How to become the first and best choice for Respiratory Therapists
Kenneth Winn
Thank you for choosing to take part in this textbook. The primary goal of this textbook is simple: to provide you with the framework to design a distinctive Respiratory Care department that becomes the first and best choice for Respiratory Therapists. The framework in this book aligns with the anatomy of a tree. Each anatomical part of the tree represents a critical aspect of Respiratory Care management. In this textbook, I will be introducing the side of Respiratory Care few Respiratory Therapists ever see – the business side.
Chapter 1: Financial Health, the Taproot of an organization
- A taproot is
- a large, central, and dominant root from which other roots sprout laterally.
Chapter 2: Learning Organization, the Roots
- The roots are:
- the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers.
- What is a Learning Organization?
- Peter Senge, who popularized learning organizations in his book The Fifth Discipline, described them as places “where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning how to learn together.” Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline (New York: Doubleday, 1990), p. 1.
- The trunk is:
- the main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.
Chapter 4: Strategic Priorities, the Branches (Access, Quality, Cost)
- The branches are:
- a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough.