It is interesting to see how our mission, vision and core values at Western Maryland Health System have been applied over the last few years as we transitioned to our value-based care delivery model.

In short, a company vision is knowing what the business aims to achieve. It is basically the answer to the company's “why” or the reason a company exists. The mission is then the “how”—the method, or ...

Defining your hospital’s ‘mission, vision and values’ can boost employee engagement, encourage participation in hospital initiatives and send a clear message to the community about your direction.

Those with successful businesses know that operating according to a set of core values is vital if you want to be on the fast track to realizing your company’s vision and not get derailed along the ...

After I made some key leadership hires, we met together as a group and did a lot of brainstorming. We thought about everything we wanted to be and what we didn’t want to be. We looked at our staff and ...

Several months ago, I wrote a blog about the difference between a Vision and a Mission statement, both core components of any good strategic plan. In this blog, I will focus on Core Values, another ...

Today, let’s journey through the key steps to defining core values that truly reflect the mission of your company. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential ...