6 ◾ Accelerating Health Care Transformation
After the committee and board had completed its work to identify all the ele-
ments necessary to form the strategy, a staff working group structured the plan
graphically in a pyramid. e appeal of a pyramid framework is that it clearly
shows the pinnacle, the highest goal, and what elements can be supportive if
focused on building toward that goal. e vision was to make the new strategic
plan something that would facilitate organizational alignment of effort and that
individuals throughout the organization recognized, resonated with, and talked
about more broadly.
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