Strategic Planning for Mid-Sized Healthcare Organizations: Turning Vision into Daily Impact

Strategic planning can feel like just another item on an already overwhelming to-do list. But here’s the truth: for mid-sized healthcare organizations, it’s one of the most powerful tools you have to take control of your future. In an industry full of external pressures—regulations, insurance reimbursements, and partnerships with independent providers—it’s easy to feel like […]

Unlocking Potential: Transformative Strategies for Leadership and Organizational Growth

The contemporary organizational landscape reveals an essential truth: the untapped potential of human capital represents a profound opportunity for growth. At Mission Facilitators, we recognize that the journey of nurturing and developing this potential transcends traditional methods, offering rewards akin to compound interest over time. 1. Leadership as a Catalyst for Change The journey of […]

The Truth About Strategic Planning

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A Practical Guide to Planning Your Plan STRATEGIC PLANNING is one of the most important and most misunderstood business processes. The word “strategy” shows up in just about every layer of an organization. Managers need to be good strategic thinkers; executives attend strategic retreats, and the board of directors approves budgets that support a strategic […]

Reframing to Uncover Blindspots

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What We Can’t See Is Where Risk and Opportunities Lie. WALKING DOWN a stretch of road I normally drive I notice all the things I’ve missed: The wiener dog weather vane on top of a neighbor’s house, the Mountain Canyon Estates sign announcing the start of a development, the trailhead leading down to the local […]

How To Implement Your Strategic Plan

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The myths, the truths and the processes. CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve just finished that two-day offsite (or zoom) session to develop your strategic plan and do some executive team development. You’ve done an excellent job of getting all the stakeholders involved in defining your SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats), an aspirational vision and a clear and […]

Why We Need A Strategy for Stress

Rebounding from COVID-19 needs a focus on resilience THE SECOND PANDEMIC has hit, and it is not a virus but the insidious, and growing level of stress. Our emotional immune systems are burned out and many of us are now in a state of managed depression. In the HBR article, “If You Feel Like You […]

How Goal Setting Will Kick Start Your Life and Confidence

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Follow the intuitive or linear approach RESTARTING THE ENGINE of our economy will require all of us to establish or recommit to goals. For that reason, now might be a good time to dust off some basic goal setting principles. Depending on your style there are two approaches to goal setting, Intuitive and Linear. If […]