Executing Your Strategy

Leadership is about more than just getting things done. It is about understanding the outcomes and impacts of your decisions and actions and making sure that you are acting in the best interest of those who depend on you.

When it comes to healthcare, leadership can be especially important because it has such a direct impact on patient outcomes. When we talk about leadership in healthcare, we are not just talking about how to lead your team or how to develop your employees—we are also talking about how to manage patient care so that patients receive the care they need and deserve.

When you think about it, this is no different from any other kind of business or organization. You want employees who are engaged with their work and enthusiastic about its purpose; they will produce better solutions when they have a stake in them. You want your customers to be satisfied with their experience using your product or service; otherwise, they will not come back for more! And you want patients to feel safe and comfortable with their treatment plan; otherwise, they will not trust you enough to continue coming back to you over time!

The truth is that leadership matters everywhere—and nowhere more than in healthcare settings where people's lives are at stake every day!

Leadership is about vision, and execution is about making it happen. But what does it mean to make vision a reality?

For the past several years, many have studied leadership and execution with healthcare organizations across the country. What has been learned is that there is no one right way to lead, but there are some common themes. Here are our top three tips for how to execute better in your organization:

1. Identify your core competencies. What are you good at? What do you know how to do better than anyone else? When you can prioritize these skills and capabilities, it helps you focus on what matters most—and makes sure that your team has the tools they need to succeed as well.

2. Create clear goals with measurable outcomes. When everyone knows what success looks like, it is easier for people at all levels of the organization to rally around them and make things happen!

3. Be open to change and flexibility within those goals—change will happen whether we want it too (and health care is always changing), so be prepared for it by having an adaptable mindset!

If you have questions or better practices to share, please feel free to leave comments on our AAOE Collaborate page.