
Righting the Ship – Reflections on My First Year as CEO of Sanford Behavioral Health
The weekend I signed on as CEO at Sanford Behavioral Health, my son began working on a new 10,000-piece Lego project. Ironically, it was a likeness of the Titanic that would take him a year to complete. I do not mean to say Sanford was a sinking ship, but the analogy of righting a ship […]
Overnight Admissions Calls: A CEO’s Wild Ride
As the CEO of a behavioral health company, I never thought I’d be taking overnight admissions calls again, but it has been awesome! We created 24/7 EZ Admissions because nighttime or weekends can present an opportunity for an individual to seek help that they may talk themselves out of during the daytime or workweek. When […]
Wake Up Call – When a CEO Takes the Night Shift
As a CEO, it’s easy to get disconnected from your organization’s front lines. But what happens when a CEO takes a step back into the trenches, answering the call for help in the dead of night? For this CEO, taking overnight admissions calls at Sanford Behavioral Health became a transformative experience that changed the way […]