Book Endorsements

“Margaret’s twenty-five years as a licensed psychotherapist and seasoned organizational consultant have taught her to blend behavioral principles with business logic and ageless wisdom.”

 

“Margaret McCraw coaches individuals in creating a strong and resilient workforce aligned with passion and purpose. Her guidance provides a clear, unique four-step model, the Harmonic Matching Process, which can be used to create relationship goals and desires of all kinds, thus bringing synergy into the workplace. Individuals are better able to work together for the higher good of the organization. Margaret’s twenty-five years as a licensed psychotherapist and seasoned organizational consultant have taught her to blend behavioral principles with business logic and ageless wisdom. She draws on her entire life experience to address an extremely important and relevant topic that impacts each of us at home and at work.”

Brian Billick

Superbowl Winning Coach, Baltimore Ravens

“Margaret McCraw has the leadership experience and drive to make a difference in her community. A visionary leader with a commitment to excellence, Margaret McCraw is well suited to lead and serve our community.”

Elijah Cummings 1951-2019

Former US Congressman, Maryland

“If you are ready to change your life, and not just dream about it or hope that wishful thinking will manifest it, Margaret McCraw can guide you on the path to making your dreams your reality.”

Bernie Siegel, M.D.

Best Selling Author, "Love, Medicine and Miracles"

“Margaret McCraw has a rare ability to apply scientific insight to the thorny question of what works and what hurts in human interaction.”

 

“Human relationships can be mysterious, even opaque, to the average person. Margaret McCraw has a rare ability to apply scientific insight to the thorny question of what works and what hurts in human interaction. Her work has been a great addition to our website.”

Brad Lemley

Editorial Director, Dr. Weil.com (quote printed with permission by Dr. Andrew Weil)

“Margaret will help you discover your own truth, and then put it into action in ways that get results.”

Alan Cohen

Best Selling Author, "A Deep Breath of Life" and "The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore"

“One of the biggest challenges of life is to break out of the programming we’re born into and create a life that has our own conscious design on it. Margaret’s books provide a clear and very useful guide to this essential journey.”

Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. & Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D.

Best Selling Authors, "At The Speed Of Life: A New Approach To Personal Change"

“Margaret takes us on a journey of self-discovery and inspires us to be the star of our life and achieve our dreams.”

Brendan Nichols

Author, "Your Soul Purpose"

“There are surprisingly few people who truly understand how to take control of their lives and manifest their envisioned destinies. There are even fewer who have successfully taught others to do this. Margaret McCraw is one of these rare individuals.”

Morton C. Orman, M.D,

Author, "The 14 Day Stress Cure"

“Margaret McCraw provides the key ingredient for realizing our full potential and leading a life of bliss.”

Oscar Morgan

Former Chief Operating Officer, National Mental Health Association & Mental Health Consultant

“The Relationship Code, How to Engage People with Purpose and Passion, is a great reference guide for our entire organization, especially our leadership team. Margaret McCraw demonstrated how to use the Harmonic Matching Process to align and engage all levels of the organization.

“Margaret McCraw delivered an exceptional keynote address. Her enthusiasm and passion for the topic was contagious for our attendees. Margaret McCraw’s ability to relate and interact with the audience is superb. Her speaking style is dynamic as she engaged the audience by using humor, story telling and personal disclosure. Margaret McCraw demonstrated how to use her four step model, the Harmonic Matching Process to align and engage all levels of the organization. In addition, her book, The Relationship Code, How to Engage People with Purpose and Passion, is a great reference guide for our entire organization, especially our leadership team.”

Patricia Cooper

VP of Clinical Operations, Quorum Health Resources QHR

Keynote Endorsements

“Margaret’s depth and breadth of knowledge in organizational dynamics served us well… thank you for one of the best, well planned, focused training sessions I have had the pleasure to attend.”

“I wish to thank you for one of the best, well planned, focused training sessions I have had the pleasure to attend. We were so impressed with your very personable style and communication skills, we decided to have you continue to work with our OCAO Leadership Team in the future as we define and implement solutions to our challenges. Your depth and breadth of knowledge in organizational dynamics served us well.”

Sandra Manning

Director for Workforce Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA

“Excellent! Wonderful speaker. Extremely motivational!”        -Quote from Margaret’s appearance as the Key Note Speaker at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Quotes from Margaret’s appearance as the Key Note Speaker at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

“Excellent! Wonderful speaker. Extremely motivational!”

“This has a tremendous impact for program development.”

“Excellent speaker. Timely for me, personally.”

