Where to Start

Start your project with the goal in mind. The hospital has a mission that is theoretically its overriding goal. Keep in mind that the institution may not be doing what it says it’s supposed to do. Among the reasons for this non-alignment are that the mission statement may not match the thinking of principle leaders. The mission statement may have been designed by a committee years before and relegated to an unused box of documents. There may be a disparity between the stated mission and the way the institution is functioning. The stated mission may be on target while the institution is off course. The stated mission may never have been properly designed or both the action and mission could be inappropriate. All too often the mission has drifted from the enlivening purposes of the founders.

What goal are you trying to achieve?