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Baldrige Cyber—A New Era in the Baldrige Program Begins!

September 20, 2016

“Our goal is to empower [organizations] of every size and every sector with the right tools to secure themselves in a [cyber] threat landscape that is ever

Bringing a Systems Approach to U.S. Population Health

September 15, 2016

“Our proposed framework would improve how we monitor and manage health for the U.S. population. Essentially, it translates the Baldrige framework to address U.S

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In Pursuit of Plasma Power: Hot Stuff, Snowstorms, and Starry Skies

September 15, 2016

Do we really need hot stuff? I’m not talking about Donna Summer’s disco hit of 1979 or global warming. I’m not talking about anything so lukewarm as the surface

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews Delivers Remarks at Manufacturing Extension Partnership Conference in Detroit

September 14, 2016

Yesterday, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews addressed the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Conference about the success of this national

First-of-Its-Kind Innovation Hub Envisions—and Prototypes—the Future of Health Care

September 13, 2016

Where would you go in your organization if you had a really great idea? And what if you had access to a physical space where you could brainstorm with other

Smoke Signals: Ensuring the Clarity of Emergency Communications

September 9, 2016

If you’ve ever used a device that picks up signals over the air, you know that sometimes you just can’t get the signal to come in clearly. You point the device

Baldrige and the Significant Challenges Facing Public Schools

September 8, 2016

Public schools across the country are facing significant challenges. Dr. Lisa Muller, assistant superintendent for Baldrige Award recipient Jenks Public Schools

Additive Manufacturing Equals Excitement

September 7, 2016

This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. Guest blog post by Jarred Heigel. I research additive manufacturing, which some people call

How the Baldrige Framework Is Helping Rural U.S. Communities

September 6, 2016

In preparing to share here how the Baldrige Excellence Framework is being used to support community vitality in a rural region of Missouri, I’ve been thinking

How to be a High-Reliability Organization to Ensure Future Success

September 1, 2016

A perfect storm is churning through the health care industry, which has seen declining reimbursement, increased public reporting of performance data, and

Baldrige Award Judges' Panel: Interview with New Member Tammy Dye

August 30, 2016

Four new judges were appointed to the Judges’ Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award this year. Following is an interview of Tammy Dye, who is

Gearing Up to Go Green

August 30, 2016

Quick. Name an organization that has planted enough trees (over 400,000) to offset the carbon emissions from its core operations for the past 6 years – and the

"Advice for the Path to Business Performance Excellence"

August 25, 2016

Amid the peaks of the Rocky Mountains and among the dramatic canyons and whitewater rapids of the Colorado River, there is a state that takes its business

INFOGRAPHIC: What Manufacturing Really Looks Like

August 25, 2016

Manufacturing enables our everyday lives, drives our economy and can bring communities across the country together. This infographic represents how

Citius, Altius, Fortius: Announcing 6 new pilot projects across 10 states (and D.C.!)

August 25, 2016

As the sun was setting on the thirtieth modern Olympiad in London, NIST was preparing to announce our very first set of NSTIC pilot projects. As the flame goes

“Just Doing Nothing Gets You Nothing”

August 18, 2016

When just beginning something—be it a journey for improvement or an initiative to ensure you are prepared and fortified for unavoidable challenges—it’s best to

Accelerating a Common Culture, Especially after Mergers, Acquisitions

August 18, 2016

"Nearly three years ago, my health system merged with another system in our market [but] . . . we still occasionally hear 'we/they' comments, particularly among

REGISTER NOW: Privacy Controls Workshop on next steps for NIST SP 800-53, Appendix J!

August 17, 2016

We’re pleased to announce that on September 8, 2016, NIST and the Department of Transportation will hold a technical workshop on the next steps for NIST Special

Revolution by Design: The Materials Genome Initiative

August 17, 2016

The creation of a new material has long been either an accident or a matter of trial and error. Steel, for instance, was developed over hundreds of years by

Focus on the 2016 Judges’ Panel: Major General John C. Harris, Jr.

August 16, 2016

Did you ever wonder who are the folks who judge applications for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award? What in their background brought them to this high

Take Credit for Your Business Part II; New Opportunities on the Horizon

August 15, 2016

In a 2011 blog Article, Take Credit for Your Business, we discussed how the R&D Tax credit provided potential sources of cash for manufacturers of all sizes

One Way to Carve Your Values—and Culture—in Stone

August 11, 2016

How are you expected to behave at work? And do you think a coworker would answer this question in the same way? In the Baldrige Excellence Framework and its

More Value for Business Students: Application of Knowledge and Critical Thinking

August 9, 2016

It’s always wonderful to hear not only how the Baldrige Excellence Framework is being taught in higher education—or used by higher education organizations

The NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers: An Educator's Journey

August 9, 2016

I was always fascinated with science. However, I steered away from pursuing science beyond high school because there was too much math involved (and “MATH,” a

Doing What I Love

August 4, 2016

In this more personal column I want to answer a question that many people ask me. The question is, am I enjoying "retirement" and what am I doing to keep busy

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