1. Using Microsoft Word 2013, create the written paper for this assignment. Include a title page...

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1. Using Microsoft Word 2013, create the written paper for this assignment. Include a title page with your name, date, and course information, as well as a reference page.

a. The paper (excluding title and reference pages) should be three to four pages in length.

b. A minimum of four (4) peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within five years, are required.

c. Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.

d. Only one short quote (15 words or less) may be used within the body of your writing.

e. Title page, running head, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual.

Part II: Introduction	9	5%	Introduction includes: · Importance of pursuing a culture of excellence within the health care industry · Key role of mission, vision and values to guide organizational culture · Identify sections of the paper · Sufficient integration of scholarly literature to support information presented Provide support from current, peer reviewed scholarly sources
Part II: Culture of Excellence	26	15%	This section includes: · Explanation of the concept of a culture of excellence · Identification of at least three specific organizational characteristics or practices which reflect a culture of excellence · Discussion regarding how a culture of excellence is significant to the selected specialty track · Sufficient integration of scholarly literature to support information presented Provide support from current, peer-reviewed scholarly sources
Part II: Overview of Concept Map: Mission, Vision, and Values	26	15%	This section includes: · Description of the mission, vision, and values of a selected organization · Explanation regarding the interrelationships portrayed within the concept map · Discussion regarding how the mission, vision, and values do or to not reflect a culture of excellence · Sufficient integration of scholarly literature to support information presented Provide support from current, peer-reviewed scholarly sources
Part II: Leading a Culture of Excellence	35	20%	This section includes: · Identification and discussion of two specific leadership strategies which will promote a culture of excellence in the selected MSN specialty track role · Explanation of how the two identified leadership strategies reflect the Chamberlain Care Model® · Sufficient integration of scholarly literature to support information presented Provide support from current, peer-reviewed scholarly sources
Part II: Conclusion	18	10%	Conclusion includes: · Summary which addresses the following: o Importance of a culture of excellence o Leadership strategies that support a culture of excellence · Synopsis of the selected mission, vision, and values and how they do or do not support a culture of excellence · Self-reflection of learning regarding new insights gained by completing this assignment · Self-reflection regarding implications for future advanced nursing practice in the selected MSN specialty track
Graduate-level Writing Style	26	15%	Graduate-level writing style is included, evidenced by integrating the following standards: · Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure · Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing; accurate use of APA levels of headings · APA format for citing and referencing sources · No more than one short quote (15 words or less) is used within the assignment · APA document format including margins, spacing, font style and size · APA document structure including running head, pagination, title page, reference page · Congruence with APA mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers, and use of figures or tables if applicable) · Use of first person is limited to the self-reflection portion of the conclusion
Quality of Literature Support	It is an expectation that a minimum of four current, peer-reviewed scholarly sources are integrated within the assignment. If the above expectation is not met, 9 points shall be deducted.
Paper Length	It is an expectation that the paper is a minimum of three full pages in length, and no more than four full pages in length. If the above expectation is not met, 9 points shall be deducted.
Total	175	100%	A quality assignment will meet or exceed all the above requirements.

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Aparna Rajak · Accepted Answer

Excellence of Culture
A powerful way to direct your organisation with brilliance leads to the need of cultivating a culture of excellence. Embracing such a culture needs a vision of what is possible, a concrete plan and practices to generate it on an ongoing basis. Before understanding this concept broadly, we need to know what does culture and organisational culture means. Organisational culture is the kind of environment we are working in. An author simply stated “organizational culture is “the way things are done around here” (Deal & Kennedy, 2000).It is immensely important to have an organisational culture which is positive as it directly affects the productivity. According to a famous author “Culture is about 
a) A pattern of basic assumptions
b) Invented, discovered or developed by a given group
c) As it learns to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration
d) That has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore,
e) Is to be taught to new members as the
f) Correct way to perceive think and feel in relation to those problems. The strength and degree of internal consistency of a culture, are,  therefore, a function of the stability of the group, the length of the time the group has existed, the intensity of the groups experiences of learning, the mechanism by which the learning has taken place,( i.e,.,positive  reinforcement or positive avoidance  conditioning), and the strength and clarity of assumptions held by the founders and the leaders of the group( Schein, 1992,p.1)
 A culture of excellence is not a set of principles or rules instead it is a choice and commitment to think and go beyond the ordinary. It requires to identify the potential of the employees.  Building a culture of excellence means aiming for excellence and are unwilling to settle for mediocre results. Culture of excellence can increase the productivity, profitability, can result in reduced attrition rate leading to increased retention rate of high performers in the organisation. 
Characteristics of culture of excellence:
It is an environment where employees are asked contribute to the success of the organisation through creating and generating a work culture that can motivate the employees. A sense of ownership is built upon cultivating the culture of excellence.

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