The Baldrige analysis of performance and leadership

Leadership within an organization is crucial to its performance, growth, and future success in the industry. While the existing literature explores the impact of leadership on organizational performance, there remains a notable gap in research specifically addressing the leadership systems and trends within organizations awarded the Baldrige Performance Excellence award. To better understand whether themes exist within high-performing organizational leadership, applications (N = 9) from Baldrige Performance Excellence award winning organizations were analyzed using deductive content analysis to identify thematic similarities within the organization's leadership systems. The results indicated congruence between the Baldrige Leadership categories and the leadership systems’ procedures of establishing the vision, values, and mission within highperforming organizations.