Elevate your performance. Stay ahead of challenges.
Presidents and leaders of higher education institutions face unprecedented challenges this year. Acute contingencies are exacerbating the dynamics that were already transforming the higher education market. AGB provides the coaching, resources, content, and peer networks that will empower you to engage in professional development and confront the complex issues you will continue to face.
Recommended resources.
Assessing the Board Chair
FAQs
AGB
Effective Board Chairs: A Guide for University and College Chairs
2016
By Jeffrey B. Trammell
A President’s Guide to Effective Board Leadership
2021
By William E. Troutt
New President Toolkit
Toolkit
AGB
Developing Presidential Leadership Amid a Pandemic
Blog Post
by Terrence MacTaggart
Leadership in Times of Crisis
Trusteeship magazine article from January/February 2022
by David V. Rosowsky, Stephen M. Gavazzi, and E. Gordon Gee
Questions for boards.
Click below to reveal key questions for your board to consider.
Strategy
- Is your leadership embodying your defined mission and strategy?
- How can your leadership ensure institutional sustainability?
- What changes could be made to optimize presidential performance?
Governance
- How mature are your shared governance practices?
- What role does educational quality play in presidential decision making?
AGB supports high-performing presidents and board chairs.
Leadership is always a journey but never more so than right now. Facing urgent crises and long-term challenges, institutions must ensure that their presidents or CEOs are fully aligned with their boards and completely prepared to lead.
To help assess strengths, pinpoint areas for improvement, and develop presidents or CEOs as strategic executives, our consultants draw as needed on these capabilities:
360-Degree Presidential Survey
Leadership Interviews and Follow-Up Conversations
Peer Network Building
Action Plan Development
Scenario Planning and Support
Ongoing Guidance
“AGB was very critical in the early stages of my career as a foundation CEO in terms of my relationship with my volunteer leaders, and the development of the processes and procedures that we needed to put in place to make sure that we had a strong board.”
Rickey N. McCurry
CEO, University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation; Former CEO, Northern Arizona University Foundation
Discover where you are, where you can go, and how to get there.
Strategic leadership is crucial to the long-term success of higher education institutions in a volatile environment. Regular coaching ensures a strong partnership between the board and president or CEO and enables an institution to plan with confidence despite the uncertainty.
Contact AGB.
To learn how AGB Consulting’s services can benefit your institution, please contact 202-776-0865 or consulting@AGB.org. Or use this contact form:
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