Archive for January, 2017
Six Hats That Extraordinary Superintendents Wear
Doug Eadie
As part of my superintendent and nonprofit CEO coaching work over the past several years, I’ve developed six “hats” that – in my experience – really extraordinary superintendents and other chief executives wear. These roles have proved to …
Superintendents Leading From Their Bully Pulpit
Theodore Roosevelt
Over the holidays, I re-read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit, a superb study of the Progressive Era and the administrations of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. According to Goodwin, Roosevelt coined the term “bully …
Kick Off 2017 By Updating Your Superintendent Governance Strategy
Doug Eadie
Preparing for a recent superintendent coaching session, I fine-tuned the process that I’d developed several years ago for updating the Superintendent Governance Strategy. All really board-savvy superintendents know that governance (encompassing the work of the board and the …
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