Drawing on my quarter-century in the public/nonprofit leadership field, I could share many true stories of successful board...
APTA’s Dynamic Leadership Duo Takes on the Mobility Management Issue
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Board Savvy Transit CEO Blog Archive
Proven techniques for developing rock-solid board-CEO partnerships
Board-Savvy CEOs Avoid Falling Into the Board Self-Assessment Trap
I received an email promo last week from a national nonprofit ballyhooing its board self-assessment “tool,” which reminded me of a true story that...
Dramatic Innovation on the Health and Wellness Front at IndyGo on CEO Michael Terry’s Watch
The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (known as “IndyGo”) has been blazing trails on the health and wellness front for the past decade...
It’s Never Been Easier to Publish Your Own Book, So Go For It!
“Have you thought about publishing your own books?” No I hadn’t, and, to be honest, the question took me aback when I heard it a decade ago. I was...
Blazing Trails on the Diversity and Inclusion Front at RTS
In Changing By Design (Jossey-Bass, 1997), I recount a real-life example of the difference between what Chris Argyris calls “espoused theory” and...
Demonstrating Your Board Savvyness
Experience has taught me – and I’m sure many if not most of this blog’s readers – that the more board-savvy its CEO, the more effective a transit...
5 Facts of Life in the Rapidly Evolving “Field” of Public Transit Governance
Actually, governance – the leadership work of governing boards in close collaboration with their chief executive officers – isn’t yet a full-fledged...
David Stackrow, Master of the Governing Game, on the Board Chair-CEO Partnership
I’m delighted that David Stackrow was able to carve out an hour earlier this week for us to record a podcast focusing on the board chair-CEO working...
Time to Update and Fine-Tune Your CEO Leadership Resolutions
There’s wide agreement in the public transit sector that one of the preeminent vehicles for building and maintaining a close, productive, and...
Making Sure Your Retreat Generates Powerful Outcomes
Over my thirty years of work with public transit CEOs and their boards, I’ve seen a number of transit authorities bring off board-CEO-executive team...
Welcome to the Board Savvy Transit CEO Blog Archive
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.