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Learn about new business models and 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 in that market—are two different issues. For thirty years, we have shared our field-tested models developed by our senior advisors and case studies that illustrate the challenges and tips for success.

December 2022 Issue
How To Build The Right Executive Team: The Leadership & Management Development Issue:
The OPEN MINDS Management Newsletter, December 2022
The Team For Turning Your Plans Into Reality

The challenge in the health and human service field right now isn’t a lack of plans. Executive teams are sprouting new strategic plans, growth plans, business plans, and marketing plans on a regular basis.
The challenge is making that plan happen. I don’t want to state the obvious, but a plan that isn’t implemented is a plan


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The Executive Team Of The Future: A Framework For Health & Human Service Organization Talent Management

The formula for success and sustainability for most health and human service organizations has changed. At a macro-level, the consumer relationship with the health care system is being “remade.” The expectations of consumers (and payers) have changed—rapid access, great experience, and low cost are top of the “must have” list. And there are new players


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How To Create An Executive Team Development Plan

In my article, How To Build An Executive Team For The Future, I detail the five pillars of non-clinical management competencies that specialty provider organizations need in their executive teams to survive and thrive in today’s environment—best summed up as a need for strategic leadership, innovation, tech savvy, financial savvy, and performance management competencies.



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Leadership In Uncertain Times

“Leadership is most essential during period of transitions, when value and institutes are losing their relevance, and the outlines of a worthy future are in controversy. In such times, leaders are called upon to think creatively and diagnostically.” – Henry Kissinger
Being the leader of any organization is always a challenge. It is a daily


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