60 Years of “Warspeak”
...a former US Senator took the time to explain to me that framing certain problems as a war rather than, say, a public health issue, made it much easier to marshal public support and (hopefully) a lot of funding.
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Cannabis Glut
A big cannabusiness just purchased two hundred acres in Tularosa, Otero County, claiming that will eventually be the nation’s largest dedicated parcel.
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It’s Cheaper, But is it Better?
A former national insurance exec observed that when you work in healthcare management, most of your day is spent looking at columns of numbers.
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Corporate Blues 2
Some schedule periodic onsite visits that one wag compared to a pterodactyl circling overhead screaming at the ground before flying off again.
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Corporate Blues
For instance, a business that isn’t meeting investor expectations might decide to launch an aggressive marketing campaign without a corresponding increase in staff.
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Ten Steps to a Strategic Plan
“I don’t know why we bother. Hardly any of the stuff we predict ever comes to pass.”
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Cost Control Challenges
A budget, after all, is just a detailed prediction about the future. Human beings are not that good at predicting the future.
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Why Do We Keep Losing Bids?
We’re competitive on price and have all the required services, but for some reason the award goes elsewhere.
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Winning Public Substance Abuse Services Contracts
Put yourself in the reader’s place. Most big awards come after review committees of five to ten folks have sorted through a pile of proposals using a rather elaborate ratings tool.
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Corporate Expectations
What am I supposed to do with all this information? It doesn’t bring in more patients or help me get additional staff to treat the patients I already have.
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