Doug Eadie Blog
Deb Henton: An Award Winning Superintendent’s Successful Transition to Association CEO
As you’ll learn from the video interview that Deb Henton and I recorded recently, she brought in-depth, wide-ranging K-12 leadership experience to...
IEDC’s Jeff Finkle: Chief Organizational Architect Extraordinaire
Several posts at this blog have explored the various roles that highly successful nonprofit chief executive officers play – the functional “hats”...
3 Quick Fixes That Won’t Corral the Rogues on Your Board
“Rogue” board members are trouble makers who march to their own governing tune at their own tempo, with little concern about the impact on their...
3 Quick Fixes That Won’t Corral the Rogues on Your Board
I've met more than a few "rogue" board members over the course of my 35 years as a governance advisor. I define these board members as trouble...
Jeff Finkle: Master of the Nonprofit Governing Game
Since Jeff Finkle’s recent announcement of his impending retirement as the long-serving President/CEO of the International...
An Error of Judgment I Won’t Repeat
A little over five years ago I made an error of judgment that taught me a couple of really valuable lessons. I’d been retained by a Midwestern...
Joanna M. Pinkerton Leads a Panel Discussion on “Building a Solid Board-CEO Partnership”
I’m pleased to share the new video interview that our colleague Joanna M. Pinkerton, President/CEO of the Central...
Governing Is Truly a Team Sport
A little over six years ago I was guilty of an error of judgment that taught me a couple of valuable lessons. I’d been retained by a mid-size...
Board Standing Committees Supercharge Virginia Beach City Schools Governance
In the recent video interview I recorded with them, Board Chair Carolyn Rye and Superintendent Aaron Spence of...
Board Chair Trudy Bartley and President/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...
