
OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter
Understand new business models and pick up the latest management best practices in our monthly how-to guides on trending issues. Knowing the market–and knowing how to manage your way to success it that market–are two different issues. For thirty years, we have written "how to" guides on management practices–guides with our field-tested models developed by our senior advisors and case studies that illustrate the challenges and tips for success.
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer
Remember the “superball”? It was one of my favorite toys. The superball’s performance is a function of its science. They are made of an “uber elastic” synthetic rubber that immediately recovers to its original shape after impact, while simultaneously reversing its spin. No matter how hard you slammed a superball into the ground, it just…
Read MoreBy Ken Carr, Senior Associate
Historically, there has been a perception in the health and human service world that organizational financial strength isn’t necessarily a key performance indicator. In an era of cost-based fee-for-service reimbursement with a large market share held by non-profit organizations and with minimal influence exerted by health plans, that was probably the case.
But, the…
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer
Transformation = A thorough change in composition or structure.
Adaptation = The change or the process of change by which an entity becomes better suited to its environment.
As executives in the health and human service field look ahead, the challenge is moving from adaptive reaction to the changes of the past 18…
By Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer
Consistency and stability have seemingly been lost over the last two years. Dramatic shifts in consumer preferences, new products, government funding, the pandemic, and health plans models of care have changed a relatively stable behavioral health market into a tumultuous and everchanging challenge for specialty provider organizations to remain a part of. And in some…
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- Planning Growth With Service Line Portfolio Analysis: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, May 2022
- Metrics For Success—The Strategic Technology Framework: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, April 2022
- Connecting Consumers To Services – How To Make Social Media Work: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, March 2022
- How To Develop A Social Supports Service Line: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, February 2022
- How To Improve Your Organization’s Financial Strength: The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, January 2022