by Ralph Enlow | Oct 2, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
Wait, I thought you said … In launching this blog post series, I boldly asserted that an educational institution’s missional success ultimately depends, not on its executive leadership, but on its faculty. I also cautioned that academic credentials alone should...
by Ralph Enlow | Sep 25, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
What to do? My plate is overflowing. As an educational leader, you are confronted with a variety of competing priorities. To be sure, failure to ensure that student enrollment and donor support revenue streams are flowing will render other priorities irrelevant. Poor...
by Ralph Enlow | Jul 31, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
Bottom-up build or top-down tumble This is the last in my series of posts on board governance. I began by saying, Show me any measure of institutional distress and I will inevitably discover roots of that dysfunction in significant governance flaws. With reference to...
by Ralph Enlow | Jul 17, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
The first two questions in presidential performance accountability How can boards relate effectively to presidents? In my previous post, I offered four key board-CEO relationship questions. Let’s take a brief look now at the first two questions: Are we clear about the...
by Ralph Enlow | Jul 10, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
The two-question agenda One rather stark morsel of conventional board wisdom suggests that every board meeting should revolve around only two questions. First question: Should we fire the president? If the answer is, “No” then the second question should be: How can we...
by Ralph Enlow | Jul 3, 2016 | 4ThoughtLeaders, Bible-Centered Leadership, Biblical Higher Ed, Perspectives |
The frame makes the picture It’s amazing what a good mat and frame can do for a piece of art. Choosing those things is an art in itself. The same applies to board policies. In this practical guidance for board governance series, I have thus far considered why and how...
