You found the right champion. They built enthusiasm, influenced their peers, and helped your new initiative gain traction.
Then they leave.
What happens next?
In this reflection on Episode 31 of Viral Healthcare, Dr. Bruce Spurlock looks at the practical side of the champion problem: how healthcare leaders can prepare for the possibility that a critical advocate changes jobs, changes careers, or simply burns out.
Bruce explains why champions should accelerate implementation without carrying the entire burden of it, how their role should evolve as an initiative matures, and why organizations should develop a deeper bench of potential champions.
He also explores the value of pairing champions with facilitators who can handle much of the behind-the-scenes work required to keep an implementation moving.
The goal isn't to build an initiative around one indispensable person. It's to create an implementation strong enough to keep moving when that person is no longer there.
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