This training is designed for both new chiefs of staff as well as institutions looking to hire a new chief of staff or presidential assistant.

During this webcast our expert speaker, an experienced Chief of Staff herself, will take you through the following considerations:

• Determining the Needs of Your President
  Is your President new to the role? Have they led at a previous institution or been at your current institution for many years? The answers to these questions will help to guide your initial conversations and help determine how you can best support the President.
• Communicating Your Role to Others
  Once you and your President are on the same page, it’s important that both of you communicate to stakeholders and your institution how your role will be defined. Helping others understand what lies within and outside of the boundaries of your role will help mitigate confusion.
• Establishing and Maintaining Professional Boundaries
  Chiefs of Staff have a unique position on campus. They have direct access to the President and are often charged with implementing specific initiatives, but usually without a supervisory role. In this section, we will talk through ways to balance your access to the President while also being accessible to your colleagues.
• Maintaining a Successful Working Relationship with the President
  Once you have established initial roles and procedures, how do you maintain those working relationships? How do you ensure that your current workflow is successful? In this final section, we will discuss ways to revisit your protocols and make adjustments as needed.