02 Feb Review the responses

Unit 8 discussion

DQ1 Strategic Communication

Effective communication is one factor in successfully implementing and maintaining a strategic plan. Strategic communication is the use of careful messaging to internal and external stakeholders and constituencies, to achieve the goals of specific strategic initiatives or of the overall mission of a care setting. Think about the strategic plan that you created for your Unit 6 assignment, and address the following in your discussion:

What are the essential aspects of your strategic plan that you would need to communicate to internal stakeholders or groups?

How would you craft your communication with these stakeholders or groups to facilitate understanding and buy-in? Please provide relevant citations to communication strategies as relevant.

Reflect on the use of in-person versus virtual communication. How should you apply these within the guidelines and policies set by your care setting?

What are the essential aspects of your strategic plan that you would need to communicate to external stakeholders or groups?

How would you craft your communication with these stakeholders or groups to facilitate understanding and buy-in? Please provide relevant citations to communication strategies as relevant.

Reflect on the use of in-person versus virtual communication. How should you apply these within the guidelines and policies set by your care setting?

Reflect on how effective communication at appropriate times throughout the lead up to implementing your strategic plan can contribute to its success.

Response Guidelines

Review the responses of your peers and select one peer to whom you wish to respond. In your response address one or more of the following:

Provide an additional communication strategy for one of the stakeholders or groups, and explain how it would help your peer with their communication.

Suggest an additional stakeholder or group that your peer should consider in their communication plan, and explain why it is important to consider them.

Resources

Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

DQ2 Tying Strategic Planning to Vision and Mission

This discussion is based on the media simulation Vila Health: Tying Strategic Planning to Vision and Mission.

In the simulation there were four executive-level leaders for the health care organization. Each one had information and viewpoints about the strategic direction that the organization could take.

For this discussion, address the following in your post:

Write a brief, one paragraph proposal in which you:

Describe the strategic direction the organization in the simulation should take.

Explain how the strategic direction aligns with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.

Explain how you would present your proposal to each of the executive-level leaders in order to build buy-in and approval. For example:

How would you communicate your proposal?

What are the key considerations for each stakeholder?

Response Guidelines

Review the responses of your peers and select one peer to whom you wish to respond. In your response address one or more of the following:

Provide a suggestion for an additional communication strategy that could help build buy-in from one or more of the executive leaders, and explain why you believe that strategy would help your peer to build buy-in.

Suggest an alternate viewpoint on how the strategic direction proposed by your peer could help lead to quality or safety improvements for the organization.

Suggest one or more cultural, ethical, or regulatory considerations that should be considered when pursuing and planning the strategic direction of the organization.

Resources

Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

Vila Health: Tying Strategic Planning to Vision and Mission | Transcript.