“That doesn’t really sound very CEO-like” That was the initial reaction of a transit GM in our coaching session last year when I suggested that he...
Not Much Glamour – But What Looks Like a Sow’s Ear is Really a Silk Purse
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Board Chair Trudy Bartley and CEO Joanna Pinkerton on Breaking the Traditional CEO Mold at COTA
Traditionally, at the top of the list of qualifications public transit boards specify when recruiting candidates for the CEO position is in-depth...
CEO Doug Allen Keeps a Close Eye on His Preeminent Stakeholders at VRE
Doug Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Virginia Railway Express, doesn’t need to hear this true cautionary tale, as you’ll see from the podcast he...
Caveat Emptor: an Axiom All Really Board-Savvy CEOs Take to Heart
To judge from participants’ questions during and after the workshop that Dave Stackrow, Carm Basile and I presented on September 25 at the APTA...
Donna DeMartino: Playing the Chief Innovation Officer Role With Gusto at San Joaquin RTD
Over the past quarter-century I’ve learned that the public transportation authorities that are really good at getting significant, out of the box...
Thoughts on True Humility and Senator John McCain
The following article originally appeared at www.extraordinaryceo.com. Thinking about Senator John McCain this morning – along with millions of my...
Aurora Jackson: A Consummate Chief Governing Relationship Manager
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
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
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...
VIA’s Jeff Arndt: Connecter-in-Chief Extraordinaire
There’s wide agreement in the for-profit sector that CEOs should be actively engaged in the external arena – building their enterprises’ image and...