Creating A Culture of Excellence

Part 1
Part I: Concept Map
1.    Identify the mission, vision, and values of a selected organization-use Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt
2.    Create a concept map which portrays the relationships between the organizational mission, vision and core values, depicting how they do or do not support a culture of excellence.  The concept map must be your own, original work.

Part 2
1.    In a three- to four- page paper, address the elements below.  Use a minimum of four peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within five years, to support your work. See rubric for specific, required content criteria within each section of the paper:
a.    Provide an introduction to the paper.
b.    Discuss the characteristics of a culture of excellence.
c.    Present the mission, vision, and values of a selected organization, and explain the interrelationships between each element in the concept map.  Describe how the mission, vision, and values do or do not support a culture of excellence.
d.    Discuss application of three specific leadership strategies which promote a culture of excellence, and how they support the Chamberlain Care Model.
e.    Provide a conclusion to the paper.