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Performance excellence

Overview

The Baldrige Program oversees the nation's only Presidential award for performance excellence while offering a wide array of award-winning products and services, including the world-renowned Baldrige Excellence Framework. We invite you to learn about the Baldrige community dedicated to helping organizations improve.

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MESA: A Most Excellent Quest Continues

Inscribed on the Baldrige Award medallion are the words “The Quest for Excellence.” Besides being the name of the Baldrige national conference that highlights winning organizations, those words have real meaning. Organizations that use the Baldrige Excellence Framework and its Criteria —whether for self-assessment or to apply for an award at state/local or national levels—are on true quests

NIST Launches Renewed Baldrige Award Program to Focus on Resilience and Long-Term Success

Seeking Input on the 2025-2026 Baldrige Excellence Framework

Executives Embark on Year-Long Fellowship, with Baldrige Framework as Foundation

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