Practical wisdom : thinking differently about college and university governance / Peter D. Eckel and Cathy A. Trower ; foreword by Richard Chait.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckel, Peter D., author.

Trower, Cathy A. (Cathy Ann), author.

Chait, Richard, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College trustees.

United States.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Administration.

College administrators--United States.

College administrators.

College trustees--United States.

Universities and colleges--Administration.

Physical Description:

xiii, 211 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC., 2019.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Evolving Board: Ways to Think About Governing Today

2.The "Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't" 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 Boardroom's Missing Element

9.The "Jobs" 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

16.1/2 Half a Chapter: The Unfinished Work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Eckel, Peter D. Practical wisdom.

ISBN:

9781620368398

1620368390

9781620368381

1620368382

9781620368411

1620368412

OCLC:

1035509847

Publisher Number:

99980387157