Results
Building change leadership statewide
I partnered with the University of Nebraska Medical Center to support community organizations across the state in improving health outcomes for diverse populations. Three years of work and 400+ participants later, participants told us what made change stick.
1
Teach People Things They Can Use
97% of participants said they'd use what they learned in their daily work.
2
Build Confidence to Develop Solutions
Participants were 56% more confident in developing and testing ideas for improvement.
3
Navigate the Messy Reality of Implementation
Participants were 58% more comfortable navigating implementation challenges.
4
Engage the People Who've Been Left Out
Participants were 71% more confident identifying diverse stakeholder needs, and 66% more comfortable meaningfully engaging diverse stakeholders.
5
Strengthen Change Leadership Skills
Overall change leadership capacity increased by 40%.
Perhaps the most important result: Participants can now do this themselves. When you teach people skills, you set them up to lead change in their communities long after you have left.
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Results published in Tarfa et al, JMIR Research Protocols 2025; 14:e60901.
"Jeff is an outstanding educator and coach. He has been amazing in tailoring his presentations to the needs of the audience. I have always heard glowingly positive feedback from those who he has coached during the last 3 years of working with us."
Dr. M. Salman Ashraf
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services