Implementation Science in Action: Making Change Practical for Leaders with Julia Moore

About this episode

Julia Moore discusses practical strategies for leaders to implement change effectively by focusing on human behavior.

Change rarely fails because of bad strategy; it fails because execution collides with human reality. We sit down with Julia Moore from the Center for Implementation to unpack how leaders can swap “train and pray” for practical, evidence-informed strategies that people will actually use. From hospitals to schools to public health, Julia shows how to design for behavior, not just broadcast information. We start by reframing the work: define the thing you’re implementing, identify everyone invo...

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Host: Nancy Nouaimeh

Guest: Julia Moore

Topics covered

• implementation science
• leadership
• change management
• evidence-informed strategies
• behavior design

Keywords

• implementation science
• leadership
• change management
• evidence-based
• behavioral design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Implementation

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