Mad River Behavioral Health

  Q: What strategies have you found most effective in facilitating continuous improvement for both individuals and organizations? A: That’s a big question. Continuous improvement is not an easy process. There is a whole learning curve involved that includes self-knowledge. And, there is a practice-to-mastery component.  In the tiniest nutshell, start very small, practice everyday, note when you feel resistance, take note of that and self-reflect for weeks to discover the origin, celebrate tiny wins, keep it going for at least 100 days to create a neurological pathway and habit.  Is there something specific you want to work on? 

Leading Change Can be Difficult Here are 7 helpful (not easy) steps. Step 1: Know change is necessary Step 2: Create the vision to focus all efforts in the desired direction Step 3: Form an empowered improvement team with decision-making power. Hand them the new vision. Step 4: Communicate the new vision to the entire organization. Step 5: Establish a very real sense of urgency. Step 6: Empower others to act on the vision ·       Remove obstacles ·       Change systems and structures to align with the new vision ·       Encourage risk-taking and non-traditional / innovative ideas (out of the box) ideas Step 7: Plan for and create short-term wins. ·       Plan for visible performance improvements ·       Create these improvements, make them happen ·       Celebrate successes! ·       Recognize and rew...