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Remembering Mike

December 21, 1954-
August 9, 2012

 

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Four Themes to Successfully Navigating the Supreme Court Decision

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act confirms the direction of healthcare reform that had already begun a few years ago.  Many payers and providers, responding to the slowly emerging regulatory architecture of the law, have embarked on large scale transformational initiatives which will fundamentally change their business models forever.

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Payers and Providers: The Pressure On Payers Is Relentless

No matter the outcome of the Affordable Care Act, the long-term picture for payers remains uncertain. Even if all the ACA provisions are enforced by the Supreme Court, there are still many issues to sort out. If some of the provisions are struck down, then other issues will be encountered. In an unpredictable business environment, Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana decided to give itself a physical and make process improvements to control what we could control.

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People

Engaged Employees. Effective Results.

Achieving business results is more than creating strategies and action plans.  It requires engaged employees focused and aligned on executing against business objectives. Guidon’s High Performance Culture (HPC) practice is comprised of a suite of tools and methodologies which make up the DNA of world class organizations and establishes a “playbook” for execution. 

From the senior executive teams to the front-line associate the goal of Guidon HPC is to provide an operating architecture and lean management processes for developing strategic imperatives, aligning and cascading initiatives and creating accountability and transparency for results.  Guidon HPC helps organizational leaders at all levels understand their roles and to equip them with the principles, tools and processes to achieving results. This is achieved by:

  • Providing a PROCESS and tempo for strategic business planning.  Creating the vision and strategic imperatives cannot be left to an adhoc or undefined process and Guidon HPC is the framework for bringing and cross-functional senior leaders together to develop strategic direction.
  • Cascading and communicating strategic imperatives and Key Performance Indicators through operating plans established at each level of the organization.
  • Providing clear definitions of the roles, responsibilities and expectations for every level of leadership.
  • Providing transparency, accountability and capability for performance against aligned business objectives.
  • Improving the process and quality of functional and cross-functional interactivity against performance objectives.

Guidon HPC leverages the best business process management and leadership development tools and methods in an integrated, repeatable cycle. Establishing the disciplines of execution provides a sustainable business performance system focused on local and enterprise-wide results.  Some of the world-class management tools you will find within the HPC framework include:

  • Structured Voice of the Customer/Voice of the Market
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Multi-Generational Strategic Planning
  • Balanced Scorecards/KPIs
  • Strategy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri)
  • Structured Monthly Business Reviews
  • Structure problem solving and continuous improvement methods (Workout and Kaizen)
  • Executive Dashboards
  • Front-line Performance Boards
  • Talent Roundtables
  • 360 Feedback
  • Online tools for managing strategic initiatives, scorecards and KPI’s, transparency to actions and results, visual alignment within and across functions.

Working together with Guidon you can maximize your company's human capital to achieve value and connect your people to effective execution of your company strategy.

Contact Guidon About A Custom Solution

To learn more about how a High Performance Culture solution from Guidon can help your organization, contact us through our website or call us toll free at 1.866.986.4414 or 480.986.4414 for international calls.