The book provides case studies for reflection in a broad array of situations that that provosts must deal with. This book reveals the joys and challenges, stresses and benefits of the provost position. The many examples provided in case studies and scenarios fit a wide variety of campuses, as well as provost types, and give the reader much to consider. While the authors do not provide the "right" answers for the cases and scenarios, the differing approaches offered give readers an opportunity to think through what solutions they feel best suited to their leadership type and to understand what the potential outcomes of such choices might be. Along with the extensive exemplars, the authors provide a number of philosophical and practical pieces of advice for those new to or considering the provost position. These include such things as the challenges associated with communication, about which the authors say note that people hearing things they like are much more likely to judge the communication as effective than those hearing things they don't wish to hear; and the need to establish your own ethical boundaries or "uncrossable lines" before they are ever challenged; as well as hiring, working with direct reports and faculty groups, and collaborating across divisions. While a reader won't find a "how to" or all the answers here, it will stimulate the sort of thinking that is a necessity for those newly inhabiting or pondering a move to the role of provost.