Please help me respond to my fellow student's discussion question below:

Identifying and acknowledging short-term wins during change implementation is important as they provide momentum, motivation, and evidence for progress, which reinforces stakeholders; commitment to the change effort. Short-term wins validate the effectiveness of strategies and build confidence in the change process. For example, in implementing a new stroke protocol in the emergency department to improve door-to-needle times and patient outcomes, short-term wins could include successfully reducing the time from patient arrival to receiving critical interventions, such as CT scans, administering thrombolytic therapy, or transfer to Interventional Radiology (IR) for thrombectomy. This initiative is important because "delays in first-contact diagnosis and interfacility transfer can be attributed to hospital-to-hospital transfer, while hospital door-to-revascularization delays are dependent mainly on ED staff, nurses, and physicians" (Rossis, 2024). Additionally, achieving improved coordination among ED staff, neurologist, and radiologisting could be considered a significant short-term win. These wins are meaningful because they demonstrate immediate improvements in patient care, since they align with the overarching goal of enhancing patient outcomes. It is important to embrace the learning mind set when implementing a new change, because "through learning, organizations can proactively develop and enhance their capacities and existing knowledge resources as well as the utilization of such knowledge for organizational progress and productivity" (Abdul-Nasiru, 2024). By highlighting these achievements, staff morale is boosted, and skepticism or resistance to the change may be diminished, leading to smoother implementation, and sustained progress toward achieving long-term goals. Overall, recognizing and celebrating these wins fosters a positive culture of change and encourages continued engagement from stakeholders.

References

Abdul-Nasiru, I. (2024). The role of change readiness in the relationship between learning organization and successful change implementation. JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1108/JOCM-04-2023-0136