Indian Health Services

    Discuss the following: •What are the organization’s values as presented in a values statement (or otherwise communicated)? ◦Was the creation of the shared values statement done by a select group of individuals or all individuals? ◦How accurate are the values (i.e., single words representing a value or specific actions that reflected a value?) •What is the organization’s vision statement? ◦How was the vision statement created? ◦How inspiring is the vision statement? •What is the organization’s mission statement? ◦How does the mission statement clarify the purpose of the organization? ◦How does the mission statement align with the vision statement? With the values statement?     Part Two pages 3-8 should discuss the following: •Assess the effectiveness of the organization’s values statement: ◦What is the values statement or what are the organizational values? ◦How was the values statement created? Who participated? ◦How accurate is the values statement when compared to actual behaviors in the organization? ◦What recommendations would you make to improve the values statement and to enhance how it is used in organizational behaviors and decision making?   ◦If your organization does not have a values statement, assess key themes from organizational practices that might reflect actual values being used (even if not written) and defend recommendations for how the organization could develop a values statement and enhance organizational behaviors. •Analyze the effectiveness of the vision statement. ◦What is the vision statement? ◦Do organizational members know what the vision is? Based on what evidence? ◦Do organizational members embrace the vision? Based on what evidence? ◦What recommendations would you make to improve the vision statement and to enhance how well it inspires organizational members? ◦If your organization does not have a vision statement, assess key themes from organizational practices that might reflect the organization’s vision (even if not written) and defend recommendations for how the organization could develop a vision statement and enhance organizational behaviors. •Evaluate how aligned the mission statement is with the vision statement. ◦What is the mission statement? ◦Are the mission and vision statements compatible? Based on what evidence? ◦What role does each statement (mission and vision) contribute to the organizational purpose? ◦Do the mission and vision statements reflect organizational values? ◦If your organization does not have a mission statement, assess key themes from organizational practices that might reflect the organization’s mission (even if not written) and defend recommendations for how the organization could develop a mission statement, align it to vision, and enhance organizational behaviors. •Evaluate the effectiveness of the current organizational structure. ◦How would you describe your organization’s structure? ◦Does the organizational structure support achievement of vision, values, and mission? Based on what evidence? ◦What recommendations would you make to better align organization structure with vision, values, and mission? Defend your recommendations with research.