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Cementing the Partnership With Your Board
This post has been adapted from an article that originally appeared in the Spring 2018 edition of the Association Forum’s “CEOnly Newsletter.” It...
CEO Brad Miller’s Podcast on Tweaking PSTA’s Business Model
In a rapidly changing environment, one of the preeminent keys to making sure your authority thrives and grows is for you, as your authority’s CEO,...
A Critical CEO Challenge: Updating Your Authority’s Business Model
According to APTA Chair Nat Ford and CEO Paul Skoutelas in the podcast featured in the March 14 post at this blog...
Turning Board Evaluation of the CEO Into a More Powerful Relationship Building Tool
“But won’t I be inviting my board members into my business and leaving myself open to the kind of micro-management that can really disrupt my work?”...
The CEO-COO Partnership: Powerful Benefits But a Real Challenge to Make It Work
A two-person executive office consisting of a chief executive officer who focuses on the relationship with the board, strategic planning, and...
Don’t Emulate Poor Richard III: Protect Your Authority’s Image
And therefore since I cannot prove a lover to entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures...
APTA’s Dynamic Leadership Duo Takes on the Mobility Management Issue
Drawing on my quarter-century in the public/nonprofit leadership field, I could share many true stories of successful board...
Dramatic Innovation on the Health and Wellness Front at IndyGo on CEO Michael Terry’s Watch
The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (known as “IndyGo”) has been blazing trails on the health and wellness front for the past decade...
It’s Never Been Easier to Publish Your Own Book, So Go For It!
“Have you thought about publishing your own books?” No I hadn’t, and, to be honest, the question took me aback when I heard it a decade ago. I was...