Leadership for Quality Improvement Based on 1.“The Improvement Guide” Langley, Nolan,Nolan, Norman, Provost Bisagnano, Maureen, Best Practices in Quality Leadership, The Quality Letter, July-August Scholtes, Peter. “The Leader’s Handbook”. McGraw-Hill, N.Y., N.Y., 1998

The Characteristic of an Effective Leader… Inspiring Has a vision Integrity & diplomacy Motivational Communication & listening skills Coaching skills Decisive

Additional Leadership Competencies for Organization Improvement…. Ability to apply the principles of Demming’s “System of Profound Knowledge” »“systems thinking” » variability in work processes »Theory of knowledge Create an urgency to change Ability to build organization structure, culture, and techniques for sustained quality improvement 2a

Quality Leadership Triangle Based on: Maureen Bisagnano, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Strategy CultureTechnique Quality Leadership Triangle Collect/monitor surveillance data Dedicate adequate funds Communicate and implement strategy

Quality Leadership Triangle Based on: Maureen Bisagnano, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Strategy CultureTechnique Quality Leadership Triangle Lead by example Teamwork Customer driven Clear work plans and goals

Quality Leadership Triangle Based on: Maureen Bisagnano, The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Strategy CultureTechnique Quality Leadership Triangle Train staff on QI tools and methods Develop QI structure 3c

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The Charter Statement Leadership focuses the improvement effort by writing a Charter Statement A Charter Statement includes: A general description of the project focus And Guidance for the team to carry out the work.

A COBRA Example of a Charter Statement… General Description: Answer the following question: What are we trying to accomplish with this improvement effort?: Redesign the intake process to make it more consumer friendly which will result in an increase in client retention. Guidance: What specific results would we like to see from this improvement effort (try to use numerical goals)? What aspects of the system will we focus on initially? What are the fiscal, time, and other resource boundaries? When and to whom will results be reported ?: 1.Currently 50% of new clients drop out of the agency by the time the intake process is completed. As a result of this improvement effort, this number will be reduced to 30% within 12 months. 2.There are no additional financial resources available. 3.An expected result is a redesigned and documented intake process. 4.The improvement team will update the program director on a monthly basis and be prepared for a formal presentation to the quality committee in 6 months 6

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