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Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

Who Will Return to the Workplace? How Will They Return?

May 3, 2022

As I ponder the new normal, one topic keeps coming to mind. That topic is the intersection of leadership/management challenges opportunities (strikeouts

Noah Webster Needn't Worry

February 15, 2022

In a 2016 article in The Guardian, there is a discussion of new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Soon after reading that, I took advantage of the

The Hybrid Workspace, Societal Well-Being, and Productivity: A Proposal for the Future of Work

February 1, 2022

The hybrid workspace, societal well-being, and productivity: on the surface, these three concepts are not obviously related to each other. But permit me the

A Time for GRACE

January 11, 2022

I hope the recently completed holiday season was a joyous one for you. I find this season provides an annual time of reflection for me; a time to be thankful

It's That Customer Thing Again.....Cool Comfort

November 30, 2021

The Purchase It all began with buying a second refrigerator to place in our garage. With supply chain shortages, I thought we were really lucky when we found

Agile May Be Fragile; Resilience Is the Goal

November 2, 2021

The Baldrige Excellence Framework has a set of 11 foundational beliefs and behaviors ( core values) that underpin its systems approach to achieving

Two Saturdays I Will Never Forget

October 19, 2021

My First Real Job Every few years, in my dreams, I relive an incident from my first real job. At age 14, I was eligible for a work permit in 1960's New York

Hertz Has a Better Razor

August 31, 2021

Razors This blog post was conceived when I was recently reminded of Hanlon's Razor, a rule of thumb that states, One should never attribute to malice something

Further Thoughts on Inclusive Leadership

August 3, 2021

Following publication of my recent blog on elements of inclusive leadership, I had the opportunity to visit Southcentral Foundation in June with the Baldrige

The Rules Have Changed; the Outcome Is the Same

July 13, 2021

In 2015, I blogged about buying a mattress and likened it to buying a used car. I also said that I bought mattresses less often than I buy cars (gladly)

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