Ripples F Excellence
A NEXUS NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2014 cornerst ne Ripples f excellence IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE Nexus 3rd Annual Conference Recap 2014 Ambassador of Excellence Award Winners A Broader Focus for our Mission Statement A Laser Focus for our Vision Statement from the corner office of the CEO “Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals have far-reaching effects.” –Dalai Lama Creating Ripples of Excellence emerges when we use the Cornerstone Values to guide our actions. Te 2014 Nexus Annual Conerence just wrapped up in Minneapolis, MN, and it was a huge success. We All o our work, together, creates excellence or had our largest attendance ever, with staff rom all our customers – rom maintenance to kitchen to sites represented. counselor to corporate. When we make every step in the process count, excellence is within our grasp. While the conerence, now in its third year, offers It doesn’t matter what your job unction is. It doesn’t learning sessions, un activities, and guest speakers, it matter i you are support staff, direct care staff, or a also provides staff with an opportunity to meet with supervisor. You could be answering the phone, doing and learn rom experts at other Nexus sites. More general ledgers, serving lunch, dispensing medication, importantly, it gives all staff a chance to connect to the leading a group, or talking to a campus visitor. larger organization that Nexus has become. It only takes a little extra effort to be a part o Tis year’s conerence theme was Ambassadors o something truly extraordinary, and there is no Excellence, and the ocus was on going above and beyond our routines to create an environment o kids,downside the amilies, to excellence.
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