“Business Sense”

 Professional  Good Listeners  Motivated by others

 Communicate  Ask: What can I do for YOU?  Establish trust and reputation with others  Focus is on the success of others and the institution  Seek solutions AND results

 Know your chain of command  Builds trust and respect with superiors  Adhering to your chain of command keeps everyone in the loop  When to go above a link in the chain

 Having a position does not entitle an individual to trust OR respect  Build relationships with others  Earns trust and respect of others  Results, Results, Results

 Leadership hat is ALWAYS on  Allows for trust and respect in relationships with students and superiors  Increases your reputation with others  Stand out as a leader

 ALWAYS on  ALWAYS watching  ALWAYS evaluated  Standards are HIGHER  Expectations are HIGHER  Results carry MORE weight

 Maintain Professionalism  Only the first three sentences of an is read then a decision is made to continue reading or to delete  Relay the message soon and in as few words as possible

 If sending an when emotional, put it away and come back at a later time  Use caution with tone  Correct grammar, punctuation and capitalization  Have someone proof your for all of the above BEFORE you send

 To:  CC:  BC:  Forward:  Forward all:  EVERYONE sees your