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In 1987, President Ronald Reagan famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"; the cost of a first-class stamp was $0.22; Oliver North, Jr. testified to Congress; Martina Navratilova won...
Board of Overseers Blog Series Like other federal programs, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is overseen by an advisory committee whose members are appointed by a cabinet member of the...
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What Organizations Are Saying

highly recommend

Marguerite Morgan, Hospital Administrator, Florida State Hospital
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The opportunities for improvement from this report were
truly amazing. ...As the CEO, I have seen a tremendous
amount of resurgent energy in our employees...
I highly recommend the new Baldrige
Collaborative [Assessment].

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