| Description |
130 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
ACE/Praeger series on higher education |
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American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. The spirit of the enterprise : distinctions in collegiate mission, culture, and outcome -- Ch. 2. The call to responsibility : changing metaphors of leadership role -- Ch. 3. A rejected Russian major : leadership knowledge domains -- Ch. 4. Boa constrictors and other office mates : the artistic use of power and authority -- Ch. 5. Political ping pong : the constructive uses of conflict -- Ch. 6. Radioactive nurses and reluctant bursars : evolutionary and breakpoint change in higher education -- Ch. 7. New chancellor on campus : the leader as constructive pessimist -- Ch. 8. Soul erosion and executive empathy : the seduction of leadership conscience -- Ch. 9. Fish, books, and politics : patience and persistence payoffs -- Ch. 10. Leadership reveille : open heart realities and leadership style -- Ch. 11. Pressure and profanity from the general manager : reflections and leadership effectiveness |
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Ch. 12. Questions of accountability : linking cultures of evidence and cultures of faith -- Afterword : a friend of mind : the cultivation of a sustaining curiosity |
| Summary |
"Written for college leaders at all levels as well as for trustees, this book engages the reader, via narrative and analysis, with the reflective and the practical knowledge essential to a constructive legacy. In Leadership Legacy Moments the author reflects upon the ideas, skills, and values that are essential to effective leadership. He illustrates how ideas and values are linked in the stewardship of one of our nation's premier organizational enterprises. The book is about constructing a leadership legacy that is both effective and ethical."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
College administrators.
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Universities and colleges -- Administration.
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Educational leadership.
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| LC no. |
2007022765 |
| ISBN |
9780275997786 alkaline paper |
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