A former Board Chair recounted how an innovative program garnered national recognition and sparked demand for their visionary CEO to speak at conferences and consult with other organizations. Unfortunately, this meant the CEO began to neglect their own organization. The Board Chair described how the Board learned about and addressed the challenges. Innovative Program Creates Demand for Visionary CEO’s Insights As told by a Board Chair somewhere in the US. I served on the board, and later as Board Chair, of a state-wide direct service organization that had developed a groundbreaking and effective program. The CEO, a respected innovator with… Read more

