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Extraordinary CEO Blog Archive
Taking Economic and Community Development Leadership to the Next Level
CEO Leadership on the Governance Front: Reflections on an Emerging New Model
This is how the chief executive officer of a large, urban public transit system responded to my question about engaging his board in the annual...
Turning Board Members Into Board Development Champions
You might recall that a year or so ago, we posted two articles on the subject of board capacity building – what is popularly known as board...
Board Chair Development Is a Fine Art at Tupelo’s Community Development Foundation
The landscape of nonprofit/public governance has changed dramatically in recent years. In my travels around the country these days, I’m...
Really Board-Savvy CEOs Know Enough To Avoid Recruiting Letterhead Board Members
Several posts at this blog have described what I call “insidious foes” of a solid board-CEO working relationship. These are erroneous assumptions...
Two Lynchpins of a High-Performing Board Committee Structure
While preparing for a four-hour Zoom work session recently with the chief executive and executive team of a nonprofit economic development...
Equity: A Value-in-Action on Dr. Eloisa Klementich’s Watch at Invest Atlanta
Preparing for the video interview I recently recorded with Dr. Eloisa Klementich, President & CEO of Invest Atlanta – focusing on Invest...
What Are You Paying Your Board Chair?
A few years ago, I was chatting over lunch with the CEO of a national association about her incoming board chair. She was feeling pretty...
Boosting the Governing IQ of the CEO-Aspirants on Your Executive Team
I recently conducted a one-on-one coaching session with a newly minted CEO who – six months into his CEO-ship – had run into serious trouble with...
Strengthening Board Engagement at the Pasco EDC on CEO Bill Cronin’s Watch
“Well, to be honest, my role as a board member is apparently all about sitting through endless staff show and tell...
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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.