CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. The Path to the Presidency -- 1. The Leaders and Best -- Institutional Saga -- The Michigan Saga -- A Heritage of Leadership -- Michigan's Character as a Trailblazer -- The Role of Institutional Saga in Presidential Leadership -- The "What," "How," and "Who" of the University Presidency -- 2. The Path to the Presidency -- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor -- Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief -- . . . and University President -- The Academic Leadership Ladder -- The Path to the Michigan White House -- On to Michigan -- Trapped in the Gravitational Pull of Academic Administration -- On the Brink -- 3. The Presidential Search -- The Search Process -- The Presidential Search: A Victim's Perspective -- A Postmortem -- Some Advice for Presidential Search Committees and University Governing Boards -- Some Advice for Candidates for University Presidencies -- So What Are We Supposed to Do Now? -- Part II. Presidential Leadership -- 4. Presidential Leadership -- The Elements of Presidential Leadership -- Several Unique Aspects of University Leadership -- The Many Styles and Philosophies of Presidential Leadership -- Adapting Leadership Styles to the Times and the Institution -- A Matter of Personal Style -- Movers and Shakers, Pushers and Coasters: The Impact of the Presidency -- Leadership for a Time of Change -- 5. Executive Leadership -- The Executive Officer Team -- Go Downtown and Get the Money -- Bricks and Mortar -- Crisis Management -- The Challenges of Executive Leadership -- 6. Academic Leadership -- The Academic Clockwork -- Academic Leadership -- Faculty Quality -- Selection and Recruitment of Academic Leadership -- Tinkering with Time Bombs -- The Challenges to Academic Leadership by the President -- 7. Political Leadership -- Growing Up in a Rough Neighborhood -- Defending the University.

The Loyal (and Sometimes Not So Loyal) Opposition -- The President and the Governing Board -- The Broader Political Agenda of the University and the University Presidency -- The Hazards of Political Leadership -- 8. Moral Leadership -- The Challenges to Moral Leadership -- Social Diversity and Academic Excellence -- Student Affairs -- Institutional Integrity -- The Bully Pulpit -- Pastoral Care -- Personal Traits and Traps -- 9. Strategic Leadership -- The Approach -- The Action Plan -- Lessons Learned and the Growing Concern -- Institutional Transformation -- Experiments and Ventures -- More Lessons Learned: The Challenges of Transformation -- Part III. The University President: an Endangered Species? -- 10. Life as a University President -- The President's Spouse -- The Hired Help -- A Turn about the University Calendar -- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous -- On the Road -- A Matter of Style -- Always Some Doubts -- 11. Tilting with Windmills -- Windmill No. 1: The Privately Supported Public University -- Windmill No. 2: College Sports -- Windmill No. 3: University Governance -- The Importance of Fighting Losing Battles -- 12. The Endgame -- Survival Instinct -- Putting It All on the Line -- Wear and Tear -- The Two-Minute Warning -- Taking Stock -- Fading Away -- Ten Years after a Decade at the Helm -- Whence and Whither the University -- Some Final Thoughts on the University Presidency -- Notes -- Index.