Nursing the System

9: How Can You Make it Easy?


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🎙 Episode Overview: I share my personal composting story to explore why we sometimes act against our values, and how environmental design impacts our ability to do what we believe is right.

🔑 In This Episode, You'll Learn:

  • Why good intentions often aren't enough to drive lasting change
  • How to identify environmental barriers blocking desired behaviors
  • My framework for making positive changes easier to implement

🧠 Key Ideas to Take With You:

  • The gap between values and actions often comes from environmental barriers, not lack of motivation
  • As leaders, our job is to remove obstacles, not just inspire better behavior
  • Simple environmental changes can have more impact than willpower alone

🎧 How to Get the Most Out of This Episode: Reflect on areas where you or your team struggle to act on good intentions, and consider how you might redesign the environment to make the right choices easier.

🛠️ Practical Actions You Can Take:

  • Identify one behavior you want to change but find difficult
  • List the environmental barriers in your way
  • Ask yourself: "How can I make this easy?"
  • Look for simple system changes that could remove obstacles

📲 Call to Action:

  • Share this systems thinking approach with other healthcare leaders
  • Join Changemaker Essentials for deeper insights into these concepts
  • DM me your thoughts on making positive change easier
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Nursing the SystemBy Claire Phillips, DNP RN