Susan Caponi

Conference Executive Director, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, CMS

“Margaret McCraw has the leadership experience and drive to make a difference in her community. A visionary leader with a commitment to excellence, Margaret McCraw is well suited to lead and serve our community.”

Elijah Cummings 1951-2019

Former US Congressman, Maryland

“Her enthusiasm and passion for the topic was contagious for our attendees. Margaret McCraw’s ability to relate and interact with the audience is superb.”

“Margaret McCraw delivered an exceptional keynote address. Her enthusiasm and passion for the topic was contagious for our attendees. Margaret McCraw’s ability to relate and interact with the audience is superb. Her speaking style is dynamic as she engaged the audience by using humor, story telling and personal disclosure. Margaret McCraw demonstrated how to use her four step model, the Harmonic Matching Process to align and engage all levels of the organization. In addition, her book, The Relationship Code, How to Engage People with Purpose and Passion, is a great reference guide for our entire organization, especially our leadership team.”

Patricia Cooper

VP of Clinical Operations, Quorum Health Resources QHR

“Margaret was fantastic! She has a way of making ideas tangible and practical for a general audience that we really enjoyed.”

Terri Trespicio

Associate Editor, Martha Stewart Living Radio Sirius 112

“Margaret McCraw’s ability to relate and interact with the audience is superb. She applies humor, storytelling, and personal disclosure to inspire her audience to take risks and make decisions that bring fulfillment.”

“Margaret McCraw’s ability to relate and interact with the audience is superb. She applies humor, storytelling, and personal disclosure to inspire her audience to take risks and make decisions that bring fulfillment. She has been repeatedly invited to speak at our training sessions due to the outstanding ratings on evaluations completed by our participants. I highly encourage you to engage McCraw in training opportunities. Her communication skills are excellent and she is a leader in her field.”

Mark Knight, MSW

Executive Director, Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH)

Behavioral Health Consultant Endorsements

“BHLD’s training in Life Coaching is of the highest quality… to ensure you are qualified and confident on completion of the course.”

“BHLD’s training in Life Coaching is of the highest quality.
The training allows me to be able to study when I have time. There are plenty of lectures, assignments, tests, and practice to ensure you are qualified and confident on completion of the course.”

James H. Stewart, MD

Division of Consultative and Diagnostic Medicine, Mayo Clinic

“Her unique combination of experience and education in behavioral healthcare, organizational dynamics, managerial, human relations and business skills … as well as her enthusiasm for the success of her clients, make her a highly effective consultant.”

“Margaret McCraw’s written reports and verbal presentations demonstrated a high level of knowledge and understanding of the complicated dynamics impacting publicly-funded behavioral healthcare providers as well as DMH. Her unique combination of experience and education in behavioral healthcare, organizational dynamics, managerial, human relations and business skills along with her strong communication skills, ability to understand the broad picture, as well as her enthusiasm for the success of her clients make her a highly effective consultant. Her capability, integrity, reliability, motivation, innovative thinking and authenticity are qualities she embraces whole-heartedly.”

Steven Steury, M.D.

Chief Medical Director, District of Columbia Department of Mental Health

“Margaret McCraw’s consultation has been invaluable to our administration and has greatly advanced our endeavors to provide cost-effective quality care to Marylanders.”

“It is a pleasure and honor for me to recommend Ms. Margaret McCraw,  MBA, LCSW-C, Founder of Leadership Dynamics and Behavioral Healthcare Consulting to you. Margaret McCraw has provided consulting services to the Mental Hygiene Administration, Core Service Agencies and select mental health providers. This holistic approach enhanced the overall functioning of the organizations she evaluated. Margaret McCraw’s consultation has been invaluable to Mental Hygiene Administration and has greatly advanced our endeavors to provide cost effective quality care to Marylanders.”

Oscar Morgan

Director, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

“In each consultation, Margaret McCraw exceeded our expectations by providing our organizations with support and materials above and beyond our written Agreement.”

“In each consultation, Margaret McCraw exceeded our expectations by providing our organizations with support and materials above and beyond our written Agreement. Her written reports and verbal presentations to organizations demonstrated a high level of knowledge and understanding of the complicated dynamics impacting each facility’s ability to manage a successful operation. Her unique combination of managerial, human relations and business skills along with her strong communication skills, ability to understand the broad picture as well as her enthusiasm for the success of her clients make her a highly effective consultant.”

Mildred Holmes Williams

Department Chief, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services

“Since working with you, all have shown visible improvement in the key areas identified for development and each has attributed this growth to the coaching sessions with you.”

