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Blogrige

The Official Baldrige Blog

Harry Hertz “The Baldrige Cheermudgeon”

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Just for Fun

A little enjoyment is always important. I recently read a blog post entitled 15 Facts That Will Make You Laugh. A few of those facts are: There is a Welch town
Arnie Weimerskirch - I learned more in my first day of Baldrige examiner training than in my first 29 years on the job.

A Career in Industry and Baldrige

In an earlier blog, I introduced you to Arnie Weimerskirch, a former VP of corporate quality at Honeywell and the former chair of the Baldrige Judges Panel. I
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100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

100% satisfaction guaranteed. A simple statement. Easy to understand. But…. My story begins with Hurricane Milton, one of two tragic hurricanes to hit the west
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Teams and the Magic Three

A recent Inc.com blog post by Jessica Stillman discusses Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Revenge of the Tipping Point. The thesis of the blog post and a theme in
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Signs

How do you treat signs when you are driving your car? Are you a strict rule follower? Does a stop sign cause you to come to a full stop, or a rolling stop, or
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Puzzlement

Permit me the opportunity to ramble a little, and then I will pull all my musings together. New York Times Puzzles I enjoy solving puzzles! I start each morning
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