I was delighted when Jeff Finkle, President & CEO of the International Economic Development Council, and Stuart Rogel, President & CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, accepted my invitation to record this podcast on the board-CEO partnership. These seasoned nonprofit leaders share practices that have helped them build close, positive, and productive working relationships with their boards over a quarter-century. Both Jeff and Stuart agree that the governing function – including keeping the board-CEO partnership healthy – must be one of the nonprofit CEO’s top priorities, right up there with strategic planning and external/stakeholder relations.
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...