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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

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.

Culture and Strategy Eat All Three Meals—When Leaders Set the Menu

May 8, 2019

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

Spring 2019 We have all heard the saying, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” a statement believed to have come from management guru Peter Drucker. The 2018 Baldrige Award recipients demonstrate

A six-tiered pyramid depicts IPM's Essential Leadership System, rising from "Fundamental Values as the base tier to Mission, Vision, Long-Range Goals, Strategic Plan/Strategic Initiatives, and Annual Plan/Action Plans (on top)

Leadership Practices of Integrated Project Management, Inc.

April 30, 2019

Christine Schaefer

Five-Part Leadership Blog Series In this five-part blog series on the 2018 Baldrige Award recipients’ leadership presentations at the 31st Annual Quest for Excellence® Conference (April 7–10, 2019)

Photo of unhappy employees with their thumb pointing down.

Avoid Startling Statistics

April 18, 2019

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

I recently have seen some startling statistics from Gallup and Glassdoor about employee and customer engagement. I hope those statistics do not represent data from any organization you or I associate

Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation – Mountain Valley (now Mountain Valley of Cascadia) QE Speaker blog photo of an employee helping an elderly woman.

Sustaining Successful Innovation Through Technology

April 4, 2019

Dawn Bailey

When it received the Baldrige Award in 2016, Kindred - Mountain Valley (now Mountain Valley of Cascadia) had the distinct honor of seven consecutive years of five-star quality ratings—the highest

BTES of workforce on location climbing an electric pole.

"Best Practices Identified Along the Way"

April 2, 2019

Dawn Bailey

Imagine that your organization is identified as a role-model for the United States. After the well-earned celebration, would you sit on your laurels or look for new ways to continuously improve to

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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.