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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

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What Provides Clarity

May 22, 2018

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

I am reminded of the old Abbott and Costello routine, "Who's on First." In the routine, who's on first is a declarative statement, not a question: Who is the name of the first baseman. In the same

Baldrige to Lean Six Sigma learning analogy. Reacting to problems, general improvment orientation, systematic eval & improve, learn & strategic improv, org analysis & innovation.

Learning: Baldrige to Lean Six Sigma

May 17, 2018

Dawn Bailey

How would you visualize learning when considering the relationship between the Baldrige Excellence framework and its Criteria and Lean Six Sigma? Eric Franks, an adjunct instructor at Tennessee

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Baldrige Examiner Training and the Curt Reimann Scholarship

May 15, 2018

Christine Schaefer

First Scholarship Recipients Over the past three weeks, hundreds of business, nonprofit, health care, and education experts from around the country have attended the annual Baldrige Examiner

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Beyond Identifying and Leveraging Your Core Competencies, Are You Using Them Strategically?

May 10, 2018

Dawn Bailey

A recent Quality Digest article “Getting the Most Out of Your Organization’s Core Competencies” outlines the what, why, and how to make the strategic application of core competencies a significant key

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Retirement Plus Five

May 3, 2018

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

So, How is Retirement? This is a question I frequently get asked as I approach the fifth anniversary of my retirement from being the director of the Baldrige Program. The simple answer is

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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.