During a recent “board-savvy CEO” workshop I was conducting, the president & CEO of a nonprofit economic development corporation provided the...
Year: 2016
Don’t Let an Insidious Foe Damage the Partnership With Your Board
Preparing for the “Board-Savvy Superintendent” workshop I’ll be presenting later this month for the Midlands Superintendents’ Academy at the...
Beware of Those Insidious Foes That Can Do You In
I’m working on a new book about “insidious foes” of a close, positive, and productive board-CEO working relationship. The foes are erroneous...
Insidious Foe #1: Governing Is Very Simply Policy Making
This is the first in a series of articles dealing with eight insidious foes of a solid board-CEO partnership. An insidious foe is an erroneous...
Insidious Foe #1: Governing Is Very Simply Policy Making
This is the first in a series of articles dealing with eight insidious foes of a solid board-CEO partnership. An insidious foe is an erroneous...
8 Insidious Foes of a Solid Board-CEO Partnership: A New Series
“Well, it’s all about policy making. In a nutshell, that’s what the board does, right – enact policies?” I’ve quoted verbatim from one of hundreds...
Two Extraordinary CEOs Still Traveling the Continuous Leadership Improvement Road
Over the quarter-century I’ve been working with public and nonprofit chief executive officers, I’ve noticed that the ones who...
Planning Out of the Box: Updating CSAE’s Business Model, Part Two
“This couldn’t be more different from what many people call strategic planning,” I thought to myself as I listened to the...
What Makes Women Such Effective Board Members?
Karen Philbrick “What makes women such effective board members?” That question came up over a glass of wine at the Women’s Transportation Seminar...
The Canadian Society of Association Executives Updates Its Business Model: Part One
The February 26 article at this blog, “About Nonprofit Business Models,” defines the term “business model” as a description...