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Building Higher-Impact Governing Bodies, Developing Rock-Solid Board-CEO Partnerships, and Taking Command of High-Stakes Change

Joanna Pinkerton and Emille Williams Discuss the CEO-COO Partnership at COTA

Jan 17, 2023

This "Greatest Hit" post originally appeared at www.boardsavvytransitceo.com in January 2020. It is even more relevant today than three years ago...

David Schuler on Preparing Aspiring Superintendents for the Top Spot

Jan 11, 2023

This post, featuring my video interview with Dave Schuler, incoming Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators,...

Well-Designed Retreats Can Be Powerful Governing Vehicles

Jul 21, 2022

Retreats have become a popular vehicle for involving nonprofit board members, their CEOs, and executives in accomplishing high-impact governing work...

Don’t Unwittingly Invite Board Micromanagement!

Jul 21, 2022

A superintendent called me recently, asking if I’d be interested in presenting a governance training workshop for her school board. She explained...

Your Mindset Can Make or Break Your Partnership With The Board

Jul 21, 2022

A staple of my one-on-one governance coaching sessions and educational workshops for transit CEOs and CEO-aspirants in recent years has been the...

4 Board-Savvy Superintendents on Preparing Superintendent-Aspirants to Take the Helm

Jun 27, 2022

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...

4 Board-Savvy CEOs Discuss Preparing CEO-Aspirants to Take the Helm

Jun 21, 2022

When CEO-aspirants take the helm of a transit authority, among the stiffest challenges they face is building a solid partnership with their new...

CEO-Aspirants Need to Understand How to Protect the CEO Line of Credit

Jun 16, 2022

Over the course of my 30-plus years of work with economic development organization boards and their CEOs, I’ve learned that executives aspiring to...

Superintendent-Aspirants Should Know How to Use Board Spear Carriers

Jun 7, 2022

The September 21,2020 post at this blog (https://www.dougeadie.com/david-schuler-on-preparing-aspiring-superintendents-for-the-top-spot/) features...

CEO-Aspirants Need to Understand How to Protect the CEO Line of Credit

Jun 7, 2022

Over the course of my 30-plus years of work with public transit boards and their CEOs, I’ve learned that executives aspiring to take the helm of a...

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Doug Eadie’s professional passion and his company’s mission are to empower public and nonprofit organizations by building governing board capacity and developing rock-solid board chief executive partnerships. A nationally prominent organizational developer par excellence, Doug specializes in building the governing capacity of public school districts, public transit authorities, and economic development corporations.

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