“I want to commend you on the excellent coaching you’ve provided to several of our up-and-coming executives. Since working with you, all have shown visible improvement in the key areas identified for development and each has attributed this growth to the coaching sessions with you. We have also appreciated your understanding of our organizational culture. Your deeper understanding of who we are as an organization and what is valued in our leaders has helped to ensure that each executive received feedback and support that was truly relevant for his or her success. We look forward to continuing our relationship with you.

Peter Emmons

President , Structural Group, Inc

“Her enthusiasm and passion for the topic was contagious for our attendees. Margaret McCraw’s ability to relate and interact with the audience is superb.”

“Margaret McCraw delivered an exceptional keynote address. Her enthusiasm and passion for the topic was contagious for our attendees. Margaret McCraw’s ability to relate and interact with the audience is superb. Her speaking style is dynamic as she engaged the audience by using humor, story telling and personal disclosure. Margaret McCraw demonstrated how to use her four step model, the Harmonic Matching Process to align and engage all levels of the organization. In addition, her book, The Relationship Code, How to Engage People with Purpose and Passion, is a great reference guide for our entire organization, especially our leadership team.”

Patricia Cooper

VP of Clinical Operations, Quorum Health Resources QHR

“Margaret has positively impacted our clients with her ability to take complex data about our systems and simplify it into a tangible and workable organizational plan.”

“Our firm has worked closely with Margaret McCraw of Behavioral Healthcare Consulting and Leadership Dynamics Group as she provided services on numerous occasions to our clients. I have been extremely pleased with the quality, timeliness, and thoroughness of her work, and her ability to communicate her findings in written reports. Margaret has positively impacted our clients with her:

  • Extensive knowledge of behavioral healthcare programs;
  • Sound and ethical clinical and administrative practices;
  • Business and strategic planning initiatives;
  • High level of organizational skills;
  • Ability to take complex data about our systems and simplify it into a tangible and workable organizational plan;
  • Commitment to success of others; and
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.”
Linas J. Grikis

Partner , McDermott Will and Emery International Law Firm

“I owe so much to you for how you helped me grow into a different and better person. I reflect on our conversations often and use it for grounding.”

“As I was driving to work today I found myself reflecting on deep things. I was overcome with a sense of joy and warming in my heart and your presence & voice popped in my head! I just wanted to reach out and say HELLO! I’m thinking of you and hope you are so incredibly well! I miss speaking with you, but I am doing GREAT! And I am fantastic – completely at peace and thankful for so many wonderful people who have been or are in my life. I owe so much to you for how you helped me grow into a different and better person. I reflect on our conversations often and use it for grounding. Please know you have impacted my life so profoundly and I’m sure many others as well. Thank You!”

Laura Waltrup

Vice President Sales Operations, Structural Group, Inc

“Margaret McCraw is results-oriented. Her consistent and tireless efforts at coaching, training, team building and restructuring, the delivery of services has positively impacted Community Residences in measurable ways.”

“During a span of five years our organization has worked very closely with Margaret McCraw of Behavioral Healthcare Consulting and Leadership Dynamics Group. McCraw provided executive coaching, quality improvement training and other organizational consulting services, which focused on creating high performance and accountability in all areas including financial as well as customer service. The executive leadership team has been extremely pleased with the quality, timeliness and thoroughness of her work, and her ability to communicate her findings in written reports. Margaret McCraw is results-oriented. Her consistent and tireless efforts at coaching, training, team building and restructuring, the delivery of services has positively impacted Community Residences in measurable ways:

  • Increase in revenue
  • Reduction in operating costs
  • Improved staff retention
  • Improved service delivery to clients
  • Reduction in legal expenses

I highly recommend Margaret McCraw and her associates to you. I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have or to provide you with any additional information you may require.”

 

Dennis Manning,

President and CEO , Community Residences, Inc.

“It is with great pleasure that I recommend Margaret McCraw. She has assisted the Community Programs of Sheppard Pratt on several projects…professional and competent… I would not hesitate to call her.”

“It is with great pleasure that I recommend Ms. Margaret McCraw, MBA, LCSW-C, of Behavioral Healthcare Consulting to you. Margaret McCraw has assisted the Community Programs of Sheppard Pratt on Several Projects. Two consultations required evaluations of Psychiatric Programs and in one case, a lengthy restructuring and redesign of the existing program. I found Margaret McCraw to be very professional and competent. I would not hesitate to call her to do future work.”

