Here is another way to engage learners in drawing lessons from this case: 

a. “Mirror Image Fate.” What if Frances Workman had been hired to be president of Eastern University and Al Thomas, as president of Willard University about the same time? Would the performance of each institution be reversed, such that Eastern would be flourishing and Willard would be showing only modest gains? 

b. Form groups of 3-6 to address this question and to report their answer by consensus, with reasons. 

c. This should engender learner attention to differing and similar situational contingencies presented to the reversed presidents. Would each have the will and ability to flex their leadership styles to cover the differences?