Baldrige Recipient’s Way to Performance Excellence: Alamo Colleges District’s (ACD) Philosophy and Strategic Plan
To accelerate its quest towards achieving performance excellence, Alamo Colleges District (ACD), the tenth largest community college system in the United States, implemented a new, groundbreaking educational leadership philosophy to create a stronger focus on students. That philosophy, “Alamo Way: Always Inspire, Always Improve” (see Figure P-11), became the cornerstone of the Alamo Colleges District strategic plan, leadership and performance improvement systems, and was central to everythin...
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8.2.2 Create an environment for empowerment/innovation
14.3.3 Implement an org-wide continuous improvemnt program
14.3.4 Conduct a business excellence assessment.