California Council for Excellence Fellows Program

Applications being accepted!

Leadership Development

The California Council for Excellence (CCE) Fellows Program is a one-year, leadership development opportunity for rising leaders. The CCE Fellows Program is designed specifically for individuals who aspire to become senior leaders in their next role and would benefit from a deep dive into leadership practices that have proven successful integrating Baldrige and improving results in their respective organizations.

As a CCE Fellow, you’ll be part of a cohort of aspiring leaders who will learn from each other and from California-based Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients, the nation’s highest award for organizational performance excellence. From visits to these role-model organizations and their senior executives and from interactions with your cohort and mentor, you’ll establish relationships that will benefit you and your organization now and in the future.​

The program will cover the following topics: 

  • Visionary Leadership That Works 

  • Building Resilience 

  • Operational Intelligence 

  • Leading Through Change

  • Leading for Engagement 

  • Leading for Culture​   

Participants will benefit from: 

  • In-depth learning from world-class organizations and their senior executives

  • A peer network of fellow executives to tap into now and in the future

  • Best practices and solutions to drive improvement in your organization’s results

  • A capstone project to address a unique strategic challenge or opportunity facing your organization

  • Access to a C-Suite executive that has deep Baldrige knowledge and experience serving as a Coach to mentor your capstone project and participation in the CCE Fellows program

  • A deeper understanding of strategy; sustainability; integration of processes, plans, resources, and goals; and measuring the right things 

Program Components

  • Interaction with Successful Senior Executives

  • Workshops with Role-Model Organizations 

  • Individualized Learning Objectives and Plan 

  • Personalized Capstone Project

  • Orientation to the Baldrige Excellence Framework, Criteria Concepts, and Core Values and Attributes

  • Celebrating Excellence and Baldrige Regional Conferences

  • Peer Learning

“It has been really meaningful to be working with and learning from some folks who are giants in Baldrige. Leaders that have channeled this program and have transformed their organizations.”

Todd Pelletier

Executive, Operation Command Center at Sutter Health

“I’ve had the opportunity to learn from so many organizations, meet new people, and grow and expand as a leader.”

KellyAnne Rodriguez

Regional Community Coordinator, Chief at County of San Diego HHSA Office of Equitable Communities

In Their Own Words

“Fantastic opportunity for me to learn from the organizations that we visited and see how they’ve implemented the Baldrige Criteria and their journey. Opportunity to learn from Fellows in the program across different industries.”

Bryan Redash

Director, Intel Programs at Stellar Solutions

CCE Fellows Materials

HOW TO APPLY

Prepare the following items for the application:

  • A cover letter that includes your reason(s) for applying to the Fellows Program

  • Your resume

  • An organizational chart that includes names and titles showing your position within the organization

  • A recommendation letter from your highest-ranking official showing the organization's support of your participation in the program

  • A list of key competitors (in order that we may avoid creating a cohort that would be unable to share effectively due to competitive situations)​

Complete and submit one PDF document with the materials above to hello@calexcellence.org.

 

The California Council for Excellence Fellows Program and content is based on the successful Baldrige Executive Fellows Program.
People interested in learning about that program should refer to https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/products-services/baldrige-executive-fellows-program.