Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312) and index.
1. Health Care's New Sense of Urgency -- 2. The Relationship Between Business Excellence and Breakthrough Performance -- 3. Creating a Climate for Breakthrough Performance -- 4. The Characteristics of Breakthrough Performance -- 5. How Health Care Leaders Create Breakthrough Performance -- 6. Sharpening Your Customer Focus -- 7. Aligning the Organization for Action -- 8. Team Culture for Breakthrough Performance -- 9. Involving the Individual -- 10. Seven Indispensable Tools for Breakthrough -- 11. The Baldrige Criteria: Your Secret Weapon -- 12. Conclusion