Originally published: “Setting an Agenda: How Presidents Succeed or Fail in Promoting Change,” Inside Higher Ed, May 2, 2012 Most new college presidents today are confronted with what their institutions deem insufficient resources (although what seems...
Originally published: “Presidents and Mission,” Inside Higher Ed , September 21, 2011 Several years ago, as I began the process of learning about a faith-based college in my role as the institution’s presidential search consultant, a member of the campus...
Originally published: “Producing Academic Leaders,” Inside Higher Ed, January 26, 2011 There has recently been increasing attention in higher education circles to what some fear is a looming crisis for the college presidency: the large number of...
Originally published: “Advice for the New Administrator,” Inside Higher Ed, November 4, 2009 When I became an academic vice president and then a president, I was fortunate. A good friend and former president agreed to be my sounding board. In the...
Originally published: “What Search Consultants Do,” Inside Higher Ed, August 5, 2009 Curious, a commenter on my IHE piece, “How Candidates Can Stand Out (in a Good Way),” wrote, “It is hard not to think that when search consultants are involved, the search...
