Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch was famous for stopping citizens
on the streets of Manhattan and asking, "How am I doing?" Doing so
helped earn Koch a reputation for being down to earth, accessible, and
genuinely interested in doing right by his city.
Can today's college and university presidents take a lesson from
Koch? Is there value in walking the halls and quads of academe and
asking staff, faculty, and students to assess their performance on the
job? Career advisers generally say yes, but temper that advice with some
words of caution. . . .
Excerpted from the spring 2008 issue of The Presidency.
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Excerpt The Presidency, spring 2008 issue Career Paths column
