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Dawn Bailey

Dawn Bailey

Dawn Bailey is a writer/editor for the Baldrige Program and involved in all aspects of communications, from leading the Baldrige Executive Fellows program to managing the direction of case studies, social media efforts, and assessment teams. She has more than 25 years of experience, 18 years at the Baldrige Program, working on publications and education teams. Her background is in English and journalism, with degrees from the University of Connecticut and an advanced degree from George Mason University.

Hospital staff in a tiered huddle to discuss target-zero goals.

Journey to Target Zero 

Dawn Bailey
With the help of peer feedback, face-to-face knowledge sharing, and coaching, Baldrige Executive Fellows work on a capstone leadership project to drive strategic results improvement for their own
Painting of the view of the Colonial City of Boston with people looking out at the harbor showing boats and the city in the background.

One if by Land, Two if by Baldrige

Dawn Bailey
One of my first forays into blogging for the Baldrige Program was almost 10 years ago in a blog that combined my affinity for the Baldrige mission—to improve the competitiveness and performance of U.S
Donor Alliance Leadership System showing their mission-driven relationships.

Leadership Practices of Donor Alliance

Dawn Bailey
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)