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Blogrige

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An Example of Customizing the Criteria by Industry

April 2, 2020

Dawn Bailey

When the concept of performance excellence was first introduced, it was widely perceived as prescriptive by the American Contractors Insurance Group (ACIG), a group-captive insurance company that is

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See Updated Economic Impacts of Baldrige Excellence in Every State

March 26, 2020

Christine Schaefer

Recent Data, Searchable by State Did you know that you can easily access and download concise data about the economic benefits of Baldrige in all 50 states across the country, plus the District of

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Does Everyone Know What Your Mission Means (Expects)?

March 10, 2020

Dawn Bailey

“What is your organization attempting to accomplish?” According to the Baldrige Excellence Framework, this question addresses your mission: your organization’s overall function. The mission might

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How Innovation Management Can Lead to Game-Changing Ideas

February 27, 2020

Dawn Bailey

The best organizations do not cultivate ideas by accident. This is true for Tri County Tech (TCT), a public career technology center in Oklahoma, and a 2018 Baldrige Award recipient, whose ideas come

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Make the Baldrige Framework "How You Work": Lessons from Adventist Health Castle

February 20, 2020

Christine Schaefer

When Steve Bovey first learned about the Baldrige Excellence Framework, he was impressed that it was not “another flavor of the month” among management fads. In contrast, he said he saw that it is “a

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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.