As our readers well know, serving on a governing board is only one type of volunteering in a nonprofit organization. High-level non-governing work...
High-Level Volunteering at the Tampa Hillsborough EDC Isn’t Confined to Governing
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Extraordinary CEO Blog Archive
Taking Economic and Community Development Leadership to the Next Level
Beware of the Emperor’s New Clothes Syndrome
In his December 2, 2019 post, "Deep Connection," blogger Seth Godin (sethgodin.com) writes that when "someone tells you what you need to hear,...
Disney’s Innovator-in-Chief Robert Iger: CEO Visionary Par Excellence
“What can I do to get my board meaningfully engaged in leading innovation and change in my organization?” I hear variations of this very important...
Overcoming the Inevitable Resistance to Change: the IEDC Story
“But we’ve always put our annual budget together in the board’s finance committee, and it’s worked well. Why in heaven’s name would we want to fold...
What Makes Women Such Effective Board Members
“What makes women such effective board members?” That question came up over a glass of wine at the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) reception...
Creating Board Development Champions
It’s a fact of nonprofit organizational life that many, if not most, board members are not passionately committed to developing the capacity of...
Benjamin Limmer Takes the Helm at HART in Tampa
In the informative and fascinating podcast Ben Limmer, new Chief Executive Officer at the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART),...
The Late Senator McCain and True Humility Redux
It seems appropriate, as we approach another Fourth of July celebration to re-post this article that originally appeared almost a year ago. It’s...
Leaders, CEOs, Teachers: Birds of a Feather
In Chicago recently to present a program for nonprofit chief executives on board-CEO relations, I made a side trip to visit a well-regarded...
The Creativity-Innovation Nexus: Part One of Our Creativity Series
The innovation process – and the role of the chief executive as your organization’s “Chief Innovation Officer” – has been a major focus of this...
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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.