Doug Eadie Blog
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...
The Compelling Case for a Strong Board External/Stakeholder Relations Committee
“Incredible. We must be talking about 40 or more stakeholders.” This was one of the responses to the question I asked in the daylong governance...
Two Lynchpins of a High-Performing Board Committee Structure
While preparing for a four-hour Zoom work session recently with the chief executive and executive team of a nonprofit economic development...
The Chief Staff Liaison: Lynchpin of a High-Performing Board Committee Structure
While preparing for a four-hour Zoom work session recently with the superintendent and cabinet of a large Midwestern school district, focusing on...
Two Lynchpins of a High-Performing Board Committee Structure
While preparing for an upcoming workshop with the CEO of a transit authority and her executive team recently, focusing on the nuts and bolts details...
What’s in Your Board Chair’s Compensation Package?
I’ll never forget walking into a transit authority’s board room several years ago. I found the board chair – a highly influential attorney –...
Equity: A Value-in-Action on Dr. Eloisa Klementich’s Watch at Invest Atlanta
Preparing for the video interview I recently recorded with Dr. Eloisa Klementich, President & CEO of Invest Atlanta – focusing on Invest...
What Are You Paying Your Board President?
A few years ago, I was chatting over lunch with a superintendent about her brand new board president. She was feeling pretty apprehensive since her...
What Are You Paying Your Board Chair?
A few years ago, I was chatting over lunch with the CEO of a national association about her incoming board chair. She was feeling pretty...
3 Superintendents on Meeting the Community Relations Challenge in Turbulent Times
In the best of times fostering a positive district image in the eyes of community members and building close, productive relationships with key...
