tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350093062009-09-28T19:11:40.588-04:00Insight_Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996259882038442743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009306.post-1159216489922733312006-09-25T16:33:00.000-04:002006-09-25T17:10:01.266-04:00<h2 style="margin-top: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">Hill and Knowlton <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:country-region> is slated to receive an award from the National Quality Institute (NQI) on October 24^th in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:city></st1:place></st1:City>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <u1:p></u1:p> <h2 style="margin-top: 9pt;" face="arial"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">In a press release issued by the PR firm on September 18^th Lisa Walker writes “In meeting the rigour of the criteria in the Excellence Framework, Hill & Knowlton is recognized by NQI as one of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:country-region>'s best-run organizations. To win the award, H&amp;K displayed outstanding performance in the area of Quality.”<br /></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.hillandknowlton.ca/newsroom/NQI-silver_Sept_2006.htm">http://www.hillandknowlton.ca/newsroom/NQI-silver_Sept_2006.htm</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <u1:p></u1:p> <h2 style="margin-top: 9pt;" face="arial"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">Okay, wait a minute here. Upon checking NQI’s site for further information, one would find that the CEO of Hill and Knowlton, Michael Coates, sits on the Board of Governors for NQI – the very board that – with all likelihood – decides upon which “rigorous” criteria is part of this so-called Excellent Framework.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.nqi.ca/about/bofg.aspx">http://www.nqi.ca/about/bofg.aspx</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <u1:p></u1:p> <h2 style="margin-top: 9pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">Hmm, interesting. Perhaps a better fit would be to award Hill and Knowlton as one of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:country-region>’s best-spun organizations.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35009306-115921648992273331?l=insightguy.blogspot.com'/></div>Insight_Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996259882038442743noreply@blogger.com0