An idea worth spreading
Since launching Accelerate last fall, we have learned that talking more about (and listening to) what motivates us as a community reduces the sense of chaos and isolation common in modern health care. We (like many of you) have been influenced by the ideas of Simon Sinek, whose book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action has become incredibly popular. Orthopaedics administrator Ryan VanderWerff and payment innovation manager Zac Watne mentioned Simon Sinek in their comments in a previous post and we decided to bring it to the surface. At its heart, the idea is simple: inspiration comes from shared purpose.
In health care, our shared purpose is clear. Utah’s Chief Medical Quality Officer Dr. Bob Pendleton describes his own ‘why.’
“For me, tying it back to the patient makes it easier…We are always saying transformation in healthcare is SO HARD. We should be saying that it is SO EASY. There is not a better true north than making it possible for someone to live a better life with better health.”
The Golden Circle
If you haven’t seen it before, we—and over 33 million other viewers—encourage you to take the time to watch it. Great design is simple, and it doesn’t get much simpler than this.
No time for a TED Talk? There's a SlideShare for that.
Mari Ransco
What if a patient described their care team as “incredibly competent, experienced and collaborative”*? Those are the adjectives used by a patient to describe their surgery at South Jordan Health Center. As the nurse manager of South Jordan’s surgical services, Brent Klev works to ensure that every patient has that experience. Here, Klev shares three ways he fosters a culture of teamwork through shared purpose.
What can 15 years of team-building leadership teach you? A lot. Expressive therapies manager, Holly Badger supervised the Huntsman Mental Health Institute's (formally known as the University Neuropsychiatric Institute) ROPES Course before becoming a manager of UNI's Expressive Therapy program. Here, Holly gives Accelerate a crash course in building community while strengthening a team.
Three years ago, an internal study found that Huntsman Cancer Institute employees experienced significant compassion fatigue. Director of Nursing Services Sue Childress teamed up with HCI executives, providers, and managers to combat burnout by promoting conscientious leadership and a culture of civility.
