Health Care “Understanding the language, meaning and subtle connections of the Baldrige framework can be daunting. Baldrige in Plain English artfully translates this complex model into a useable blueprint to start a journey of becoming more process-honoring!” Pattie Skriba, Vice President Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, 2010 Baldrige Recipient “Every successful leader understands the importance of continuous improvement. Baldrige in Plain English allows any leader to quickly gain a general understanding of the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence through simple explanations that describe the principles necessary for every organization to achieve excellence.” Matt Duke, Senior Vice President San Antonio Methodist Healthcare, 2014 Texas Award for Performance Excellence Recipient Service/Small Business “As many years (25 or so) as I have been involved with the Baldrige Framework, I still struggle from time to time as to the meaning of the Baldrige language. Baldrige in Plain English helps me with real simple points to understand the underlying theme and how to apply it to our organization.” Lee Butler, Director of Performance Excellence Don Chalmers Ford, 2016 Baldrige Recipient All Sectors “These Baldrige resources add great value to both leaders and organizations who are on their Baldrige journey. At Florida Sterling, we appreciate these translations as a way to help organizations demystify the Baldrige language and quite frankly, put the Criteria into plain English.” Dione Geiger, President Florida Sterling Council, Southeast Partnership for Business Excellence (Florida and Georgia)

Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America’s position as the number one economy in the world. Manufacturing was in decline; traditional industries were being beaten by foreign competitors; many American industries had grown complacent. President Reagan named Mac Baldrige, a successful industrialist (and card-carrying member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), Secretary of Commerce to address these economic challenges. This book recounts the Washington career of an American original during the era supporters celebrate as “morning in America.”

While the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence are one of the most widely known assessment frameworks in the world, interest in the Criteria has ebbed and flowed over the years. In part this may be due to the fact that applicants are often on their own when it comes to determining how to use the Criteria and award programs in an efficient and effective manner. This difficulty is somewhat by design, since the Criteria are non-prescriptive. The requirements are presented as more than 200 questions written in a generic manner to enable their application by all types of organizations. They do not tell leaders what to do to meet the requirements, which is both good and bad. While it allows organizations to develop processes to respond to the Criteria in ways that meet their unique needs, this has created a barrier for some leaders. This book provides a detailed road map and systematic process to design and implement a customized operating model for performance excellence based on the Criteria. The road map includes regular use of state award programs for feedback to enable mid-course correction. Though recognition is not its primary purpose, following this road map also increases the likelihood of being recognized by these award programs. The approach presented here will not guarantee an award, but it will help an organization’s leaders use the Criteria and award programs more efficiently and effectively as an aid to organizational transformation and improvement. "It is true, organizations are perfectly designed to get the results they are getting. The Baldrige framework is an operating model that guides organizations to establish key processes that are proven to yield high reliability. The framework, however, can be intimidating. Kilbride’s Road Map clearly explains and provides ‘doable’ steps to apply the Baldrige Criteria and become more process-honoring. It is a compilation of the valuable education, guidance, and support Joe provided us on our journey." David Fox, President and Pattie Skriba, VP Business Excellence Advocate Good Samaritan Hospitalbr2010 Baldrige Award Recipient "The Baldrige journey of continuous improvement never ends. For such a journey you need a knowledgeable co-pilot, and Joe Kilbride has helped many organizations, examiners, judges and others pursuing excellence to navigate that journey. His expertise is priceless and the Road Map makes him your virtual co-pilot. I hope you will take the first step today; excellence awaits." Bob Barnett Retired CEO, Motorola CGISSbr2002 Baldrige Award Recipient "Surviving the challenges of today's global competition requires having a long-term plan..... and a road map to get there. Here is the essential companion for a successful journey." David Boulay resident Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC)

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. Now in its 18th edition, Baldrige Award Winning Quality is still the most widely used and recognized book on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. It provides readers with a simple, yet com

Now in its 16th edition, this volume is the most widely used and recognized guide to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The 2007 Criteria now includes 18 questions, one for each of the Baldrige Criteria Items. Significant changes in the 2007 award include a stronger emphasis on— · Leadership, which now includes a focus on performance measures and their use by senior leaders; · Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge,with a focus on needs for management of information and information technology · Workforce Focus, redesigned around workforce engagement and the workforce environment · Customer and Market Focus, with a focus on the voice of the customer · Process Management, redesigned around work systems, core competencies, and work processes Strategic Planning, with a focus on innovation, strategic advantages, and resource needs to accomplish strategic objectives · Results, aligned with the above categories to ensure the measurement of important and appropriate results This definitive reference for helping companies achieve world-class results is the only book on the Baldrige Criteria to detail, in simple and straightforward language, every category, examination item, and required area.

The Baldrige criteria have been updated and finely tuned for 2005. Reflecting recent events, the new criteria include a focus on an organization's business ethics and governance systems. It asks how a company plans to stay operational during an emergency event, such as a terrorist act or a natural disaster. In total, there are now 33 Areas to address in the 2005 criteria, including an increased focus on leadership, strategic planning, measurement, analysis, knowledge management, process management and business results. The new 14th edition of the Baldrige Award Winning Quality addresses these changes for 2005 and helps you understand what the criteria are. Written in an easy-to-read format by one of the best-known authorities on the Baldrige criteria, Mark Graham Brown, it continues to be the most recognized reference in the field. The book provides a clear and concise explanation on how to prepare for a site visit, its purpose, what the Baldrige examiner looks for, and the questions typically asked during a visit.