We Are Called...To Do the Right Thing: A Practical Guide for Leaders Based on Personal Reflections & Experience from a Longtime Higher Education Leader

We Are Called . . . To Do the Right Thing: A Practical Guide for Leaders Based on Personal Reflections & Experience from a Longtime Higher Education Leader

Prakash Mathew’s debut guide on leadership offers a compelling invitation to principled leadership with prudent and practical habits, gleaned from his almost four decades of student affairs work in higher education. We Are Called illustrates lessons in leadership with stories from a life well lived. Expounding on his 80/20 Principle, Prakash provides a plan for doing the right things for the right reasons.

We Are Called is of interest to leaders in higher education institutions (public and private), business leaders and organizations, religious organizations, start-up companies, search firms, and any organization seeking a change process, and as a training resource for boards, councils, and commissions.

Paperback, 120 pp., photos, index 

$16.95

PRAKASH MATHEW came to Fargo, North Dakota, in 1971 from India after receiving his bachelor's degree in Agriculture and Rural Sociology from Allahabad Agricultural Institute. He earned his master's degree in Counseling and Guidance from North Dakota State University and went on to a 38-year career trajectory that took him from Director of Residence Life to Vice President for Student Affairs. Prakash provided leadership at the state, regional, and national levels, and he held offices in the National Association of Student Affairs Administrators on the National Board of Directors and as regional Vice President. He also served on the Executive Committee for the Council of Student Affairs for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. His awards include the NASPA Pillar of the Profession, the NASPA Region IV West Distinguished Service Award, the James J. Rhatigan Outstanding Dean Award, the Blue Key Doctor of Service Award, and the NASPA Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as Dean. 

 

ISBN: 978-1-946163-47-9

Page Count: 120

Picture Count: 14

Index

Paperback

Publication Year: 2021