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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

A Time for All of Us to "Pardon the Turkey"

December 1, 2016

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

Once again this Thanksgiving, the President carried out the ritual of pardoning the White House turkey. It caused me to wonder about the history behind this annual ritual. As I soon learned, the

Spotlight on a Baldrige Examiner: Michael Drake

November 29, 2016

Christine Schaefer

With the annual online application now open for volunteers for our 2017 Board of Examiners, we’ll be featuring interviews for the next few weeks of individuals who have served as Baldrige examiners in

A Systems Perspective to Leadership and Strategy

November 22, 2016

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

I recently read a summary of an interview with Wharton Professors Harbir Singh and Mike Useem. The interview relates to their new book, The strategic leaders roadmap. In the book they contend that

Ten Blogs about Customer Engagement (and the Baldrige Excellence Framework)

November 17, 2016

Christine Schaefer

Customer-focused excellence is one of the 11 core concepts and values of the Baldrige Excellence Framework (which includes the Criteria for Performance Excellence). What’s more, “Customer Engagement”

Another Baldrige Ambassador Takes the Message Overseas

November 15, 2016

Dawn Bailey

The Baldrige Program has always been fortunate to have engaged ambassadors—many of whom are current or former examiners, judges, or overseers—who carry the Baldrige message of continuous improvement

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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.