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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

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What's Happening Now with Communities of Excellence 2026?

April 30, 2024

Christine Schaefer

It started with a big idea—about improving the quality of life in the United States. Cross-sector collaboration was a central part of it. Essentially, the vision was to use the Baldrige Excellence

Insights on the road to performance excellence by Dr. Harry Hertz, Director Emeritus Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Shows him driving in a car looking at road signs for Results at next exit.

Senior Leadership Succession Planning: Who Cares?

April 16, 2024

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

Who cares about succession planning? As an organization or an aspiring senior leader, you need to care. Proper succession planning by an organization and its senior leaders is one of the keys to

CORE staff celebrates National Blue & Green Day at their headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA by holding up signs spelling Donate Life.

A Baldrige Award-Winning Nonprofit Highlights Organizational Resilience

April 5, 2024

Dawn Bailey

Located in Pittsburgh, PA, the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE), a 2019 Baldrige Award recipient , is a nonprofit organ procurement organization (OPO) with a federally designated service

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Cyber Expert to Highlight Risks, Opportunities, and How to Build Resilience in the Age of AI

March 26, 2024

Dawn Bailey

Vikrant Arora, an industry-recognized thought leader committed to transforming cybersecurity practice, education, and leadership, will be a plenary speaker on Monday, April 8, at the 35th Quest for

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A Baldrige Award-Winning City Highlights Challenges and Organizational Resilience

March 19, 2024

Christine Schaefer

The City of Fort Collins (CO) received the Baldrige Award in 2017 . With more than 2,400 employees and 2,000+ volunteers serving its residents, the City is a full-service municipal corporation

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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.

If you have any questions about Blogrige, please contact Baldrige Customer Service at baldrige [at] nist.gov (baldrige[at]nist[dot]gov).

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