title: Readiness, action, and resolve for change: do health care leaders have what it takes?
abstract: Careful assessment and planning are not enough to lead organizational change. Success depends on deliberate action by leaders and the resolve to stay the course.
authors.affiliation: First Consulting Group, Long Beach, CA, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hardison
mesh_terms: D016390:Allied Health Occupations / Q000193:education; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States