Carol C. Morgan

Senior Administrator Community Programs , Sheppard Pratt Health System

Margaret McCraw reviewed our organization and submitted the most thorough, yet concise consulting evaluation report I have ever received…She is energetic and willing to stick with you through an entire project. I have been pleased with this consulting experience as any in my career.

 

“In three, short months, Ms. Margaret McCraw, MBA, LCSW-C, reviewed our organization and submitted the most thorough, yet concise consulting evaluation report I have ever received. Her review was timely and thorough. She is bright, energetic, and willing to stick with you through an entire project. I have been pleased with this consulting experience as any in my career and would strongly encourage you to give favorable consideration to the utilization of Behavioral Healthcare Consulting and Margaret McCraw.”

 

Rulon F. Stacey, Ph.D.

FACHE President/Chief Executive Officer, University of Colorado Health System (formerly Poudre Valley Health System)

“I have had the privilege of working with Ms. Margaret McCraw on several occasions…Margaret McCraw exemplifies the mission of Behavioral Healthcare Consulting and Leadership Dynamics Group: to inspire, purposeful, passionate, joyous living.”

“I have had the privilege of working with Ms. Margaret McCraw, MBA, LCSW-C, founder of the Leadership Dynamics Group and Behavioral Healthcare Consulting, on several occasions. The positive impact of the work done by Margaret McCraw and her associates, in my opinion, is due to: McCraw’s breadth of knowledge, including extensive knowledge of best clinical practices, sound administrative practices, strategic planning, financial management and the environments within which human services are provided; her ability to perceive people’s strengths and needs and to bring them together in pursuit of common goals; her integrity; her high level of organization; her high level of motivation; her commitment to effective and efficient use of resources; her highly developed communication skills; and her genuine love for humanity, a quality that I think of as orientation to others. In my opinion, Margaret McCraw exemplifies the mission of Behavioral Healthcare Consulting and Leadership Dynamics Group: to inspire, purposeful, passionate, joyous living.”

 

Craig S. Knoll

Executive Director/CEO , Cornerstone Montgomery Inc. (formerly Threshold Services)

“Personally, Margaret McCraw is delightful to work with; she made the consultations interesting and thought-provoking to all of us…The financial consultation proved to be as valuable as the assessment of clinical functions.”

“Personally, Margaret McCraw is delightful to work with; she remained focused yet made the consultations interesting and thought-provoking to all of us. She is innovative and creative in helping administrators think “out of the box” to enhance performance in programming and to develop a best practices model in our organization. The financial consultation proved to be as valuable as the assessment of clinical functions. I highly recommend her services to your organization.”

Helen C. Bergman, MSW

Co-Founder and CEO , Community Connections

“We contracted with McCraw and her staff to provide assessment and training services to our organization. Quality, cost-effectiveness, and revenue were greatly enhanced as a result of this consultation.”

“It is a pleasure that I highly recommend Ms. Margaret McCraw MBA, LCSW-C, founder of the Leadership Dynamics Group and Behavioral Healthcare Consulting to you. Family Services Agency, Inc. contracted with McCraw and her staff to provide assessment and training services to our organization. Quality, cost-effectiveness, and revenue were greatly enhanced as a result of this consultation. I strongly encourage you to give favorable consideration to utilizing the services offered by Leadership Dynamics Group and Behavioral Healthcare Consulting. Margaret McCraw has the highest degree of integrity. She is extremely innovative, knowledgeable and personable in her commitment to provide superb training, consultation and management services.”

 

Thomas E. Harr, MLS, MBA

Executive Director, Family Services, Inc. Gaithersburg, MD (formerly Family Services Agency, Inc.)

“Margaret McCraw introduced the entire staff to strategic planning…her convincing reasons for the importance of a company strategic plan were heard and accepted by the entire organization. Her enthusiasm for the process was contagious.”

“Ms. Margaret McCraw, MBA, LCSW-C, introduced the entire staff to strategic planning with an understandable explanation of the process in which we would be engaging.  Her convincing reasons for the importance of a company strategic plan were heard and accepted by the entire organization. Her enthusiasm for the process was contagious. Margaret McCraw quickly engaged the entire staff, administrative, clinical and clerical. During the process, Margaret McCraw moved our staff toward our finished product by using a series of very focused and time-limited exercises. At the end of our work with Margaret McCraw, the staff emerged with clear objectives and strategies and an excitement for beginning the work ahead.”

 

Lynn Davis

Executive Director, Carroll County Youth Service Bureau