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Since 1987, the OPEN MINDS newsletter has been the leading source of industry analyses & management advice needed to thrive in a changing world. It is the one and only management newsletter specifically for executives in the behavioral health and social service field - written by the Monica E. Oss, the market research and management consulting team at OPEN MINDS, and a variety of guest authors from the field.
May 2012
Leadership Among The Fighting Elephants
Cover Story - May 2012
As we were preparing this issue on leadership issues, I was (once again) thinking of elephants; one particular adage came to mind – when you sleep next to elephants, you can’t help but notice when they roll over. The role of leaders in the current health care environment is to watch out for the elephants – and plan to respond quickly based on their movements. In this case, my “elephants” are those many factors out of our control – political decisions, court decisions, policy decisions, consumer preferences, new technologies, competitors (both old and new)…I could go on. The uncomfortable reality right now is that there are many competing and, in many ways, out-of-control forces shaping health and human service delivery in the United States – and the role of the leader is to take the helm and lead his or her organization through the stormy times. ...
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The Perfect Question For A CEO: What Keeps Me Up At Night?
Deploying Telehealth & P4P: Shannon W. Freedle, CEO, Teambuilders
Remaining Financially Viable: Jonathan Evans, CEO, Safe Harbor
Using Industry Collaboration: Joe Rutherford, CEO, Mental Health Care, Inc.
Responding To The Rapidly Changing Marketplace: Howard Shiffman, Former CEO
Navigating The Privatization of Child Welfare Services
Management Watch: Should You "Eliminate" Your Managers?
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