Moments in Leadership : Case Studies In Public Health Policy And Practice Barbara DeBuono

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The spirit of the enterprise : distinctions in collegiate mission, culture, and outcome -- The call to responsibility : changing metaphors of leadership role -- A rejected Russian major : leadership knowledge domains -- Boa constrictors and other office mates : the artistic use of power and authority -- Political ping pong : the constructive uses of conflict -- Radioactive nurses and reluctant bursars : evolutionary and breakpoint change in higher education -- New chancellor on campus : the leader as constructive pessimist -- Soul erosion and executive empathy : the seduction of leadership conscience -- Fish, books, and politics : patience and persistence payoffs -- Leadership reveille : open heart realities and leadership style -- Pressure and profanity from the general manager : reflections on leadership effectiveness -- Questions of accountability : linking cultures of evidence and cultures of faith -- Afterword : a friend of mind : the cultivation.