Consulting Services

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Doug is an expert in planning and executing successful retreats and workshops. Doug’s extensive experience with hundreds of nonprofits—from national and state associations to local school districts, transportation authorities and other nonprofits—combined with his exciting and dynamic style, separates Doug from other consultants. Doug helped define the field, with 18 books and over 100 articles on board and chief executive leadership and strategic change management. Doug’s track record guarantees results.

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FACILITATING RETREATS

A retreat—an intensive strategic work session involving the CEO, your board, and senior managers is one of the most powerful ways to kick off your nonprofit’s annual planning cycle. Doug designs, facilitates, and follows-up on 1 and 2-day intensive board-CEO-executive team retreats, which are highly participatory and tailored to your organization’s unique needs and circumstances. These include:

Strategic Planning Retreats:  You will update values, vision, and mission; identify strategic issues; and brainstorm strategic change initiatives using Doug’s Strategic Change Portfolio Model  .

Governance Retreats:  You will clarify the board's governing role; identify governance issues; and  update the board’s governing structure and processes using Doug's High-Impact Governing Model.

Your leadership team and board will be engaged, energized and thoroughly satisfied as a result of their time together. Doug guarantees it. Download this complimentary article on Bringing Off a Successful Retreat to see how Doug uses his experience and training to ensure results.

ASSISTING TASK FORCES

Doug provides hands-on consulting assistance to Governance Task Forces consisting of board members and the CEO, which are charged to generate recommendations for strengthening the board's governing role, structure and processes. Doug's assistance includes preparing for Task Force meetings, drafting the Task Force Action Report to the board, and assisting in presenting the Action Report to the board.  Read how one Governance Task Force strengthened a school board’s governing capacity.

ADVISING CEOs AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES

Doug serves as Governance Counsel to CEOs and senior executives, helping them to fashion and execute strategies for implementing changes in board role, structure, and process that have been generated by a retreat or task force. 

Let’s talk about how Doug’s specific experience can benefit your organization.
Email Doug@DougEadie.com or call him directly at 800.209.7652.