Presenters Robert S. Landrebe and Randy Thomann discuss the board's critical role in strategic planning.
- How do you allocate scarce resources to achieve your mission?
- How can you develop competencies to meet new market opportunities?
- How do you plan based on strategic assessments and insights and not just wishful thinking?
The issue now is strategy, not governance
The day of the ‘heroic president’ is over, says Robert E. Cooley in an interview with retiring In Trust president Christa R. Klein. These days, the president’s role is to work with the board, faculty, and administration to form a pluralistic leadership team — one that can quickly adapt to an uncertain future.
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Is strategic planning a waste of time?
No, it's essential. And here's how to get started. Also, at the end of this article, an interview with Robert E. Cooley on the board's essential role in planning.
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Academic priorities
Boards tackle academic planning
In Trust spoke to four schools to explore how their boards were involved in the academic planning that was part of institutional self-study: Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Carey Theological College, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and Covenant Theological Seminary.
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