The Board-Savvy CEO

'The Board-Savvy CEO' is a 'survive-and-thrive' handbook for nonprofit chief executive officers. Author Doug Eadie draws on his real-world experience with hundreds of nonprofit and public organizations in offering detailed, thoroughly tested guidance that you can put to immediate use in building a truly high-impact board-CEO partnership. You'll learn how to: help your board strengthen its governing capacity by clarifying the board's governing role and putting in place a well-designed board committee structure; assist your board in mapping out processes for active, meaningful board member engagement that fosters sound governing decisions and satisfaction; and nurture a resilient CEO-board partnership through robust communication and an effective process for board evaluation of CEO performance. This richly detailed volume will help you forge the kind of board-CEO governing partnership required to capitalize on opportunities and counter threats in a changing, challenging world.