Thriving in leadership: strategies for making a difference in Christian higher education

Forward / Gordon T. Smith

Leadership literature : implications for Christian higher education / Karen A. Longman

Part I: The interior life of thriving leaders

Thriving as a leader : the role of resilience and relationships / Laurie A. Schreiner

Leading from the center : body and place / MaryKate Morse

Honoring giftedness : a strengths approach to leadership / Deborah J. White

Part II: The social intelligence of thriving leaders

Tell me a story : using an old tool to sustain culture, embrace change, and envision a bold future / Patricia S. Anderson

The difference trust makes / Shirley V. Hoogstra

Orchestrating a life of influence / Deana L. Porterfield

Inside faculty culture / Carolyn E. Dirksen

Building a powerful leadership team / Shirley H. Showalter

Mentoring for leadership / Jeanine B. Varner

Part III: How leaders can shape a thriving organizational culture

Metaphors matter : organizational culture shaped by image / Marie S. Morris

Beyond "hospitality" : moving out of the host-guest metaphor into an intercultural "world house" / Rebecca R. Hernandez

Toward a distinctive, Christ-honoring campus culture : working the vision / Carla D. Sanderson

Leading a turnaround and the joy of a third-class ticket / Carol A. Taylor

Leadership in the fifth dimension : balancing time with the timeless / Lee F. Snyder

Epilogue / William P. Robinson.