SO YOU WANT TO

BE THE BOSS?

JIM WHITAKERA S S O C I AT E V I C E C H A N C E L L O R O F E N R O L L M E N T M A N A G E M E N T

C H I E F F I N A N C I A L A I D O F F I C E R

• Don’t Be Afraid To Fail Or Apologize

• Facebook Is Not Your Friend

• Advanced Degree

• Dress For Your Next Job

• Don’t be “that girl” or “this guy”

• Own Your Job

• Jack of All – Master of One

• Get the Big Picture

• Be Willing to Relocate

• Embrace Professional Development

• Get Involved

• Networking

• Industry Knowledge

• World Knowledge

• Be the “Go to Guy”

• Polish Skills

• Be a Presenter

• Engage a Mentor, Be a Mentor

• Master Technology

• In First, Out Last

• Vacation, Sick

• No Surprises

• Know Why You Want to Be the Boss

• If You Come With a Problem, Come

With a Solution

• Under Promise and Over Deliver

• Know the Difference Between Authority

and Responsibility

• Don’t Ask Subordinates to Do What You

Would Not

• Speak Truth Especially to Power

• Plan, Plan, Plan – Revisit 2 to 3

years

• Communicate

• Envision

• Listen

• Lead Don’t Just Manage