Discusses the present human resource dilemma facing mental health administrators in these times: the problem of doing more with less, using a weary and beleaguered staff. Addresses possible leadership strategies that will carry the field into the future, beyond the day-to-day concern for immediate survival. Discusses how future leaders in field…

This article briefly reviews the literature on matrix organizational designs and discusses the ways in which the matrix design might be applied to the special features of a community mental health center. The phases of one community mental health center's experience in adopting a matrix organizational structure are described. (Author)