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How you shape this agenda is important. Don’t be afraid to share who you are as a person along with your beliefs about patients and team relationships.  \nAgenda  \nProud and Honored To Lead This Team  \n􀁸 Say something positive about the care provided and the team; share a few examples  \n􀁸 Why you came to this role  \nWho am I?  \n􀁸 A bit about my background  \n􀁸 What is important to me, things I value, my leadership style  \n􀁸 What you can expect and rely on from me  \n􀁸 Any idiosyncrasies  \nYour Vision (together we can…)  \n􀁸 My vision for our success is…  \nListening to Staff—“What each of you appreciates about our department”  \n􀁸 Ask each person to share one thing they appreciate about our department (go around in turn, take notes to convey how important it is or write on white board)  \nWhat I expect of this Team  \n􀁸 I would like to see…, or My expectations for teamwork are…, or I expect that we all…, or What is important is that each person…(use positive language and be clear on what you expect in terms of clinical practice, relationships with patients, and relationships with each other)  \nMy Plan and Priorities as we Start  \n􀁸 Individual meetings with each staff member in the next 4 to 6 weeks (15 to 20 minutes, get to know you and what is important to you) . I expect that everyone will sign up for aslot—all openings will be posted on my door, please sign up.  \n􀁸 Other (perhaps 1 or 2 key priorities like a question from HCAHPS, or an employee survey item that scored low)  \nOther business, announcements, schedule for next meeting.  \nAdjourn, with reminder to sign up for individual meetings.  \n©2017 Creative Health Care Management","cbCaivO27iLXPUgk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivO27iLXPUgk","pdf",110835,"English","# Agenda\n## Proud and Honored To Lead This Team\n## Who am I?\n## Your Vision (together we can…)\n## Listening to Staff—“What each of you appreciates about our department”\n## What I expect of this Team\n## My Plan and Priorities as we Start\n## Other business, announcements, schedule for next meeting","[{\"question\":\"What should the new manager share at the start of the meeting?\",\"answer\":\"Share something positive about the care provided and the team, plus examples. 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