The Chance to Examine: Top Reasons to be a TPE Examiner
At The Partnership for Excellence (TPE), we are fortunate to have volunteers conduct our examination cycles. These volunteers dedicate countless hours to helping organizations on their journeys to success. They sacrifice time away from their families and job commitments and work tirelessly… all to help TPE. But they must be getting something out of it for themselves, right? Right!
The Baldrige Excellence Framework® has long been recognized as a cornerstone for advancing organizational performance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Becoming a TPE examiner not only positions an individual as a champion of excellence but also offers an array of unparalleled professional and personal benefits. Here, we explore the reasons why one should consider this unique and rewarding opportunity.
Top Reasons to be an Examiner
Gain in-depth training on the Baldrige Excellence Framework ®
This nationally respected model for driving organizational improvement across industries enables examiners to experience professional growth by strengthening assessment skills, enhancing systems thinking, and developing the ability to identify holistic organizational strengths and opportunities for improvement. Becoming an examiner equips individuals with a deep understanding of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence®. This mastery can be applied across various professional contexts, enabling examiners to drive success within their organizations and industries.
Improve analytical and communication skills
Examiners will have valuable conversations with professionals from multiple sectors, each offering different insights. Working with the team will allow examiners to synthesize insights and reach consensus with the team of examiners. TPE examiners develop unparalleled analytical and evaluation skills. Examining complex organizational systems, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, and synthesizing detailed feedback sharpens critical thinking and decision-making abilities.
Network with Excellence Advocates
Examiners gain exposure to some of the most innovative and successful organizations and see firsthand how high-performing organizations operate. The TPE examiner community is comprised of leaders, strategists, and change-makers committed to organizational improvement. Engaging with this elite network fosters collaboration, mentorship, and the exchange of ideas, enriching both professional and personal connections.
Opportunity to Benchmark Against the Best
Examiners gain unique insights into high-performing organizations across diverse sectors. This exposure allows them to benchmark best practices and innovative strategies, which can be invaluable for enhancing their professional effectiveness.
Intellectual Stimulation
The process of assessing diverse organizations challenges examiners to think creatively and strategically. This intellectual engagement makes the role both stimulating and rewarding.
Experience hands-on evaluation of real organizations
The examiner’s role offers valuable exposure to best practices across sectors, providing insights that you can apply within your organization to improve leadership, strategy, customer engagement, workforce development, and operational performance. Examiners play a vital role in helping organizations achieve transformative growth. By providing insightful feedback and guidance, they influence the success and sustainability of enterprises striving for excellence.
Give back
Examiners help organizations strengthen their capacity to serve customers, patients, students, and communities. Organizations guided by Baldrige principles often improve the quality of services delivered to individuals and communities, creating a ripple effect of positive change. Many examiners describe the experience as career-transforming, providing not only professional development but also a deep sense of personal fulfillment.
Becoming a TPE examiner is more than just a professional role; it is a transformative journey that offers opportunities for growth, impact, and fulfillment. So, what’s stopping you? Step into this distinguished role and become a catalyst for excellence in your field and beyond. If you have any questions about our process, please contact us via email.
Lauren Browning
Director, Training & Administration Services
The Partnership for Excellence
