Myth #7: “Culture Takes Too Long—We Need a Quick Fix"

When something isn’t working, the instinct is to move quickly. 

Fix it. 

Address it. 

Make sure it doesn’t happen again. 

And often, that means training. 

I saw this play out in a small—but telling—way. 

A nurse wasn’t consistently updating the care plan before team conferences. 

It happened more than once. And it mattered—because the conference depended on having accurate, current information. 

So the response was immediate. Training modules were assigned on creating and updating care plans. 

On paper, it made sense. 

Reinforce expectations. 

Close the gap. 

Prevent it from happening again. 

But the behavior didn’t really change. Because the issue wasn’t understanding how to update a care plan. It was something else. 

Something in the workflow. 

Timing. 

Competing priorities. 

Maybe even assumptions about when or how that step should happen. 

But instead of slowing down to understand that, we sped up the response. And that’s what quick fixes often do. They address the visible outcome— not the conditions that created it. 

Training gets completed. ✅ 

The box gets checked. ✅ 

But the system underneath stays the same. So the issue doesn’t go away. It just shows up again. 

Or somewhere else. 

Because this isn’t really about training. 

It’s about what happens when we prioritize speed over understanding. Shortcuts feel fast—until you have to keep taking them. 

The alternative isn’t slower for the sake of it. It’s intentional. 

Taking the time to ask: Why is this happening here? What in the system makes this step harder than it should be? What would actually make it easier to do this right, consistently? 

Because when you invest that time upfront, you don’t just correct the issue— You prevent it from repeating. 

Where have you seen a quick fix solve the appearance of a problem—but not the problem itself? 

If this resonates, share below or message me. I’d love the conversation around what it really takes to create change that lasts.