Are you building an organization that can adapt, or just getting better at putting out fires?
You can't predict every change in workforce expectations, technology, regulations, or funding. But you can build an organization that notices what's changing, learns from it, and responds.
Rate each statement on what happens in your organization day to day. Not what the policy says, not what leadership intends, not what happens on a good day. 12 statements, about 4 minutes, and your personalized results appear right here.
1. Design the Experience
What does it actually feel like to work here?
We regularly hear new hires say this was one of the best onboarding experiences they've ever had.
We've built systems that help DSPs have a consistently good experience, regardless of which supervisor or program they're assigned to.
We can name specific frustrations our employees experience, and point to changes we've made to eliminate at least some of them.
2. Develop the People
Are we intentionally building the leadership our organization needs?
Our frontline supervisors know the specific leadership habits we expect, not just the compliance and billing documentation we want from them.
When someone becomes a supervisor, we intentionally prepare them for the people-leadership side of the job, not just compliance, coverage, and documentation.
We regularly ask our supervisors about team dynamics and actively support them in the challenges of managing people, including hard conversations and keeping a drama-free team.
3. Make Technology Work for People
Do our tools make the work better?
Our DSPs would tell you that our EHR and documentation systems make their jobs easier overall, rather than being obstacles they have to work around.
When we introduce or change a technology or workflow, we check with the people using it to see whether it actually improved their experience.
4. Close the Feedback Loop
When people speak up, does anything change?
When an employee raises a concern, someone owns it, follows through, and tells them what happened, even when we can't give them the answer they wanted.
5. Build an Organization That Can Adapt
Are we solving problems, or getting used to them?
We're seeing progress on the recurring concerns our staff raise, rather than hearing the same concerns year after year.
We can keep services running without relying on emergency measures, such as overtime, last-minute coverage, or leaders filling frontline shifts.
When something changes in our workforce, technology, or operating environment, we can point to a specific change we've made in response, not just a plan to address it.
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