Martha Temple Of Optum & Nancy Thaler Of The Pennsylvania Department Of Human Services To Deliver Keynote Addresses During The 2017 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (March 19, 2017) — OPEN MINDS announced that Optum’s Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health Services, Martha R. Temple and Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ Deputy Secretary for the Office of Developmental Programs, Nancy Thaler will deliver the opening keynote addresses during the 2017 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat. This three-day executive education event will be held on September 26-28, 2017 at the historic Gettysburg Hotel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
This retreat is designed as an annual bootcamp for current and future leaders to hone their leadership skills for sustainability in the turbulent health care landscape. This executive-focused event, which projects over 250 attendees, will focus on meta-leadership and the challenges leaders face in a time of change.
Martha R. Temple will kick-off this year’s Retreat on September 26 with her opening keynote address on the leadership challenges in a changing, and now somewhat uncertain, market landscape. Ms. Temple joined Optum Consumer Solutions Group in 2015 as Senior Vice President of Optum Behavioral Health Services (OBHS), a leading mental health and substance abuse services provider to more than 35 million members. She is responsible for the overall profitability of the business, including ensuring the highest quality and clinical effectiveness, and driving growth within commercial, Medicaid, Medicare and payer markets. Prior to joining Optum, Martha cultivated a 25-year career at Aetna, Inc. She spent the majority of her career in executive management positions after successful roles in underwriting, reserving and operations. Martha created Aetna Global Benefits and under her leadership grew the business into the industry’s largest provider of expat benefits. Martha served as President of Aetna’s New England Market from 2010 to 2015.
Nancy Thaler is the Deputy Secretary for the Office of Developmental Programs at the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and will deliver the opening keynote on day two of the event. Prior to her appointment as the Deputy Secretary in 2015, Ms. Thaler served as the Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) keeping leaders in the 50 states and the District of Columbia informed about federal policy and service innovation, representing states’ issues to federal agencies, and providing information and technical assistance to state administrators. She began her career in 1971 working in Pennsylvania provider agencies developing community services for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Joining Pennsylvania government in 1987, she was appointed the state’s Deputy Secretary for Developmental Disability Services from 1993 to 2003. From 2003-2005, Ms. Thaler served as the Director of Quality Improvement for the U,S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and was responsible for developing federal oversight of state-operated Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver programs.
In addition to the keynote presentations, this year’s Retreat curriculum is based on five key domains – Building Meta-Leadership Skills, Exploring Ethical Leadership In Health & Human Services, Developing Leadership Skills For Organizational Transformation, Shaping Transactional Leadership Skills, and Creating “Executive Athletes” To Lead In A Changing Landscape:
Building Meta-Leadership Skills
Navigating the new world order of pay-for-value requires new management skill sets – and a new framework for leadership. Meta-leadership is an overarching leadership framework for strategically linking the efforts of different organizations to work collaboratively toward a long-term goal. In a market that is increasingly dependent on integrated action and delivery of value, meta-leadership is essential. In this track, we will give you the building blocks you need to make collaboration successful for your organization in our current environment.
Exploring Ethical Leadership In Health & Human Services
Ethical leadership involves the commitment to doing what is right. In the world of non-profit health and human services, there are many ethical questions – At it’s most basic, what is the role of leaders in the policy and political discussions of the field? At it’s most challenging, how do leaders navigate the pressure for near-term results with the long-term public good? In this track, we’ll tackle the tough ethical challenges facing leaders in a new era of value-based care.
Developing Leadership Skills For Organizational Transformation
Organizational transformation is a term with many meanings. There is organizational transformation from the perspective of strategic market positioning, management infrastructure, and culture. In the health and human service field, successful executives need to address all three levels of organizational transformation simultaneously. In this track, we will focus on the skills you need to reinvent your organization through growth, innovation, and change to build successful and sustainable business models.
Shaping Transactional Leadership Skills
Transactional leadership involves an exchange between leadership and employees with rewards given for good work and positive outcomes. In a time of turbulence in health and human services, executives must focus on planning, organizing, directing and controlling their organization for success in a time of change. In this track, we will focus on the skills you need to lead your organization and employees through detailed planning and direction to combat the challenges in the industry.
Creating “Executive Athletes” To Lead In A Changing Landscape
Leaders report high levels of burnout, stress, fatigue, and chronic health conditions. The ever-growing demands on executive time and energy frequently result in suboptimal performance, disengagement, and judgment errors. In this increasingly competitive environment, executives need to learn to train their inner “executive athlete” to manage, align, and increase their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy – it can determine an entire organization’s ability to weather a downturn, survive a crisis, or drive a business to extraordinary growth. In this track, we’ll give you the tools to turn your leaders into successful executive athletes.
Group discounts are available for The 2016 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat. Early registration is encouraged as sessions and activities have maximum capacity limits. Register today or learn more at https://leadership.openminds.com.
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OPEN MINDS is a national strategic advisory firm specializing in the sectors of the health and human service industry serving individuals with complex support needs: mental health; addiction treatment; children and family services; intellectual and developmental disabilities; chronic disease management; long term care; social services; correctional health care; and juvenile justice.
Founded in 1987 and based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the 75+ associates believe by providing the latest market intelligence and management best practices to organizations serving the health and social support needs of the most vulnerable consumers, those organizations will be better able to provide efficient and effective services. Learn more at www.openminds.com.
For additional questions and inquiries, please contact Sarah Threnhauser, Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS at 717-334-1329 or openminds@openminds.com.