I read an article today about Angus Deaton, the recently announced Nobel Prize winner in economics. A quote in that article resonated with me: “…we cannot understand the whole without understanding what is happening in the miniature economy of our daily choices.” (My emphasis) Any relation between that and Baldrige and EFQM? As many of us become more concerned with … Read More
A Baldrige and EFQM Perspective on Senior Leader Ethics
In my performance excellence work with organizations that are using the Baldrige or European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Criteria, I find that many organizations are challenged in responding to the Criteria that address ethical behavior. Why? Because they already have a set of values that they expect people to live by and they haven’t had any legal violations. But “‘How do … Read More
Report to President: Baldrige is an effective tool to improve health care
A recent report provided to the White House by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology titled “Report to the President: Better Health Care and Lower Costs: Accelerating Improvement Through Systems Engineering” makes seven systems engineering recommendations to address the challenges in health care. I’m pleased to see Baldrige as part of one of the recommendations (Recommendation #6 … Read More
The Seven Added Values of the Baldrige Process
When visiting with senior leaders of an organization about the value of embarking on a Baldrige journey, a frequently used phrase is “It’s not about the Award.” At that point, the discussion moves to writing an application, and the sense of leaders is that “We’re applying for an Award!” How do we convince leaders that there is value within the … Read More