Magnet-recognized organizations demonstrate the flexibility and courage to meet change head on. Navigating change requires vision, strategies and the ability to communicate these to the front line staff involved in the change.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital uses the ADKAR model as a tool to navigate change. ADKAR stands for Awareness of the need for change; Desire to participate and support the change; Knowledge on how to change; Ability to implement required skills and behaviors; and Reinforcement to sustain the change.
Discuss this strategy for leading people through change with your shared governance council and identify how you can apply the ADKAR model to guide your unit/department through the next change.