@gardenstategal : Yep… it’s all about balance. In order to be an effective leader (and preferably liked and respected by the students), they have to have quite a skill set: being able to interact with the students, the faculty, the trustees, the donors, and (sometimes the most challenging of all…) the parents… the endowment, on and on. Keeping everybody happy is a major challenge. It’s no wonder that it is not easy to find a good one… and a very tall order to find one who can step into the shoes of a greatly esteemed HOS who is ready to retire.