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Presented By: Richard Perkins, M.H.A. @ The Strategic Planning for Providers

What I Had To Do To Survive | 40 Years Of Survival Techniques In Directing A Substance Abuse Program |. Presented By: Richard Perkins, M.H.A. @ The Strategic Planning for Providers to Improve Business Practices Conference Oct. 21-23, 2009 Sponsored by: CSAT/DSCA TA

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Presented By: Richard Perkins, M.H.A. @ The Strategic Planning for Providers

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  1. What I Had To Do To Survive| 40 Years Of Survival Techniques In Directing A Substance Abuse Program | Presented By: Richard Perkins, M.H.A. @ The Strategic Planning for Providers to Improve Business Practices Conference Oct. 21-23, 2009 Sponsored by: CSAT/DSCA TA Hyatt Regency Crystal City

  2. 40 Years of Survival in One Sentence

  3. Board: “Make You or Break You” • Recruiting Correct Members • Size • Support Mechanism • Diversity (demographic, skills, personalities

  4. Staff – “Your only as good as your people” • Recruit • Maintain (benefits, vesting, key man policies) • Diverse Team • Reflects the community • Brain trust • Loyalty

  5. Score 1 You are not doing too Well---Get Your Own!

  6. Score 2Make it last

  7. Score 3This is good!

  8. Score 4We are Rich

  9. Score 5My Throne is Complete

  10. Politics “Its always there, get use to it” • Bi-partisan issues • Local vs. State vs. Federal • Champions/supporter • Opportunities • You have to be good at what you do, for Politics to help you • Save your chips

  11. Passion “The Ticket to Success”

  12. Choose You Battles – “Live to Fight Again” • Effort vs. Benefit • Walk away from loses • Learn from your failures • Respect everyone big and small, some day they will be an important ally or enemy • Look for allies • Give credit to everyone

  13. Funding - “It’s a Pleasant Dream, Until your Funded • Prioritized efforts • Mixture (sources, types, unrestricted) • Payor of last resort

  14. Financial – “A Necessary Evil?” • CFO that can tell you “NO” • Pay taxes before yourself • Watch cashflow • Stay flexible • Target the bottom line • Safeguard assets

  15. Wisdom/Experience – “Wise and Old seem to naturally go together” • Cycles/history repeats itself • Evaluation • Avoid pitfalls • Do not take it to seriously

  16. Conclusion

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