Now That We Are On The Road, How Do We Follow The Map?

An Established Healthcare Facility Looks At The Road Ahead

American Hospital, a well-established, multiple-location medical system in a midsize city, faced challenges typical of many healthcare... Read more

This is where the rubber meets the road. CEOs with a sound vision and solid roadmap are eager to get on the path to change. But you also know that execution is the most challenging part in navigating any new venture.

Despite the best planning, assessment, and analysis, you will encounter roadblocks, detours and unexpected delays. That is inevitable. You can overcome many of the barriers and challenges by sticking to the route you laid out in your strategic plan, by communicating with your colleagues throughout the journey, and by creating a development plan to prepare your leaders and employees for the changes ahead.

You may want to make these stops along the way:

Align the leadership team with the plan/goals. Clarify key objectives and roles in light of the goals and hold everyone accountable.
Inform leadership teams about their strengths and weaknesses so that they will be a stronger team.
Fill key roles with top talent to develop bench strength for succession planning.
Create and implement a development plan for leaders and employees to continue developing their critical skills.
Develop a succession plan to assure that implementation can survive and thrive, despite any planned or unplanned changes in the future.
Create mentoring and coaching programs to encourage employees to reach their potential.
Design and implement a communication strategy to make certain that each employee is fully informed of the changes within the company.
Employ a plan to engage employees and involve them in the journey with you.

At the end of this trip, you will possess a leadership team with the essential skills and determination to implement the plan and a supporting group of engaged, enthusiastic employees who understand their roles. Working with The Oliver Group, you have all the tools you need to make the journey. But don't worry about the detours that are certain to come along. Just return to your strategic plan, review your destination and see if there is another route to get you where you need to be. You may need to adjust your strategy or re-align the map, but sometimes the best results come when you pull off the road, take a deep breath and reassess where you are going and how you are getting there.