WHEN No. 2 IS BEST.

The article discusses the emerging trend in contemporary school superintendency in the U.S. where a growing number of assistant and deputy superintendents are declining offers to step up the top job while others are opting to return to a No.2 berth on the organizational leader. The executive search firms are considered the front-line observers of the trend after being hired by school boards to land the best talent to fill a superintendent vacancy.