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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

Dawn Bailey

Dawn has been with the the Baldrige Program for more than 20 years. Part of the Education Team, she is involved in producing the Baldrige Excellence Framework and leads the Baldrige Executive Fellows program. Her background is in writing, editing, project management, and communications, with bachelor degrees in English and journalism from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree from George Mason University.

Future-Proofing Leaders for Uncomfortable Growth

June 7, 2018

Whom did I impact today? And how will I be remembered by the people I worked with? These were some of the questions asked by Seth Mattison, founder and chief

Highlighting Inspired Leadership

May 31, 2018

The recent Quest for Excellence® conference put a spotlight on leadership and some of the Baldrige community leaders who are inspiring others across the nation

Learning: Baldrige to Lean Six Sigma

May 17, 2018

How would you visualize learning when considering the relationship between the Baldrige Excellence framework and its Criteria and Lean Six Sigma? Eric Franks

Beyond Identifying and Leveraging Your Core Competencies, Are You Using Them Strategically?

May 10, 2018

A recent Quality Digest article “Getting the Most Out of Your Organization’s Core Competencies” outlines the what, why, and how to make the strategic

Leadership Practices of Southcentral Foundation

April 26, 2018

Five-Part Leadership Blog Series In this five-part blog series on the 2017 Baldrige Award recipients’ leadership presentations at the 30th Anniversary Quest

Leadership Practices of Stellar Solutions

April 19, 2018

Five-Part Leadership Blog Series In this five-part blog series on the 2017 Baldrige Award recipients’ leadership presentations at the 30th Anniversary Quest

A War Room of Strategic Breakthroughs and Other Tools

April 5, 2018

When an organization ponders a journey to performance excellence, it may wonder where to begin, what to measure, and what to expect, including what short-term

Paper Reveals How Baldrige Helped a Small Business in a Short Time

March 13, 2018

Recently, a Baldrige alumnus examiner set out to document what Baldrige could do for a small business in just 18 months. According to the metrics, the answer is

What We Learned from Baldrige Cybersecurity that Could Help You

March 6, 2018

“My organization is absolutely prepared and solid when it comes to cybersecurity issues and requirements.” . . . Well, actually, this might not be a statement

The Future of Work: Tensions, Battles, and the Fish Bowl

February 27, 2018

Fish Don't See the Water Outside Their Bowls Fish don’t see the water they swim in. Their behaviors are automatic, and they certainly don’t see outside their

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Blogrige, the official blog of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, shares practical guidance, success stories, examples, and inspiration on how Baldrige resources can support your long-term success, whether your organization is large or small, has one site or worldwide locations, and is just getting started or continuously improving.

The Baldrige Program offers a comprehensive and proven leadership and management framework that focuses on results in all areas of your organization. Learn more about the Baldrige Program, the products and services available to help your organization succeed, and how to self-assess using the Baldrige framework.

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The views presented here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of NIST.