The Future of Eye Care Series: 4 Steps to Implementation Success with Kathy Long
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In this episode of the Future of Eye Care series, we sit down with PECAA's Kathy Long to discuss strategies for success in implementation. The future of eye care will bring all sorts of new technologies, new services, and significant change to how we take care of patients. Implementing these changes successfully is key.
Key Takeaways:
- Kathy's Four Steps to Implementation
- Identify the need for change and what needs changed
- Prepare everyone for the change
- Implement the change
- Track results for that change
- Bringing your team onboard from the very beginning is critical. Clearly explain what will be changing, the why behind the change, and get their input and feedback on how to be successful. Ask their opinions up front.
- Before pushing Go, it's important to detail out all the steps necessary to be successful with the implementation. You cannot be too detailed as it will minimize surprises that pop up and throw you off course.
- Tracking and managing the plan after beginning execution is just as important as pulling the trigger. Make sure you set aside time for track the new change, ask your team for their feedback and what they've noticed - good or bad, and have key data points (KPIs) that will tell you whether or not you're being successful.
What Kathy is reading:
- Lifescripts: What to Say to Get What You Want Out of Life's Toughest Situations by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine
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