What are they thinking?!

Understanding and Preparing Yourself for Mid-Level Decision-

Making

GLACUHO2015

Sarah MeaneyAssistant Director of Residence

LifeMiami University

Shandee Ewert

Assistant Director for Staff Development and Training

Loyola University Chicago

Marci WaltonAssistant Director for Academic

Support and Learning Communities

Loyola University Chicago

Identify three major factors influencing decision-making at the leadership level

Learning Outcomes

Articulate three strategies participants can employ within their current positions to begin

preparing for mid-level decision-making

Learning Outcomes

Apply leadership perspective to a current issue they are facing within their work

Learning Outcomes

Why this topic?

What forces impact centralized decision-making?

Campus Politics

Campus Partners

Budget

Concerns

Rapid Timelines

Extended Deadlines

How are decisions made at the mid-level?

Getting Buy-In

What happens when initiatives fail?

Authority Sandwich

Approaching Work from

a Mid-Level Lens

Be solution-oriented

Own Your Ideas

See the Big

Picture

Communicate Up & Down

Peers as Support vs. Gossip

Value Departmental Relationships

Feedback

Contribute To Success

Impact of Identity

8 Things Your Boss Won’t Tell You (But Wishes You

Knew)

Consider the previous

example you discussed…

How might you reconceptualize it from a mid-level lens?

What other factors might be at stake?

What are the benefits of the decision that was made?

How can you contribute to the success of the process or

people who are impacted by the decision?

In needed, how could you raise continued concerns most

effectively?

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