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Six Hats that Extraordinary Transit CEOs Wear
As part of my transit and nonprofit CEO coaching work over the past several years, I’ve developed six “hats” that – in my experience – really...
IEDC President & CEO Jeff Finkle on Learning From Mistakes
The last article posted at this blog, “So Tell Us About Your Failures,” makes the point that all CEOs fail at one time or another, but truly...
So Tell Us About Your Failures
Years ago I was working as a coach to a CEO search committee that was developing the questionnaire they’d be using in interviewing candidates for...
Looking Beyond Conventional Leadership and Management Literature
I could see several raised eyebrows in the CEO workshop I was running in Minneapolis a couple of weeks ago. I’d told the group that in recent years...
Two Extraordinary CEOs Still Traveling the Continuous Leadership Improvement Road
Over the quarter-century I’ve been working with public and nonprofit chief executive officers, I’ve noticed that the ones who...
When Procrastination Can Be a Virtue
I’m one of those old dogs who every so often needs to learn a new trick – actually, in today’s rapidly changing world, ever more frequently. For...
The Blind Visionary: Keeping Her Ego in Check and Things in Perspective
Two previous articles at this blog have talked about Virginia Jacko, who lost her eyesight while serving as a senior financial executive at Purdue...
Preparing to Take the Helm at the Virginia Society of Association Executives
Nonprofit and public executives who are CEO-aspirants are a key target audience for our Extraordinary CEO Blog. Our aim is not only to help them...
Jeff Thomson: From For-Profit Executive to Nonprofit Association CEO
Jeff Thomson has been tremendously successful and has found deep satisfaction as President and CEO of IMA (the Association of Accountants and...