I've met more than a few "rogue" school board members over the course of my 35 years as a governance advisor. I define these board members as...
Board Savvy Superintendent Blog Archive
Proven techniques for developing rock-solid board-superintendent partnerships
From Building Principal to Superintendent of the Bloomfield Hills Schools: Patrick Watson Meets the Change Challenge
As you’ll learn from the video interview I recently recorded with Patrick Watson, Superintendent of Michigan’s Bloomfield Hills Schools, Pat has...
CEO-Centric Leadership Targets Are Key to a Solid Board-Superintendent Partnership
Around fifteen years ago I was retained to facilitate a half-day work session involving a school board and its superintendent. In our initial call...
Superintendent Leadership on the Governance Front: An Emerging New Model
Over the course of my 35-plus years working with superintendents and their school boards, I’ve conducted hundreds of one-on-one interviews with...
The Retreat as a Board Capacity Building Vehicle
Experience has taught me that a retreat involving your school board and senior administrators can be a powerful tool for building your board’s...
Board Standing Committees Supercharge Virginia Beach City Schools Governance
The following post - one of our all-time most popular - features the experience of the Virginia Beach City Schools in employing well-designed Board...
Don’t Unwittingly Invite Board Micromanagement!
A superintendent called me recently, asking if I’d be interested in presenting a governance training workshop for her school board. She explained...
4 Board-Savvy Superintendents on Preparing Superintendent-Aspirants to Take the Helm
A few years ago a really bright and thoughtful superintendent almost 18 months into her first superintendency reached out to me for help. In our...
Superintendent-Aspirants Should Know How to Use Board Spear Carriers
The September 21,2020 post at this blog (https://www.dougeadie.com/david-schuler-on-preparing-aspiring-superintendents-for-the-top-spot/) features...
Even Superb Performance Won’t Save a Badly Eroded Board-Superintendent Relationship
When I walked in Rich’s office for our weekly project review meeting, I found him slumped at his desk looking distraught. When I asked him what’d...
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Doug Eadie’s professional passion and his company’s mission are to empower public and nonprofit organizations by building governing board capacity and developing rock-solid board chief executive partnerships. A nationally prominent organizational developer par excellence, Doug specializes in building the governing capacity of public school districts, public transit authorities, and economic development corporations.