The Value of Baldrige Expertise
The focus of Baldrige is on organizational performance excellence. What is rarely discussed is the career boost that can accompany such achievement.
Here’s a recent example.
The superintendent of Iredell-Statesville Schools, which received the Baldrige Award in 2008, was named North Carolina’s Superintendent of the Year last year. This year, he was one of 300 applicants for the job of education commissioner for Kentucky.
He got the job.
I know many leaders of Baldrige Award winners who have advanced their careers because new employers coveted their Baldrige success. I know Baldrige examiners who have gotten better jobs because of their Baldrige expertise.
I think this is why: People who truly understand the key elements in their management systems and how they work together and how they can work better are rare. This systems perspective is rare. And it’s valuable. Baldrige people have it. They get it by working with the Baldrige model as a leader, manager, and/or examiner.
Over time, that work generates a profound knowledge of how organizations do what they do.
It’s no wonder Baldrige expertise is in high demand.
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