Eight Keys to an Extraordinary Board-Superintendent Partnership

Doug Eadie, president of Doug Eadie & Company in Palm Harbor, Florida, writes, speaks, and consults on public and nonprofit board leadership and the board-CEO partnership. The author of 12 other books, including Extraordinary Board Leadership: The Seven Keys to High-Impact Governance, he has consulted with over 450 boards and CEOs. Before founding his consulting firm, he served as a community college senior executive, chief operating officer of a community services nonprofit, and an ancient history teacher at the secondary level.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 Preface: The Partnership ImperativeChapter 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 4 Key 1 Put Partnership at the Top of Your ListChapter 5 Key 2 Specialize in Governing "Business"Chapter 6 Key 3 Empower Your BoardChapter 7 Key 4 Turn Board Members into OwnersChapter 8 Key 5 Spice Up the Governing StewChapter 9 Key 6 Get Your Senior Administrators on BoardChapter 10 Key 7 Keep Expectations in SyncChapter 11 Key 8 Stay on the High-Growth PathChapter 12 About the Author

...the overall features of this work are relevant even for superintendents who have experienced an unsuccessful tenure and are seeking a second chance in the superintendency.