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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

Christine Schaefer

Improve and Innovate: Tips from a Baldrige Award-Winning School District

March 1, 2017

When Jenks Public Schools in Oklahoma earned a Baldrige Award in 2005, Lisa Muller could take pride for her significant part in its journey of improvement

Want to Improve Education? Why Process Management Matters

February 23, 2017

Since Pewaukee School District in Wisconsin earned a Baldrige Award in 2013, its superintendent, JoAnn Sternke, has often conveyed the benefits of the Baldrige

Photo of COE2016 Board Members JoAnn Sternke, Brian Lassiter, Bob Fangmeyer, and Lowell Kruse

What’s Happening with Communities of Excellence 2026?

February 9, 2017

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

The Impact of the Baldrige Award … 15+ Years Later

January 31, 2017

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

Building Employee Trust: Tips Validated by the Baldrige Excellence Framework

January 17, 2017

In an online Harvard Business Review article this month, Sue Bingham, an expert on creating high-performing workplaces, addresses a growing concern among

photo of a group of smiling people in business clothes

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

January 10, 2017

Valuing people is one of the 11 core concepts and values of the Baldrige Excellence Framework (including the Criteria for Performance Excellence). What’s more,

Spotlight on a Baldrige Examiner: Chris Mitchell

December 15, 2016

While the annual online application for the 2017 Board of Examiners is open (until January 9, 6 p.m., ET), we are featuring another interview this week of a

Spotlight on a Baldrige Examiner: Jo Ann Henry

December 6, 2016

As the annual online application is open for volunteers for the 2017 Board of Examiners (until 6 p.m. ET on January 9), we are featuring another interview this

Spotlight on a Baldrige Examiner: Michael Drake

November 29, 2016

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

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

November 17, 2016

Customer-focused excellence is one of the 11 core concepts and values of the Baldrige Excellence Framework (which includes the Criteria for Performance

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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.

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