The Glass Cliff: One Transman's Leadership Odyssey

Redefining Leadership-From the Inside Out Leadership in higher education is rarely simple-but for those leading from the margins, it can be uniquely complex.The Glass Cliff explores what it means to lead with integrity in institutions built on tradition, hierarchy, and too often, exclusion.Drawing from his lived experience as an openly transgender department chair and his expertise as an experimental psychologist, Professor Mel Rutherford offers a compelling roadmap for building trust, community, and resilience amid crisis and systemic bias.Through a rare combination of research, reflection, and real-world leadership practice, Rutherford weaves together values-based governance, shared leadership, and compassionate accountability into a model of inclusive transformation.His story illuminates the intersection of personal calling and professional responsibility-offering both guidance and solidarity for those working to reshape organizational culture by including: Evidence-based research w