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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

People at a table pointing to societal well-being to include in the definition of Innovation (improve products, processes, organizational effectiveness).

Rethinking Innovation

July 24, 2019

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

It was exactly two decades ago (1999) that the concept of innovation was first introduced into the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. In those Criteria, we asked one simple question

Photo of a laptop with the Baldrige Criteria Overview and a coffee mug that says 5 Ways to begin.

Not Yet Using the Baldrige Excellence Framework? Five Ways Forward

July 18, 2019

Christine Schaefer

Here you are, on the website of the national Baldrige Performance Excellence Program—source of the regularly updated, widely validated leadership-and-management-strengthening tool known as the

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One if by Land, Two if by Baldrige

July 11, 2019

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

Happy Independence Day 2019

July 2, 2019

From Your Friends at the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.

Toilet Seat Covers, Customer Focus, and Risk Management

June 27, 2019

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

As a chemist by training, with some involvement in microbiology as part of a clinical laboratory standards committee early in my career, I have wondered from time-to-time about the efficacy of toilet

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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.