In one of the “board-savvy CEO” workshops I conducted recently, a participant – visibly upset – challenged my assertion that raising money wasn’t a...
Another Insidious Foe: Assuming That Fund Raising is a Key Governing Function
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Your Board Chair’s Paycheck
Around 14 months ago, I was chatting over lunch with the CEO of a national association about her incoming board chair. She was feeling pretty...
Satisfied Owners Make For More Reliable Partners: Hearing From MSAE’s CEO Cheryl Ronk
During a recent “board-savvy CEO” workshop I was conducting, the president & CEO of a nonprofit economic development corporation provided the...
Tending To Your Preeminent Stakeholder
One of the breakout groups at a board-CEO/GM retreat I recently facilitated had a great time going through what I call the “stakeholder relationship...
Bringing Off a Path-Breaking BJCTA Board-Executive Work Session
Our last blog post described a dramatic step the Board of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) took just four days before the...
BJCTA Takes a Big Step Toward a Solid Board-CEO Partnership
Ann August, Executive Director (CEO) of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), and several of her top lieutenants were pretty...