New White Paper: Without Implementation, Strategic Planning Falls Short

Strategic planning is not a new concept for most healthcare organizations. Hospital leaders are aware of the major challenges and changes they are facing, and many have already been through multiple strategic planning initiatives, assessing problems and creating concrete plans to solve them. Yet, few have successfully navigated the next crucial step: implementation.

This white paper explores the main reasons strategic planning efforts fail to translate into successful strategic implementation in healthcare organizations and how leaders can create a culture that aligns with their mission and purpose and drives effective action.

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4 Key Steps for Successful Strategy Implementation

Take Ownership

Recognize that implementation has to start from the top. Leaders must demonstrate ownership of the strategy and implementation to get the rest of the organization engaged on achieving its goals.

Communicate and Engage

A leader’s role is to connect stakeholders to three things: purpose, accomplishment, and one another. It’s imperative that leaders communicate frequently, widely, and in as many channels as possible.

Create a Team Structure and Plan

Designate a formal team that is responsible for distilling the strategy into a manageable implementation plan and orchestrating the phases of work over time.

Initiate Implementation at the Onset of Strategy

Discussing the implementation approach in the early stages of strategic planning positions an organization to be able to rapidly launch shortly after strategy has been adopted.
1 Take Ownership

Take Ownership

Recognize that implementation has to start from the top. Leaders must demonstrate ownership of the strategy and implementation to get the rest of the organization engaged on achieving its goals.
2 Communicate and Engage

Communicate and Engage

A leader’s role is to connect stakeholders to three things: purpose, accomplishment, and one another. It’s imperative that leaders communicate frequently, widely, and in as many channels as possible.
3 Create a Team Structure and Plan

Create a Team Structure and Plan

Designate a formal team that is responsible for distilling the strategy into a manageable implementation plan and orchestrating the phases of work over time.
4 Initiate Implementation at the Onset of Strategy

Initiate Implementation at the Onset of Strategy

Discussing the implementation approach in the early stages of strategic planning positions an organization to be able to rapidly launch shortly after strategy has been adopted.

Stroudwater Associate's Implementation Services

At Stroudwater Associates, we understand the challenges and nuances of work in rural and community hospitals. With over two decades of experience in rural healthcare, our team is well versed in knowing how to take a vision and implement it into a strategy that will engage your employees and increase patient satisfaction.

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