Nicki Tessler — 'structural integrity is what keeps an organization mission-locked rather than mission-hopeful'

Nicki Tessler, Psy.D., M.B.A. — President of Lifepoint Behavioral Health — posts a substantive LinkedIn endorsement applying Incorruptible's structural-integrity framing to behavioral healthcare, where workforce shortages, low reimbursement, and tight margins create persistent pressure toward mission drift.

“Just finished Incorruptible by Eric Ries. One idea that stayed with me is that organizations rarely lose their mission all at once. They drift from it over time. In behavioral health, that drift can be especially difficult to resist. We operate in a field with persistent workforce shortages, challenging reimbursement dynamics, limited margins, and historically low levels of innovation. Every day presents pressure to make tradeoffs in the name of sustainability. That's what makes structural integrity so important. Structural integrity is what keeps an organization mission-locked rather than mission-hopeful. It's the systems, incentives, and leadership choices that help ensure short-term pressures don't overwhelm long-term purpose.” — Nicki Tessler on LinkedIn