Had the pleasure of spending the evening with these 3 colleagues exchanging ideas about where change comes from, how to promote change and what are the barriers. Lots of good ideas and I'll be blogging more after we each do our presentations tomorrow.
My sense is I'll come at it a little differently but I want to hear their presentation first….stay tuned!
http://www.ppsapta.org/calendar/2009ac/sessions.asp
How To Build Your Business by Getting Your Employees to Think More Like an Entrepreneur
Jennifer Wilson PT, MBA
Principal, the Leadership Institute, Initiatives Consulting
Jamey T. Schrier PT, OCS, DPT
President, Schrier Physical Therapy
Janet Bezner PT, PhD
Deputy Executive Director, American Physical Therapy Association
Session Description:
As an entrepreneur, you recognize the value of and need for innovation in your practice – it's gotten you where you are. How do you foster innovation in your practice to both enhance your practice and foster succession planning? Some of the skills you'll learn in this session include: creating a culture of innovation, recognizing and building support for potential blind spots, creating other entrepreneurs in your practice and determining the best way to implement new ideas. This session will benefit you by providing new information/tips on how to progress your practice. Participants will be invited to contribute to interactive discussions through the session.
Learner Objectives:
1. Evaluate the key aspects needed to create a culture of innovation.
2. Review key characteristics of entrepreneurship.
3. Recognize blind spots limiting the entrepreneurial capacity of your practice.
4. Develop a plan to build innovative support systems.
5. Develop an approach to creating other entrepreneurs in your practice.
6. Determine the best way to implement new ideas.
Administrator Council Luncheon: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Speaker”Creating a Vibrant, Sustainable Business Model Through Change
Matthew Taylor PT, PhD
Owner
Dynamic Systems Rehabiltation
Session Description:
This session will present the science of change technology and organizational learning as applied to a private practice physical therapy organization. Practical examples will be provided of creating positive feedback systems to fuel growth and ingenuity for more traditional practices, niche practices and those looking to diversify. The focus will move between issues as they apply to individual staff and the larger group as a whole, to include its role in the community. Evidence for practices used to address change will be presented. Examples from Fortune 50 (fifty) companies will be cited as well as case reports from small private practices. The session will conclude with how to establish ongoing practices of inquiry both personally and as an organization.
