Practical Wisdom
eBook - ePub

Practical Wisdom

Thinking Differently About College and University Governance

  1. 228 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Tables and Figures
  8. Foreword
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction: Thinking, Doing, Governing
  11. 1 The Evolving Board: Ways to Think About Governing Today
  12. 2 The “Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t” Dynamics of Governing
  13. 3 Is Your Board Mediocre?
  14. 4 Individual Competencies For Collective Impact
  15. 5 Right Answers; Wrong Questions
  16. 6 Spending Scarce Time Wisely
  17. 7 Ensuring Accountability For The Board by The Board
  18. 8 Curiosity: The Boardroom’s Missing Element
  19. 9 The “Jobs” of Committees: Of Drill Bits and Milkshakes
  20. 10 The Culture of Boards: Making the Invisible Visible
  21. 11 The (Not So) Hidden Dynamics of Power and Influence
  22. 12 The Prime Partnership Between Presidents and Board Chairs
  23. 13 Creating The Capacity For Trying Issues
  24. 14 Strategy, Higher Education, and Boards (And Forget Planning)
  25. 15 Getting to Grips with Shared Governance
  26. 16 Governing Circa 1749
  27. 16 ½ Half a Chapter: The Unfinished Work
  28. References
  29. About the Authors
  30. Index
  31. Also available from Stylus
  32. Backcover