April 7, 2006

It's Tool Time at the 2006 OPEN MINDS Strategic Management Institute

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Drilling down to the core issues, hammering out the details, and gearing up your strategic management and organizational improvement efforts are the nuts and bolts of the 2006 OPEN MINDS Strategic Management Institute: "Tools for Strategic Planning and Effective Management," on May 18-19, at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach, Florida.

Sponsored by the Florida Council for Community Mental Health and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA), members of the OPEN MINDS consulting team and top executives in the field will present the newest models and theories in strategic management. Featured “Best Practice Management Models” and “Executive Case Studies” include:

• Strategic Planning in an Evolving Environment: Trends Shaping Organizational Strategy in the Behavioral Health & Social Service Field

• Building Your Team's Management Competencies: Assessment, Skill Building, & Succession Planning

• Leading a Financial & Strategic Turnaround: The Meridian Services Corporation Case Study

• Strategic Planning: A Structured Approach to Deploying Resources to Achieve Your Organizational Objectives

• Cost Effective Use of Market Research in Strategic Planning: Case Studies in Service Demand, Image Assessment, & Competitor Analyses

• Making It All Work From the CEO's Perspective: CEOs Talk About What Is Really Challenging About Their Roles

• The Caron Foundation: A Transformation of Strategic Direction & Marketing

The American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators accepts all OPEN MINDS institutes and seminars for full credit. Attendance can also be applied towards the non-credit certificate in Health and Human Service Management from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Attendees can earn up to 11 continuing education hours for their attendance to this event. For more information and a complete agenda of the 2006 OPEN MINDS Strategic Management Institute, call toll-free 877-350-6463 or visit http://www.openminds.com/educ/omi2006sm.htm.

OPEN MINDS is a national behavioral health and social service industry market research and management-consulting firm. Founded in 1987 and based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the more than 75 associates of OPEN MINDS provide information services, executive education, market research, and management consultation services. The firm's mission is to provide behavioral health and social service payers, consumer associations, and service providers, with the management knowledge needed to improve their efficiency and effectiveness in order to better serve consumers.