A few weeks ago, during a conversation about educational innovation with Mort Sherman, AASA’s Associate Executive Director, Mort urged me to get in...
Dr. Devin Vodicka and 3 Students Discuss Vista USD’s Personalized Learning Initiative
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Board Savvy Superintendent Blog Archive
Proven techniques for developing rock-solid board-superintendent partnerships
Our Land of Opportunity – Still
This article originally appeared at my DougEadie.com blog a little under a year ago. I thought it might resonate with our readers today. “You...
Six Hats That Extraordinary Superintendents Wear
As part of my superintendent and nonprofit CEO coaching work over the past several years, I've developed six "hats" that - in my experience - really...
Superintendents Leading From Their Bully Pulpit
Over the holidays, I re-read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit, a superb study of the Progressive Era and the administrations of Presidents...
Kick Off 2017 By Updating Your Superintendent Governance Strategy
Preparing for a recent superintendent coaching session, I fine-tuned the process that I’d developed several years ago for updating the...
Large-Scale Innovation on the Learning Front in the Wilder (Idaho) Schools
Security and comfort are two of the most insidious siren songs drawing us away from important change. Thinking about my own...
Superintendents Michael Lubelfeld and Nicholas Polyak Talk About “The Unlearning Leader”
In today’s always changing environment – technologically, culturally, demographically, etc. – an organization’s capacity to...
Your Values Statement: More Than Meets the Eye
You’ll recall that the last article posted at this blog, “The Governing Gold Standard,” describes a modern approach to developing innovation...
The Governing Gold Standard
The last article posted at this blog, “Another Insidious Foe of a Solid Board-Superintendent Partnership,” tells how getting your school board...
Another Insidious Foe of a Solid Board-Superintendent Partnership
You might recall that my April 14 article talked about an insidious foe of a solid board-superintendent working relationship: the assumption that...
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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.