Culture Change RX
Embark on a journey to the heart of healthcare, where we dissect the driving force behind every thriving organization: its culture. Drawing on her executive background and extensive work as a strategic coach, Capstone’s co-founder Sue Tetzlaff and guests will share actionable insights and practical steps for successfully navigating the people side of the business of healthcare. Join weekly to be equipped and inspired to uplevel the culture and unlock the next level of potential in your healthcare organization.
Culture Change RX
Culture Bytes: Ditch the Drag - Make Executive Meetings Work for You
In this episode of Culture Change RX, Sue Tetzlaff discusses the importance of shaping up weekly executive team meetings to enhance collaboration, decision-making, and organizational progress. Drawing from over 30 years of healthcare executive experience, she emphasizes the need for a clear purpose, strategic agenda, and continuous improvement in meeting effectiveness. The episode also highlights resources available for executives to optimize their meetings and drive impactful outcomes.
- Effective executive team meetings foster collaboration and drive success.
- A clear purpose is essential for effective meetings.
- Focus executive team meeting agendas on strategic decisions, not operational details.
- Less is more: prioritize fewer, impactful agenda items.
- Continuous improvement is key to optimizing meeting effectiveness over time.
- Regular assessments can enhance meeting functionality.
- Resources are available to help shape up meetings.
- Make every meeting count and strive for improvement.
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Hi! I’m Sue Tetzlaff. I’m a culture and execution strategist for small and rural healthcare organizations - helping them to be the provider and employer-of-choice so they can keep care local and margins strong.
For decades, I’ve worked with healthcare organizations to navigate the people-side of healthcare, the part that can make or break your results. What I’ve learned is this: culture is not a soft thing. It’s the hardest thing, and it determines everything.
When you’re ready to take your culture to the next level, here are three ways I can help you:
1. Listen to the Culture Change RX Podcast
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3. Break through to the next level of greatness in your organization with help from my team and me.
When you’re ready to be the provider and employer-of-choice, we’ll help you implement proven frameworks that strengthen culture, improve experience and ensure your organization thrives.
You can email me at info@capstoneleadership.net and put “BREAKTHROUGH” in the subject line and I’ll get you all the details.
