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Culture Bytes: Escaping the Three Patterns That Hold Hospitals Back

Sue Tetzlaff Season 3 Episode 130

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In this short solo Culture Byte episode of Culture Change RX, Sue reveals the three patterns behind why so many healthcare organizations work incredibly hard to improve...yet still struggle to achieve consistent, award-winning excellence.

After spending two decades as a healthcare executive and more than fourteen years partnering with dozens of rural hospitals across the country, Sue Tetzlaff has noticed the same three patterns appearing over and over again.

If your organization has invested in leadership development, patient experience, employee engagement, quality improvement, or culture initiatives—but still feels like the results aren't consistent or sustainable—this episode will likely feel very familiar.

More importantly, it offers a new way to think about moving from isolated improvement to organizational excellence.


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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.

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