Strategic Planning: The Game Plan to SuccessAuthor: Erin Cunningham, MBA | IT Continuous Improvement Engineer, Chickasaw Nation December 13, 2024 Strategic planning might sound like a corporate buzzword, but it’s actually the secret sauce to taking your organization from “just getting by” to “thriving.” Think of it like a roadmap to where you want to…
The Tipping Point Between Empowerment & ExcellenceAuthor: Heath Wright, Executive Director, Oklahoma Quality Foundation November 7, 2024 Empowering Through UnderstandingIn the nonprofit sector, organizations have a unique opportunity to empower staff and volunteers to make a meaningful impact while pursuing their professional development and passions. However, as any seasoned athlete or artist knows, true excellence requires more than drive; it demands balance, recognition of strengths, and careful management of…
Oklahoma Quality Foundation Recognizes National Award WinnerLt. Gov. Matt Pinnell and Oklahoma Quality Foundation Acknowledge the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health for National RecognitionNovember 7, 2024OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Office of the Lt. Governor of Oklahoma, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation, proudly congratulates the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health (CNDH) on its remarkable achievement as a 2024…
How do I learn more about the criteria?
Check out the #ExcellenceAtADistance series for more information about the criteria and how to apply it to your organization.
Where can I order my own copy of the Baldrige Framework?
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Is there a calendar showing the assessment timeline?
Yes! The full timeline can be found on our Examiner Page under Award Cycle Timeline.
Based on the more detailed Baldrige Excellence Framework and Criteria for Performance Excellence, the Baldrige Excellence Builder helps you assess your organization’s strengths and opportunities for improvement against the most important features of organizational performance excellence. By completing and acting on this assessment, you will be better positioned to accomplish your mission, improve your results, and become more competitive.
The Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder is a self-assessment tool to help organizations better understand the effectiveness of their cybersecurity risk management efforts, and identity improvement opportunities in the context of their overall organizational performance. This self-assessment tool blends organizational assessment approaches from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) with the concepts and principles of the Cybersecurity Framework developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Applied Cybersecurity Division (ACD).
The Criteria Commentary provides summaries of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence categories and items. You can download the Criteria Commentary for free at these links:
