LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT POT I am sharing this information with my grandchildren and our readers who are the dearest people in my life. Having been in the addiction treatment business for 40 plus years, and still in it, I felt … Continued

As healthcare reform continues sweeping changes in service delivery systems, changes to substance abuse treatment systems will be far greater than anything previously experienced. This reformation will require not only organizational restructuring, but the development of new lower cost services … Continued

The organizational vision is the institution’s reason for being. Envisioning the future reflects people’s idealistic reasons for doing the company’s work. It captures the very soul of the organization. Merck provides an interesting, thoughtful statement of purpose: “to preserve and … Continued

Competitive intelligence is the creation of new insights and new thinking that can help managers make better decisions. This is not about following in competitor’s footsteps. In a new world of fierce competition, health organizations are going to need to … Continued

Progressive innovation and incremental change within the healthcare organization has the power to transform services. Performance studies by the ACG Group have found many legacy addiction and mental health programs have changed little in the last decade.  Rather than forge … Continued

It has always been true that people have been willing to pay for value based goods and services. In recent years, economic swings in our economy have been overshadowed by an enthusiastic stampede of users headed towards global business on … Continued

Having strategic flexibility can either make or break a CEO. The essence of strategy is in the balancing of focused, concerted commitment on one hand with the effective utilization of resources on the other. It is a difficult measurement to … Continued

If Leadership is so important, then where are the effective leaders in the Behavioral Health field? Perhaps the problem is determined by too many people thinking Leadership is defined by what leaders do rather than what values they bring to … Continued

Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers has said, “Communications is what you have left when all the facts are gone.” Scratch the surface of every successful venture and you will find a careful, thorough, meticulous communications plan executed by educated … Continued

Re-admission Issues: A Revolving Door for Addictions Treatment One of the continuing problems with the quality of Substance Abuse treatment services in rural states has been the growing concerns over the high numbers of patients failing to complete residential treatment. … Continued