Full Text of HR0163 97th General Assembly
HR0163 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lynn Goldman on her | 4 | | 15th year of volunteer service to The Lincoln Foundation for | 5 | | Performance Excellence; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance | 7 | | Excellence, founded in 1994, leads profit and non-profit | 8 | | organizations to performance excellence; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In order to foster a competitive market and | 10 | | provide the foundation for a vital Illinois economy, it is | 11 | | paramount that the values and ideas surrounding the concept of | 12 | | "continuous quality improvement" be heralded as an important | 13 | | priority for Illinois' business, education, government, | 14 | | healthcare, and non-profit sectors; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The key to providing the highest quality products | 16 | | and services is a continuous process of self-evaluation; all | 17 | | organization, large and small, must strive for and make a | 18 | | commitment to a "continuous improvement process" so as to | 19 | | improve Illinois' quality of life and to make Illinois a state | 20 | | where organizations want to operate and where its citizens wish | 21 | | to live; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation deploys a three-level | 2 | | process, allowing organizations to measure themselves against | 3 | | The Lincoln Foundation's seven criteria framework for | 4 | | organization excellence, modeled after The Malcolm Baldrige | 5 | | National Quality Award, of Leadership, Strategic Planning, | 6 | | Customer Focus, Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge | 7 | | Management, Workforce Focus, Operations Focus, and Results; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation depends on volunteer | 10 | | Examiners to carry out its evaluation process and bring | 11 | | knowledge of the criteria, experience with quality systems, | 12 | | communication, leadership, and assessment skills in order to | 13 | | provide a feedback report to help Illinois organizations become | 14 | | world class; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Examiners receive extensive preparation and | 16 | | support in learning about the Criteria for Performance | 17 | | Excellence and commit a significant amount of time, effort, and | 18 | | dedication in order to help organizations learn how to excel; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Goldman has contributed her expertise and | 21 | | personal time of over 3,000 hours over the past fifteen years | 22 | | to serve as an Examiner for the Lincoln Foundation; therefore, | 23 | | be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Lynn Goldman on her volunteer work with The | 4 | | Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence and thank her for | 5 | | her time and commitment to helping Illinois organizations | 6 | | excel; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Lynn Goldman as a symbol of our respect and | 9 | | esteem.
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