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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

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OK Watson, Am I Going to Quit?

"I have been offered a significant increase in salary by another employer and am giving my two week notice." My guess is that this is the most common reason
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Board of Director Responsibilities

The Baldrige Excellence Framework is underpinned by a set of 11 core values and concepts. These core values have guided both the development and understanding
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Are You A Role Model Leader?

What are the key attributes and behaviors for a role model, visionary leader? About six years ago, a task force of Baldrige community senior executives under
People at a table pointing to societal well-being to include in the definition of Innovation (improve products, processes, organizational effectiveness).

Rethinking Innovation

It was exactly two decades ago (1999) that the concept of innovation was first introduced into the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. In those
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An Intact Banana Can Be Deceiving

This blog is about organizational performance, but first I need to set the stage. One of the most prized commodities in many organizations, including mine
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