3. Practice the purpose principle by writing your responses to the following questions:

a. What am I trying to accomplish?

b. Have I expanded the purposes of addressing this problem? What is the purpose of the process or activities involved in response to a?

c. Have I further expanded the purpose? What is the purpose of response to b?

d. Have I further expanded the purpose? What is the purpose of response to c?

e. Have I further expanded the purpose? What is the purpose of response to d?

f. For the patients, what is the purpose?

g. For clinical staff, what is the purpose?

h. What larger purpose may eliminate the need to achieve this smaller purpose altogether?

i. What is the right purpose for me to be working on? Describe how this purpose differs or does not differ from my original purpose.

j. Review your responses to the questions above. Given your understanding of purpose, what goals will you present to your board of directors?