Doug Eadie Blog
Non-Monetary Compensation Part II: A Costly Missed Opportunity
Walking into the authority’s boardroom to meet with the board chair, I was surprised to find her fuming. Before I could even say “good morning,”...
When Ownership Goes Awry On Your Board
The feeling of ownership is a powerful, positive force in organizations, especially at the board level. Ownership fuels commitment to such important...
Use Spear Carriers To Preserve Your CEO Line of Credit
The school board’s Planning & Development Committee held four intensive work sessions over the course of six months in coming up with a list of...
Use Non-monetary Compensation To Cement the Relationship With Your Board Chair
Three different public transportation CEOs, three different but related true stories about strengthening the board chair-CEO working relationship:...
Getting Your Board Involved in Image Building
Josh Barro’s article in the February 10 issue of the New York Times, “To Save on Rail Lines, Market the Bus Line,” makes a point that many if not...
Should You Get Your Board Involved In Doing Non-Governing Work?
The primary mission of all school boards is to govern, which essentially involves making decisions about such governing products as the annual...
Communication and Interaction With Your Board
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CEOs Susan Meyer and Gary Thomas on Board-CEO Communication and Interaction
Keeping the board-CEO working relationship on an even keel and healthy over the long run is a major challenge. Just the fact that strong-willed...
Paying Close Attention To Front Line Image Building
An experience this morning got me to thinking about how your organization’s image can be tarnished – or burnished – on the front line where services...
Bringing Off a Path-Breaking BJCTA Board-Executive Work Session
Our last blog post described a dramatic step the Board of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) took just four days before the...
