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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

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Why Baldrige? Reflections of a Retired New England Business Leader

February 9, 2021

Christine Schaefer

Laurence (“Larry”) Smith is a long-time advocate of quality and systems-thinking-based management of U.S. businesses. In the early 1980s, while he was leading a chamber of commerce in northeastern

Elevations Credit Union 2020 Baldrige Award Recipient in Nonprofit showing a bank employee helping a customer with their account.

Elevations Credit Union: A Most Excellent Quest Continues

February 2, 2021

Dawn Bailey

Inscribed on the Baldrige Award medallion are the words “The Quest for Excellence.” Besides being the name of the Baldrige national conference that highlights winning organizations, those words have

Silver Bullet Just Ahead green road sign with clouds and the sky in the background.

Ethyl Cyanoacrylate To The Rescue

January 26, 2021

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

Okay, I am a chemist! For the rest of the world, it is called super glue. For me it has been my " silver bullet" this past week. We all hope for that silver bullet that will solve all our problems. I

MESA 2020 Baldrige Award Recipient in Small Business employee working steel pipelines to prevent corrosion.

MESA: A Most Excellent Quest Continues

January 12, 2021

Dawn Bailey

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Pain, Friendship, Work Environment, and Hope

January 5, 2021

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

This past summer, I wrote a blog about the passing away of my best friend of almost 50 years. It was a difficult and painful period for me and I still think of him several times a week when something

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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.