
Practical Wisdom
Thinking Differently About College and University Governance
- 228 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Practical Wisdom
Thinking Differently About College and University Governance
About this book
Co-published with This series of essays written for trustees and administrative leaders of universities and colleges draws on the authors' extensive consulting experience, research into the dynamics of boards, and service as trustees, to focus on practical insights that will help readers improve governance. The authors have contributed a series of essays on governing well to Inside Higher Education, which formed the inspiration for this volume. The primary aim of the book is to provide insight that boards can use to enhance their governing practices. The author's take is not a "how to do" book but rather one on "how to think." Their basic premise is that too many boards are underperforming because they adopt or continue ineffective practices. However, thinking in more intentional if not new ways about not only what they do as boards, but how they go about their efforts, will help boards add value to the institutions and state systems they govern. The authors use thought provoking-titles and a conversational tone to engage the readers, get them to reflect on their work, and broaden their horizons.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Thinking, Doing, Governing
- 1 The Evolving Board: Ways to Think About Governing Today
- 2 The âDamned If You Do, Damned If You Donâtâ Dynamics of Governing
- 3 Is Your Board Mediocre?
- 4 Individual Competencies For Collective Impact
- 5 Right Answers; Wrong Questions
- 6 Spending Scarce Time Wisely
- 7 Ensuring Accountability For The Board by The Board
- 8 Curiosity: The Boardroomâs Missing Element
- 9 The âJobsâ of Committees: Of Drill Bits and Milkshakes
- 10 The Culture of Boards: Making the Invisible Visible
- 11 The (Not So) Hidden Dynamics of Power and Influence
- 12 The Prime Partnership Between Presidents and Board Chairs
- 13 Creating The Capacity For Trying Issues
- 14 Strategy, Higher Education, and Boards (And Forget Planning)
- 15 Getting to Grips with Shared Governance
- 16 Governing Circa 1749
- 16 ½ Half a Chapter: The Unfinished Work
- References
- About the Authors
- Index
- Also available from Stylus
- Backcover