Excellence Advantage Inspirations
Quarterly Summary
Here’s a recap from the past few months. Was there an article that slipped by or one that you earmarked to come back to you?
Here’s to your pursuit of excellence for yourself, your program, your organization.
Innovation that Sticks
Innovation isn’t just about new ideas—it’s about new results.
Innovation isn’t finished until it’s working. That’s where you come in as a leader: to ensure that change is long lasting!
Developing Change-Makers
Organizations don’t transform, people do.
Every organization needs change-makers—but they don’t appear overnight.
Here’s what I’ve learned from decades of leading and mentoring transformational leaders.
Assessing Your Innovation Maturity Gap
My colleague, Christian Milaster, shares a model that can serve as a discussion guide for healthcare and human services organizations.
Assessing Your Innovation Maturity across 12 Dimensions. This exercise, should take 20-30 minutes, is best done as a group – reaching consensus on where people think the organization falls (for the most part).
The Launch Isn’t the Lesson… What Comes Next Is
Excellence isn’t luck. It’s intentional. Here’s how one organization is turning a new service launch into a masterclass in leadership and learning.
Are You Ready to Execute?
Strategic planning should be like a Funnel, not a Firehose. Too many plans collapse under the weight of competing priorities.
High-performing leaders make hard decisions about where to focus—starting with a clear strategic direction, narrowing to high-impact results, and prioritizing key initiatives.
