepts" title="Core Values and Concepts">Baldrige Core Values</a>:</p>
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<p><strong>Visionary Leadership</strong><br>
Your organization's senior leaders should set a vision for the organization, create a customer focus, demonstrate clear and visible organizational values and ethics, and set high expectations for the workforce</p>
<p><strong>Valuing People</strong><br>
A successful organization&nbsp;values its workforce members and the other people who have a stake in the organization.</p>
<p><strong>Societal Contributions</strong><br>
Your organization's leaders should stress contributions to the public and the consideration of societal well-being and benefit.</p>
<p><strong>Ethics and Transparency</strong><br>
Your organization should stress ethical behavior by all workforce members in all stakeholder transactions and interactions. Senior leaders should be role models of ethical behavior, including transparency.</p>
<p>Obviously, no organization is perfect in all these considerations, including BPEP. However, honestly addressing them may be your next step toward higher performance. Again, my congrats to the wonderful Baldrige team!<br>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/publications/baldrige-excellence-framework">Baldrige Excellence Framework</a> has empowered organizations to accomplish their missions, improve results, and become more competitive. It includes the Criteria for Performance Excellence, core values and concepts, and guidelines for evaluating your processes and results.</p>
<h3><a href="https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/publications/baldrige-excellence-framework"><strong>Purchase your copy today!</strong></a></h3>
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