Community College Leadership : Strategies for Boards, Presidents and Administrators.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rhodes, Gary L.

Contributor:

Creery, Sr., Mark A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community colleges--United States--Administration.

Community colleges.

Community college presidents--United States.

Community college presidents.

Community college trustees--United States.

Community college trustees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"Written from the dual perspectives of a community college president and community college board chair, this book covers everything about college leadership. Through personal anecdotes peppered with solid strategies, it offers advice on the responsibilities and challenges that come with leading a college. Whether you are a sitting college president or someday might be, this book will help you. If you serve on a community college board and would like insight into how to lead your college to its greatest potential, this book will help"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Forewords

Preface

Guide to Reading

1. Congratulations! Now What?

2. Supporting the Cause or Leading the Charge?

3. The Jenga Challenge of Higher Education

4. Pastor or Symphony Conductor?

5. Who's in Charge?

6. Pyramid or Funnel?

7. Why Didn't You Read the Instructions?

8. Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

9. A Beggar's Hand or a Vision?

10. Playing Poker with Wild Cards

11. Yin and Yang

12. An Achilles Heel or Seven Deadly Sins

13. Walking the High Wire

14. A Solemn Duty

15. Last Impressions

16. Sea Tides or Tsunamis?

17. SYSK

18. Help at Your Fingertips

Appendix: Compendium of Presidential Search Committee Questions

About the Authors and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4364-4

OCLC:

1290309534