I recognize the real Alexander Hamilton in “Hamilton.” Sometimes Lin-Manuel shades the character differently than I do in the book, but that’s only...
Breaking a Radical New Path To Understanding
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Year: 2015
Strengthening Your Board’s Performance Management Is a Wise Investment
In early October CEO Alex Clifford and his Board at Santa Cruz Metro spent a half day together discussing developments in the rapidly changing field...
Keeping the Really High-Stakes Board Chair-CEO Partnership Healthy
An extremely busy CEO I worked with, who loved wielding the pen and was quite proficient at it, was regularlyemailing her...
Superintendent Gillian Chapman: Off To a Great Start in Teton County School District #1
Both seasoned and new superintendents, along with K-12 executives who are CEO-aspirants, have a lot to learn from my podcast interview with Gillian...
You’ve Got To Be Your District’s Innovator-in-Chief
As you all know, the school districts that thrive over the long run in today’s rapidly changing, challenging world are the ones that take command of...
A Case For Aggressive Image Building
And therefore since I cannot prove a lover to entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures...
Beware Of Planning Yourself Into a Box
How did I get into the business of helping nonprofit boards and CEOs build their leadership capacity? This is the first question Cheryl Ronk,...
Beware Of Planning Yourself Into A Box
How did I get into the business of helping nonprofit boards and CEOs build their leadership capacity? This is the first question Cheryl Ronk,...
Sue Buchholtz: Serial Social Entrepreneur
Sue Buchholtz, then President & CEO of The Spring, a nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence, made a vivid impression when I first met...
Preparing to Take the Helm at the Virginia Society of Association Executives
Nonprofit and public executives who are CEO-aspirants are a key target audience for our Extraordinary CEO Blog. Our aim is not only to help them...