“Nothing’s really changed, and that’s terribly disappointing.” This is what the CEO told me in a recent coaching session about the results of a...
Taking a Holistic Approach to Strengthening Your Board’s Culture
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Board Savvy Transit CEO Blog Archive
Proven techniques for developing rock-solid board-CEO partnerships
Surviving and Thriving With Your First Board: 3 Tips for CEO-Aspirants
I’ve lost count of the horror stories CEOs have told me in our one-on-one coaching sessions – about working with their first board after reaching...
Don’t Fall Into the Policy Governance Trap
A year or so ago, I got a call from a transit CEO desperate for help. The year before, he explained, his board had adopted a “policy governance...
Learning – and Owning – By Doing: the MTA and STARS Experience
Ed Benning has bitten off a major chief executive leadership chunk: not only serving as full-time General Manager/CEO of the Mass Transportation...
Board Members as Ambassadors-in-Chief Part 2: Your Image Vision
The September 9 article at this blog, “Making Sure Your Board Members Succeed as Ambassadors-in-Chief,” points out that establishing a board...
Making Sure Your Board Members Succeed as Ambassadors-in-Chief
“What do you think about getting my board members more actively involved in our public relations efforts?” My response to the transit CEO who’d...
Make Sure Your Board Has Its Own Governing Mission
“Does your board have a detailed governing mission?” My question was greeted by some quizzical looks in a recent “board-savvy CEO” workshop I was...
Extraordinary CEOs Who Wear the Demystifier-in-Chief Hat
This article was originally published at www.extraordinaryceo.com. Little did I realize what I was getting into when I was offered my first...
Boosting Your Board’s Self-Esteem
Hundreds of interviews with transportation board members over the years have taught me a valuable lesson. Board members who take pride in their...
Not Much Glamour – But This Apparent Sow’s Ear Is Really a Silk Purse
“That doesn’t really sound very CEO-like” That was the initial reaction of a transit GM in our coaching session a couple of years ago when I...
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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.