GOVERNANCE EDGE, LLC
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

Before founding Doug Eadie & Company, Doug taught ancient history and English in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as a Peace Corps Volunteer and served in a number of nonprofit and public executive positions, including state and city budget director and community college vice president. Doug helped us transform a really good Spokane Transit Authority Board into an even stronger governing body. Doug has helped…to clarify our organization’s strategic directions and its strategic change targets. Doug helped me and my Board Officers design and facilitate a really powerful daylong retreat. Doug’s presentation…provided participants with a fresh view of the Board/CEO partnership… With Doug’s help, we’ve laid the foundation for a rock-solid Board-CEO partnership at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. The workshop Doug provided…was a real winner: substantive, insightful, and entertaining. is both a powerful addition to the K-12 governance literature and a practical guidebook for school board members, superintendents, and senior administrators. Opening with a crystal-clear, eminently practical definition of the work of governing that goes well-beyond the outdated notion of “policy making,” this exciting new book then takes a close look at the key elements involved in building the kind of rock-solid board-superintendent governing partnership that these changing, challenging times demand. According to Dr. Dallas Dance, superintendent of the Baltimore County Public Schools, “Governing at the Top is chock-full of practical, tested wisdom that superintendents can put to work in partnering with their boards.” of this popular favorite offers even stronger guidance on how to turn your board members into extraordinary leaders and to build a really solid board-CEO partnership. Learn how to take full advantage of your board’s tremendous governing potential by applying Doug’s High-Impact Governing Model. The practical guidance provided in this book is not abstract or theoretical; it has been thoroughly tested in real-life situations and can be put to immediate use in your nonprofit or public organization. Coauthored with Paul Houston, former Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators, this book provides superintendents and senior administrators with detailed, practical guidance in developing the knowledge and skills required to build really close, positive, and productive partnerships with their school boards. opens the door to meaningful school board involvement—in close partnership with the superintendent—in making strategic decisions for their districts, in monitoring district performance and in building relationships with key community stakeholders.