HARDWIRED RESULTS ezine - ISSUE 9

Winter 2008-Issue 9


	Message From Quint: Align and Execute for Outcomes

	Q&A: Vision 2014—Getting to Best in the Nation

	How Employees Engage and Connect with the Vision and the Plan

	Physicians Lead the Charge in Quality and Safety

	Discharge Phone Calls Nearly Double Patient Satisfaction

	Move Measurement to the Next Level

	Wright Medical Center Reinvents Rural Healthcare

	6 Steps to a More Effective Strategic Plan

Take this SELF-TEST:


	Audit Your Organization's Current Strategic Plan.

SELF TEST
Audit Your Organization's Current Stretegic Plan.

Answer these questions. Then see how you rate.

1. My organization uses a systematic process for strategic planning that includes participation from key stakeholders.
Yes No

2. Our strategic plan identifies specific tactics and measurable outcomes to guide the organization towards achieving desired results.
Yes No

3. Our plan includes goals for each key strategic result area or pillar.
Yes No

4. Our plan assigns owners to drive action plans and ensure alignment and accountability.
Yes No

5. We use a systematic process to review progress towards organizational performance at pre-defined intervals.
Yes No

6. Key goals are clearly defined, communicated, and understood by all leaders.
Yes No

7. Leaders demonstrate the ability to communicate the vision and values and help employees understand why the journey is important.
Yes No

8. Our strategic plan is realistic and achievable, based on an assessment of our organization’s capability and capacity.
Yes No

9. The right leaders are in the right roles in my organization.
Yes No

10. If I pulled past leader evaluations, I would find a clear relationship between how well leaders performed on their evaluations and the results that the organization achieved.
Yes No

11. If you asked front-line employees how their work was connected to purpose, worthwhile work, and making a difference, they could explain.
Yes No