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What is the state of cultural/organizational readiness for quality improvement?Is the organizational culture present for quality improvement?

Organizational Culture Assessment Tool

Consider what stakeholders must be present to implement these initiatives, and reflect on the leadership strategies needed for success in promoting quality improvement initiatives in healthcare organizations and nursing practice.
Select a healthcare organization or nursing practice (with which you are familiar) to complete the Organizational Culture Assessment Tool.
The Assignment:
Complete the Organizational Culture Assessment Tool for the healthcare organization or nursing practice you selected. Then, address the following:

What is the state of cultural/organizational readiness for quality improvement?

Is the organizational culture present for quality improvement?

What leadership strategies are present in the organization to support quality improvement, positive patient experiences, and healthcare quality organizational culture?

How have you seen the organization’s mission and vision reflected in daily activities such as communication, management approaches, priorities, and so on? What does the organization value?

4:3 Journal: Organizational Culture and Leadership

Describe the organizational culture of the organization of your choice.

What is the organization’s mission and vision?

How have you seen the organization’s mission and vision reflected in daily activities such as communication, management approaches, priorities, and so on? What does the organization value?

Describe the impact of culture and leadership on the employees and day-to-day business, providing examples.

How did organizational culture play a role in the examples you provided?

In the examples you provided, was the communication or behavior aligned with the culture the organization promotes? Why or why not?

Discuss your leadership style and personality traits; focus specifically on how your leadership fits into an organizational culture.

What traits make you a strong leader, and how does this connect to the organizational culture you described?

Describe evidence-based strategies health care leaders can use to prevent or resolve ethical challenges related to changes in organizational culture.

Organizational culture and ethics

Then, in the rest of your assessment, complete the following:

Explain how organizational culture can affect ethical health care management practices. Be sure you consider this from the perspective of both a negative organizational culture as well as a positive one. (Hint: think about other aspects that may be affected by organizational culture.)

Describe possible ethical issues related to organizational change that could affect the existing organizational culture, patient safety, and organizational integrity.

Explain the role of personal moral integrity in effectively leading change and maintaining a positive organizational culture.

Describe evidence-based strategies health care leaders can use to prevent or resolve ethical challenges related to changes in organizational culture.

What is a learning organization? Select an organization of your choice (Tesla), and explain why you think they are or are not an effective learning organization.

Inputs

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 13 and 14 in the course textbook, and the weekly lecture.

Understanding and assessing your organization’s culture can mean the difference between success and failure in today’s fast changing business environment.

In your discussion post, answer the following questions:

What is organizational culture and how are cultural values reflected in organizations?

What impact does organizational culture have on total quality management (TQM) practices and principles?

Can an organization change its organizational culture to promote TQM practices and principles?

Is it easy to change organizational culture?

What are common barriers to change?

What are some questions that organizations must ask and steps they must take in change management process?

Also address the following in your post:

What is a learning organization? Select an organization of your choice (Tesla), and explain why you think they are or are not an effective learning organization.