2015–2016 Baldrige Excellence Framework

A Systems Approach to Improving Your Organization's Performance

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This leadership and performance management framework empowers your organization to accomplish its mission, improve results, and become more competitive. The 2015–2016 Baldrige Excellence Framework booklet includes

• the Criteria for Performance Excellence (covering critical aspects of achieving excellence throughout your organization),
• core values and concepts (beliefs and behaviors found in high-performing organizations), and
• guidelines for responding to the Criteria and evaluating and scoring processes and results.

Criteria Category and Item Overview

Learn about the Baldrige Excellence Framework and Criteria categories and items.

Framework Criteria Overview
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• Table of contents and sample Criteria item PDF
• Organizational Profile PDF: The starting point for self-assessment and application writing.
• From Fighting Fires to Innovation: An Analogy for Learning: Learning can move your organization from reaction to prevention.
• Steps toward Mature Processes: Are your processes "Reactive" or "Integrated"?
• The Role of Core Values and Concepts: Values that underlie the Criteria

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