1) Job Title Deflation: Job Titles in Quality Improvement, Process Engineering, Analyst, and Project Management roles too often don't translate to other companies or industries. So many highly skilled and experienced colleagues at senior or principal levels have job titles that end in "Coordinator" or "Specialist." For example, principal- and senior-level Project Managers are often called a "Senior Project Administrator," "Organizational Improvement Project Specialist," "Senior Quality Coordinator" or "Quality Improvement Specialist." These job titles completely devalue our skills, experience, and ability to deliver value.
2) Training Devalued: While HealthPartners is a great place to gain incredible hands-on experience, the culture doesn't provide pathways for employees to stay up-to-date in their professional disciplines and certifications (ie, Lean/Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, Agile CSM/CPO, Prosci, PMP, Data Science, etc.). Not only does this lead to teams not being on the cutting edge of their professional disciplines and speaking a shared language, it also makes it challenging to find comparable positions once you leave HealthPartners.