How Do We Start?

1. Create a sense of urgency

2. Pull together the guiding team

3. Formulate a change vision and strategy

4. Communicate your vision for understanding and buy-in

5. Send trainers to one of the TeamSTEPPS National Implementation Project Training Resource Centers

Slide Notes:

We’ll start the process by reviewing the Implementation Guide and materials provided in getting started.

The process recommended is based on Dr. John Kotter’s nationally acclaimed organizational change theory:

Create a sense of urgency

Its important that we identify a need for improved teamwork and the importance of acting now. We need to tie the program to an existing potential problem. We can use organizational data to identify and support the selection of this problem.

Pull together the guiding team

We need to select a powerful group to lead this effort by identifying individuals with leadership authority, credibility, communication ability, analytical skills, and relevant clinical expertise.

Formulate a change vision and strategy

We will identify how fixing this “problem” will change the future such as improved clinical outcomes, staff and patient satisfaction; and safer, more efficient patient care.

We need to ensure that our vision is feasible and we have the necessary resources, information infrastructure, commitment to improvement, and leadership support.

We’ll start with a small unit using one teamwork tool then expand beyond that using lessons learned.

Communicate your vision for understanding and buy-in

We’ll then showcase a successful effort to interest other units in participating and create some buy-in.

We’ll focus on the leadership and staff members who are critical to our success.

Send Trainers to the National Implementation Project Training Resource Centet

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