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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

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What’s Happening with Communities of Excellence 2026?

February 9, 2017

Christine Schaefer

You may recall reading here before about Communities of Excellence 2026 (COE 2026), a small nonprofit organization with big aims. The COE2026 story began when two former executives of Baldrige

The Ups and Downs in an Evolution of Excellence

February 7, 2017

Dawn Bailey

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, an evolution is a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state. Here’s a story of an

Cascading Goals for Better Outcomes

February 2, 2017

Dawn Bailey

Most organizations have goals. And people who work there have goals, too. But the magic, experts say, is when organizational goals align with department goals that are in alignment with the workforce

The Impact of the Baldrige Award … 15+ Years Later

January 31, 2017

Christine Schaefer

Earlier this month, 2001 Baldrige Award-winning University of Wisconsin–Stout hosted a lively campus engagement session. (See for yourself via this video of the livestreamed event, which kicked off

One Data Breach Each Day in 2016—Another Reason Experts Say Focus on Cyber Risk Now

January 26, 2017

Dawn Bailey

The year 2016 averaged one health care data breach per day, affecting more than 27 million patient records, according to Protenus, Inc., which recently collaborated with DataBreaches.net on the

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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.