In recent research studies, health care CEOs put their priorities in perspective - strategic planning and growth were identified as their top concerns. In today's increasingly competitive environment, it's easy to understand why.

A well formulated strategic plan can provide a number of benefits. First of all, it can, as a number of studies have confirmed, allow an organization to outperform its competitors. It can provide management, board, physicians, and the rest of the organization with a common sense of direction. It can create shared commitment and focus. It can help ensure that operational, financial, and marketing objectives mesh. And, most important, it provides a game plan for securing the future.

At The Beckham Company, we've helped health care organizations nationwide develop strategic plans - strategic plans with a difference. They integrate the very latest thinking on competitive strategy. And they're designed from the onset to be implemented, not to gather dust on the shelf. A Beckham Company strategic plan can help your organization: