{"product_id":"presidencies-derailed-why-university-leaders-fail-and-how-to-prevent-it-paperback","title":"Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Joel Trachtenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGerald B. Kauvar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. Grady Bogue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do some university presidents \"lose their way,\" and why are their consequential dismissals given so much media attention?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresidencies Derailed\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore in depth why university presidencies fail and how university and college leadership can forestall, if not prevent, future leadership failures. Former university president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, along with professor Gerald B. Kauvar and former chancellor E. Grady Bogue, organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from \"derailed\" university presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003ePresidencies Derailed \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to explore in depth why university presidencies fail and how university and college leadership can forestall, if not prevent, future leadership failures. Former university president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, along with professor Gerald B. Kauvar and former chancellor E. Grady Bogue organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from derailed university presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book with relevance far beyond academe.--\u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book should be read by presidential search committees and purchased by vice presidents worried about their president's success.--\u003ci\u003eNew England Journal of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery derailed presidency has its own story. The risk of failure is high.--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good resource for those serving on search committees, aspiring presidents, and others interested in leadership transitions.\"--\u003ci\u003eReview of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout qualification, this book is and will remain the classic on why university presidents succeed or fail.--Warren G. Bennis, University of Southern California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen Joel Trachtenberg \u003c\/b\u003ewas a long-serving president of George Washington University and the former president of the University of Hartford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBig Man on Campus: A University President Speaks Out on Higher Education, Reflections on Higher Education, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeaking His Mind: Five Years of Commentary on Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGerald B. Kauvar\u003c\/b\u003e is a research professor of public policy and public administration and the special assistant to the president emeritus at George Washington University. \u003cb\u003eE. Grady Bogue (1935-2013)\u003c\/b\u003e was the chancellor of Louisiana State University in Shreveport and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eQuality and Accountability in Higher Education: Improving Policy, Enhancing Performance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Jose A. Cabranes, U.S. Circuit Judge (New York) and trustee of Columbia University, former trustee of Yale University and Colgate University \"Canadian Journal of Higher Education\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We all err,\" write Trachtenberg, Kauvar, and Bogue. \"As academics, we must also believe that we can all learn how to reduce the chance for error. But human beings are endlessly imaginative and will no doubt continue to find new, innovative ways to mess up and also to do well and good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this mordant account of why university presidents fail, these authors show us why leadership in higher education is fraught with peril. Relying on first-hand testimonies from \"derailed\" university presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors, this book shows how good presidencies go bad. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, Gerald B. Kauvar, and E. Grady Bogue organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures and offer key advice on how institutions, their boards, and their leaders can avoid these acrimonious battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresidencies Derailed\u003c\/i\u003e provides a menu of best practices designed to forestall, if not prevent, future leadership failures. With incisive commentary drawn on years of insider experience, this book offers clear examples of derailments and precise advice on how to prevent these institutional disasters at research universities, liberal arts colleges, master's level institutions, and even community colleges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Joel Trachtenberg \u003c\/b\u003ewas a long-serving president of George Washington University and the former president of the University of Hartford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBig Man on Campus: A University President Speaks Out on Higher Education, Reflections on Higher Education, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeaking His Mind: Five Years of Commentary on Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGerald B. Kauvar\u003c\/b\u003e is a research professor of public policy and public administration and the special assistant to the president emeritus at George Washington University. \u003cb\u003eE. Grady Bogue (1935-2013)\u003c\/b\u003e was the chancellor of Louisiana State University in Shreveport and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eQuality and Accountability in Higher Education: Improving Policy, Enhancing Performance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52505658949939,"sku":"9781421419879","price":71.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SW8vSzRMRzBLUG1kV0NlOWJycm5rUT09.webp?v=1760227046","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/presidencies-derailed-why-university-leaders-fail-and-how-to-prevent-it-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}