{"id":333,"date":"2018-10-20T17:47:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T00:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/?p=333"},"modified":"2018-10-20T17:47:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T00:47:15","slug":"response-to-pierres-post-3-1-on-strategic-leadership-teams-in-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/2018\/10\/20\/response-to-pierres-post-3-1-on-strategic-leadership-teams-in-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Response to Pierre’s Post 3.1 on Strategic Leadership Teams in Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

The original post of HC1 Post 3.1 \u2013 Strategic Leadership Teams by Pierre Florendo can be read in its entirety at this link:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/pierreflorendo\/2018\/10\/16\/strategic-leadership-teams-hc1\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you for directing our attention to integrity at the beginning of your post, Pierre.\u00a0 In so many interactions the past few years, I have observed people make in-the-moment decisions and responses that are incongruous with good practice.\u00a0 When I have inquired about the reason for not remaining true to previous protocols or commonly agreed upon processes, the explanation centers on decisions in the moment or as an immediate contextual necessity.\u00a0 The ensuing result creates confusion about direction, mistrust among colleagues, and inconsistent leadership.<\/p>\n

Open Communication and Information Sharing<\/strong><\/p>\n

You mentioned fiscal responsibilities and the various ways a department would meet the requirements for spending, Pierre, which is similar to how budgets worked in schools.\u00a0 \u201cThe mindset of spending, even if superfluous, chowed a lack of stewardship and by extension a lack of integrity\u201d (Florendo, 2018, para. 2).\u00a0 Although unspent money is not clawed back anymore in my immediate organization, there is very little accountability to the staff on the actual allocation of our budget.\u00a0 The administrator informs us each month at staff meetings about money spent on certain things for our school, but we have little involvement in the real decisions nor do we ever see the budget data for a school year.\u00a0 Lack of openness is creating mistrust and disengaged employee interactions which frustrates our administrator.\u00a0 A strategic team\u2019s foundation must be on of trust and transparency in all areas. \u201cAll teams must have access to the information they need to understand the competitive environment, and the information they use must be valid and timely (Hughes et al., 2014, p. 207).<\/p>\n

Consistency in Words and Deed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Applying your influence as a team leader in your current role as Director of Care is a noble goal, Pierre: \u201cI want a team that enjoys their work now and looks forward to making a positive impact\u201d (Florendo, 2018, para. 6).\u00a0 Investing in others extends your influence to more potential team leaders and engaged employees.\u00a0 Lepsinger (2010) says that \u201cif your employees can\u2019t have a sense of ownership, nothing truly great can occur\u201d (p. 14).\u00a0 Your commitment to reverse the disillusionment of the suppression and disenfranchisement they have experienced under the leadership of other administrators will take time and consistent, vigilance of self-evaluation.\u00a0 \u201cNo company should ever have two sets of values and expectations: one for the leader(s) and one for the employees\u201d (Lepsinger, 2010, p. 17).<\/p>\n

Empowering Others<\/strong><\/p>\n

I agree with your final statement that \u201cempowering others will solve many of the struggles and challenges any team faces\u201d (Florendo, 2018, para. 11).\u00a0 Do you have a timeline in your plan to reach this goal?\u00a0 Leaders who are successful in their current position often receive other promotions to lead in larger or more critical venues.\u00a0 Employees will need to see your leadership as more than a stepping stone to another position.\u00a0 How can you convince them to change their current approaches and investing in both short-term and long-term changes for improving the care facility?\u00a0 What are two necessary changes (SMART goals) you will institute to create a climate of learning for your whole team (Hughes et al., 2014, p. 215)?<\/p>\n

References<\/p>\n

Florendo, P. (October 16, 2018). Strategic leadership teams \u2013 HC1 (post 3.1) (Health Care).\u00a0 Retrieved from<\/p>\n

Hughes, R., Beatty, K. & Dinwoodie, D. (2014). Becoming a strategic leader: Your role in your organization\u2019s enduring success.<\/em> San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.<\/p>\n

Lepsinger, R. (2010). Closing the execution gap: How great leaders and their companies get results.<\/em>\u00a0 San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The original post of HC1 Post 3.1 \u2013 Strategic Leadership Teams by Pierre Florendo can be read in its entirety at this link:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/pierreflorendo\/2018\/10\/16\/strategic-leadership-teams-hc1\/ Thank you for directing our attention to integrity at the beginning of your post, Pierre.\u00a0 In so many interactions the past few years, I have observed people make in-the-moment decisions and responses…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1015,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,96,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-education","category-ldrs501","category-post-3-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/sally81\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}