Care and Feeding of Directors

Robert Siegel, who presents on the Exchange VOICES DVD: Building Enrollment, offers this advice to directors on taking care of themselves in his Exchange article, "Have You Hugged Your Director Today?"....

"Don't be a personal therapist for your staff.  Not only do we not know what we're doing, but having been supportive and empathetic, how do you revert back to Boss mode when needed?....

"When you need to, say 'NO.'  Mean it when you do say 'No.'  You get to decide when the conversation ends; it's a benefit of being the boss....

"Find professional support for yourself.  You need not only a means of personal support, but professional support as well.  Yours is a difficult and exhausting job.  Share this burden.  There are many ways to accrue this support: choose a buddy and talk often; have lunch with a colleague every other Friday; form or join a Director's Group; get mentored or mentor others."

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