In my book Leading Out-of-the-Box Change (Governance Edge, 2012), I call really significant, self-planned and self-managed innovation and change a...
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Leading Innovators-in-Chief: Disney’s Robert Iger and DART’s Gary Thomas
"What can I do to get my board meaningfully engaged in leading innovation and change in my authority?” I hear variations of this very important...
The Creativity-Innovation Nexus: Part One of Our Creativity Series
The innovation process – and the role of the chief executive as your authority’s “Chief Innovation Officer” – has been a major focus of this blog,...
Comet CEO John Andoh Wearing the Innovator-in-Chief Hat
Experience has taught me that successfully implementing significant out of the box change initiatives depends on the strong leadership of a chief...
Get Your Board-CEO Retreat Right
Retreats have become a popular vehicle for involving transit board members, their CEOs, and executives in accomplishing high-impact governing work...
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...
Vision: Your Board’s Driver of Innovation and Change
This article originally appeared at our Extraordinary CEO blog. It is just as pertinent to public transit leaders. A few months ago I sat in on a...
CEO Bill Carpenter On RTS’s Award Winning New Transit Center
The Regional Transit Service’s award-winning Transit Center, which was named 2016 Project of the Year by the American Public...