How did I get into the business of helping nonprofit boards and CEOs build their leadership capacity? This is the first question Cheryl Ronk,...
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Extraordinary CEO Blog Archive
Taking Economic and Community Development Leadership to the Next Level
Sue Buchholtz: Serial Social Entrepreneur
Sue Buchholtz, then President & CEO of The Spring, a nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence, made a vivid impression when I first met...
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...
Fear: the Insidious Foe of Positive Organizational Change
My most recent article at this blog, “Board Composition as a Conscious Growth Tool,” shared some really good news. The governance committee of a...
Board Composition As a Conscious Growth Tool
I recently sat in on a special work session of the governance committee of the board of directors of a large and influential aging services...
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...
The Powerful Case For a Diverse Board
At the recent chief executive workshops I presented for the Florida and Virginia Societies of Association Executives, a very familiar question came...
Cleveland Orchestra Miami: A Venerable Performing Arts Institution Leads Strategic Change
Founded in 1918, the Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world and has...
Sensible Failure
I wish I’d had a copy of a new book I’m going to tell you about when, years ago, I was engaged in an agonizing personal struggle. Then a community...
Dr. Steve Goldman: Volunteer Extraordinaire
If we simply think about ourselves, our stress and our problems and what we have to deal with, we miss the greater view of life. It is not simply...
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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.