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‘W’eird Signals: Listening in on the Eclipse

August 15, 2017

Two years ago, I had never heard of the WWVB radio station. Today, it’s one of my favorites, but that’s not because it broadcasts a pleasant mix of Top 40 hits

Success Story: CoreValue Assessment Sets Arkansas Company Off On Transformational Journey

August 11, 2017

Successful entrepreneurs Robert and Becky Foster founded the Intimidator Group with the all-American, hardworking values that made their previous companies

Leveraging Baldrige to Build a Value-Based Services Organization

August 10, 2017

With the help of peer feedback, face-to-face knowledge sharing, and coaching, Baldrige Executive Fellows work on a capstone leadership project to drive

Blogging for Manufacturers: 5 Reasons You Need a Company Blog

August 9, 2017

Blogging might be an important marketing strategy for other industries, but for manufacturers, it’s not that relevant… right? Wrong. Every industry

Baldrige Award Judges' Panel: Interview with New Member John Molenda

August 8, 2017

In just two weeks, the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet to decide which 2017 Baldrige Award applicants will receive site

Focus on the Baldrige Board of Overseers: Reatha Clark King

August 3, 2017

Like other federal programs, the Baldrige Program is overseen by an advisory committee whose members are appointed by a cabinet member of the Presidential

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Quantum Information: Changing the Rules of the Game

August 2, 2017

I was a math researcher at the University of Michigan back in 2008 when I had the crazy—one could even say random—notion to shift from studying pure mathematics

Baldrige Award Judges’ Panel: Interview with New Member Eric Fletcher

August 1, 2017

Four new judges were appointed to the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award this year. Following is an interview of Eric Fletcher

Success Story: Small Woman-Owned Business Ramps Up in a New Facility

July 28, 2017

Michele’s Granola is a small, woman-owned business located in Timonium, MD that was founded in 2006. Started in the kitchen of owner Michele Tsoucalas, the

Return of the Great Zoltan! Our 800-63 FAQs answer life’s most perplexing questions (about digital identity, anyway).

July 27, 2017

It’s been more than a month since we released Special Publication 800-63: Digital Identity Guidelines, and we have been thrilled by all the positive feedback –

Is the Customer Really Always Right? A Hotel Company Invests in its Employees First

July 27, 2017

What if you turned the service philosophy “the customer is always right” on its head and considered your employees first? What would happen to your customer

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(Baby) Food for Thought: The Limits of Detecting Toxic Elements

July 27, 2017

As the seasoned mom of three grown children, I’m happy to say that they all made it through babyhood without any major health issues. While I worked as an

From Take Work to Make Work

July 25, 2017

For me, it started with e-mail on my laptop computer, progressed to cell phones, and then to text messages. When I accepted my first managerial position, I took

Innovative Leadership Behaviors, Customized for You

July 20, 2017

How can you develop as an innovative leader? A recent Harvard Business Review article by Katherine Graham-Leviss looked at “The 5 Skills that Innovative

Hoorah for Made in America Week!

July 18, 2017

GE recently released a great TV commercial to jumpstart an effort to employ 20,000 women in STEM roles by 2020 that asks, “What if we treated female scientists

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Where Business Students Use the Baldrige Framework to Solve Real-World Problems

July 18, 2017

When Tamieka Jameson graduated with her doctorate in business administration (DBA) recently, she also celebrated the completion of a consulting capstone in

Five Ways to Provide the Best Assessment Possible

July 13, 2017

How can you provide the best assessment possible? First, you need to understand what/whom you are assessing. For the Baldrige Program, in alignment with its

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Baldrige Examiners as Ambassadors: Spotlight on Marlene Yanovsky

July 11, 2017

Seasoned Baldrige examiners often act as vocal advocates—sometimes giving formal presentations as “ Baldrige ambassadors”—for the Baldrige Program. Whether they

Focus on the Baldrige Board of Overseers: Rulon Stacey

July 6, 2017

Like other federal programs, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is overseen by an advisory committee whose members are appointed by a cabinet member of

Success Story: Owners Prepare to Turn Over the Reins

June 30, 2017

In business since 1902, Hermance Machine offers a wide selection of quality industrial woodworking equipment, quality machine parts, and wood crafting supplies

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What's Up with Patriotic Volunteers and Satisfied Employees?

June 29, 2017

Did you know that a sense of patriotic duty has been shared by Baldrige examiners as a top reason they volunteer countless hours each summer to evaluate the

Do We Need National Standards for Organizational Excellence?

June 27, 2017

Every day, each one of us may come upon a standard of excellence that improves the quality in our own lives, and we may not even know it. Here at the

'Cybersecuring' the Internet of Things

June 27, 2017

I recently had the chance to talk with the legendary Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the internet. We had a wide-ranging discussion about the past

Mic Drop — Announcing the New Special Publication 800-63 Suite!

June 22, 2017

More than a year in the making, after a large, cross-industry effort, we are proud to announce that the new Special Publication (SP) 800-63 IS. NOW. FINAL. With

Things That Make Me Wannacry

June 21, 2017

This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. I’m a bit emotional these days. My youngest—my baby—just graduated from high school. It’s the

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