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Celebrating World Quality Week 2025 at Benchmark

by Brenda Battin Cianciosi / November 10, 2025

For the fifth consecutive year, Benchmark is proud to celebrate World Quality Week (WQW) from November 10 to 14, 2025 – a time to recognize the incredible contributions of our global quality teams and reflect on how quality shapes our culture, operations, and future.

This year’s theme, “Quality: Think Differently,” encourages us to shift our perspective—moving beyond the traditional focus on compliance and problem-solving, and embracing quality as a mindset.   A mindset that drives innovation and continuous improvement and is embedded in every decision, every process, and every team across our organization.

Rethinking Quality: From Compliance to Culture

Traditionally, quality has been associated with compliance, audits, and problem-solving. While these elements remain important, they represent only a fraction of what quality can—and should—be. When we think differently about quality, we begin to see it not as a department or a role, but as a shared responsibility and a strategic advantage.

Quality becomes the lens through which we view innovation, customer experience, and operational excellence. It becomes the foundation for building trust, driving performance, and creating long-term value.

Technology as a Catalyst

We’re fortunate to be living in a time when technology is accelerating our ability to think differently. Tools like AI, automation, and real-time data analytics are helping us transition from reactive to proactive—from detecting issues to predicting and preventing them.

These technologies are transforming how we monitor, measure, and improve quality. But as powerful as they are, they’re only part of the equation. The real transformation happens when we combine these tools with a culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Quality Is Everyone’s Job

One of the most powerful shifts we can make is recognizing that quality isn’t just the job of the quality team—it’s everyone’s job. Whether you work in engineering, customer service, supply chain management, human resources, or finance, the decisions you make every day impact quality.

When teams across the organization take ownership of quality, it becomes woven into the fabric of how we work. It shows up in the questions we ask, the standards we set, and the pride we take in delivering exceptional outcomes.

Celebrating Progress, Inspiring Change

World Quality Week is a time to celebrate the progress we’ve made—but also to challenge ourselves to go further. It’s a moment to pause and ask:

How can we think differently about the way we design our processes?
How can we empower our teams to take initiative and drive improvement?
How can we make quality a source of innovation rather than a constraint?

Throughout this week, let’s share stories, spark conversations, and embrace new ideas. Let’s recognize the individuals and teams who are pushing boundaries and setting new standards. And let’s commit to building a future where quality is not just a requirement—but a competitive advantage.

A Thank You to Our Champions

To everyone who champions quality—thank you. Your dedication, insight, and commitment to excellence are what make an organization thrive. You are the reason we continue to raise the bar and deliver with integrity.

As we celebrate World Quality Week, let’s carry this mindset forward. Let’s continue to think differently, act boldly, and lead with purpose. Because when we do, we don’t just improve processes—we inspire progress.

Continually improving and finding innovative ways to do things better and faster in the pursuit of excellence is what we do here at Benchmark. We invite you to join us in celebrating our collective efforts to support one another as we embrace and deliver quality in everything we do.

At Benchmark, quality matters.

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Brenda Battin Cianciosi

Brenda Battin Cianciosi is the Vice President, Quality Assurance Regulatory Affairs (QARA) at Benchmark, responsible for managing the global QARA organization, including regulatory compliance, certifications, and customer quality initiatives. In addition, Brenda co-chairs Benchmark’s ESG/Sustainability Council, a cross-functional team of leaders responsible for evolving Benchmark’s ESG/Sustainability strategy and implementing and managing strategic sustainability initiatives. Brenda holds a BS in Computer Science from Duke University, an MBA from Arizona State University, and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate from Villanova University.

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