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

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...

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Main Authors: Eckel, Peter D. (Author), Trower, Cathy A. (Cathy Ann) (Author)
Other Authors: Chait, Richard (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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