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Aurora Jackson: A Consummate Chief Governing Relationship Manager

Aug 30, 2018

Not long ago I spent three hours with the governance committee (including the chief executive) of the board of a large senior services nonprofit,...

Developing Your Board’s Governing Capacity Isn’t a Piece of Cake

Aug 21, 2018

The last two articles posted at this blog have taken a look at the transit CEO’s “Chief Board Developer” role, which Dave Stackrow, APTA Vice Chair,...

The CEO as Chief Board Developer: Part 2

Aug 16, 2018

The August 6 post at this blog makes the case for transit chief executives to play what I call the “Chief Board Developer” role, building the...

The CEO as Chief Board Developer: Part 1

Aug 6, 2018

Since strong, creative board leadership is one of the preeminent keys to your transit authority’s long-term success in this changing, challenging...

Beware of the Passive-Reactive Board

Jul 31, 2018

Over the years, a basically passive-reactive approach to governing – a model of sorts – has been passed down and has predominated – and probably...

Turning Your Board Into a Cohesive Governing Team: Part 2

Jul 17, 2018

As I noted in last week’s post at this blog, turning transit boards into really cohesive governing teams is no piece of cake, primarily because the...