The GM, along with his top five executives, made sure the two incoming board members, neither of whom had been involved with public transportation...
Bringing New Board Members On Board – the Right Way
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Training a Weak Tool for Boosting Board Performance
In his column in the January 1, 2021 issue of the New York Times, “We Just Saw How Minds Aren’t Changed,” David Brooks observes that our society's...
SEPTA’s Leslie Richards: Passionate Out of the Box Innovator-in-Chief
What I call “out of the box” innovation is the road less traveled for many if not most public and nonprofit organizations for a number reasons. Out...
Leaving Administrators Out of the Governance Improvement Loop a Costly Mistake
Mea Culpa! One of the more egregious errors I made early in my career as a K-12 governance consultant and coach was allowing myself to be pressured...
Testing a Unique Approach to Board Standing Committees: the Rockford Public Schools Story
As former Board president Ken Scrivano, vice president Tim Rollins, and superintendent Ehren Jarrett explain in the video interview we recorded, one...
Pay Close Attention to Your Board Chair: A Primo Stakeholder You Neglect at Your Peril
The special board work session had been scheduled to consider a key recommendation coming out of the daylong board-CEO-executive team governance...
4 Board-Savvy Transit CEOs Discuss Preparing CEO-Aspirants to Take the Helm
When CEO-aspirants take the helm of a transit authority, among the stiffest challenges they face is building a solid partnership with their new...
4 Board-Savvy Superintendents on Preparing Superintendent-Aspirants to Take the Helm
A few years ago a really bright and thoughtful superintendent almost 18 months into her first superintendency reached out to me for help. In our...
3 Quick Fixes That Won’t Corral the Rogues on Your Board
I've met more than a few "rogue" school board members over the course of my 35 years as a governance advisor. I define these board members as...
Your CEO Mindset is Key to Successfully Partnering With Your Board
A staple of my one-on-one governance coaching sessions with economic and community development CEOs in recent years has been the critical role that...