“Well, it’s all about policy making. In a nutshell, that’s what the board does, right – enact policies?” I’ve quoted verbatim from one of hundreds...
8 Insidious Foes of a Solid Board-CEO Partnership: A New Series
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Month: March 2016
Two Extraordinary CEOs Still Traveling the Continuous Leadership Improvement Road
Over the quarter-century I’ve been working with public and nonprofit chief executive officers, I’ve noticed that the ones who...
Planning Out of the Box: Updating CSAE’s Business Model, Part Two
“This couldn’t be more different from what many people call strategic planning,” I thought to myself as I listened to the...
What Makes Women Such Effective Board Members?
Karen Philbrick “What makes women such effective board members?” That question came up over a glass of wine at the Women’s Transportation Seminar...
The Canadian Society of Association Executives Updates Its Business Model: Part One
The February 26 article at this blog, “About Nonprofit Business Models,” defines the term “business model” as a description...
Superintendents Jose Espinoza and Nick Polyak on Building a Strong Partnership With the Board
I’ll never forget walking into a superintendent’s office a few years ago and finding her distraught. She’d just come out of...
“What makes women such effective board members?”
"What makes women such effective board members?" That question came up over a glass of wine at the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) reception...