Aurora Health Care

Strategos’ approach to developing a new growth strategy for our organization was exactly what we needed. As a leading healthcare system, we needed innovation and new thinking infused into our strategy, not a “me-too” approach. We cannot rely on someone else’s roadmap if we want to pioneer and lead in the industry.

Strategos’ approach brought what we needed. First, they brought a systematic approach to helping us develop a new view of the future we want to create for ourselves and those that we serve. And they did it in a way that allowed our leadership team to participate in its development, and get aligned behind it. Because our team worked with Strategos to create the strategy, our team owned it going forward. Second, they helped us challenge our conventional wisdom – it was inherent in their approach and their mindset. Finally, they brought their own experiences and industry expertise. Their outside perspective from other fields and industries were particularly helpful to developing our new roadmap to the future of the delivery of high quality healthcare. Strategos’ collaborative style was one of the keys to getting this done. They were valued members of the team, and the leadership dialogue.

As we have implemented our new roadmap, I look back and value the process even more. Strategos helped us to get where we wanted to go.

Nick W. Turkal, M.D.
President & CEO
Aurora Health Care