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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

Hospital staff in a tiered huddle to discuss target-zero goals.

Journey to Target Zero

August 13, 2019

Dawn Bailey

With the help of peer feedback, face-to-face knowledge sharing, and coaching, Baldrige Executive Fellows work on a capstone leadership project to drive strategic results improvement for their own

I have found the ideas and areas of expertise I’ve encountered as a result of Baldrige to be of a really special quality. My interactions with other Baldrige Fellows have consistently been enlightening, inspiring, and illuminating. JoAnn Jenkins, AARP

AARP’s CEO Talks about Leadership (and the Value of Baldrige)

August 8, 2019

Christine Schaefer

Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP since 2014, was recognized by Fortune magazine this year as one of the world’s greatest leaders. Undoubtedly, members of her cohort of Baldrige Executive Fellows who gained

Thank you with Baldrige Examiners in a training class.

Examiner Appreciation

July 30, 2019

Robert Fangmeyer

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward Even though social media is a critical tool that organizations should use for

People at a table pointing to societal well-being to include in the definition of Innovation (improve products, processes, organizational effectiveness).

Rethinking Innovation

July 24, 2019

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

It was exactly two decades ago (1999) that the concept of innovation was first introduced into the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. In those Criteria, we asked one simple question

Photo of a laptop with the Baldrige Criteria Overview and a coffee mug that says 5 Ways to begin.

Not Yet Using the Baldrige Excellence Framework? Five Ways Forward

July 18, 2019

Christine Schaefer

Here you are, on the website of the national Baldrige Performance Excellence Program—source of the regularly updated, widely validated leadership-and-management-strengthening tool known as the

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About this blog

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.