Walk a Mile in Your Advisors Shoes Strategies for a Positive Relationship

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Walk a Mile in Your Advisors Shoes Strategies
for a Positive Relationship

• Kristin Hassey
• Advisor- Resident Hawk Association
• Saint Josephs University Philadelphia, PA
• NACURH 2007

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Ground Rule

• Different Organizations, Different Institutions,
  Different Student Leaders, and Different
  Advisors anything could happen!

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Agenda

• Roles of Students vs. Advisor
• The different shoes of Advisors
• What your Advisor can expect from you
• Communicating with your Advisor
• Plans to take home
• Quick Tips for Success
• QCC

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First Step

• Before you can work on the relationship between
  you and your advisor- you must establish their
  roles

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ACTIVITY

• Whose Role is it Anyways?

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Things you can expect from your Advisor
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The Many Shoes of an Advisor
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What are some of these shoes?

• Resource
• Counselor
• Advocate
• Historian
• Devils Advocate
• Administrator

• Motivator
• Role Model
• A Consultant
• Educator
• Friend
• Trouble Shooter
• Enthusiast

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Other Shoes

• Musician- Keeps things in harmony
• Gambler- Willing to take Risks
• Juggler- Handling more than one thing at a time
• Gardener- Helps others to grow
• Gopher- When no one else will do it

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What your Advisor Should Be Able to Expect from
You
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Brainstorm

• What are the top three things that you can give
  your advisor that will make their shoe wearing a
  little easier?

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What your Advisor Should Expect

• Make clear the role you would like the advisor to
  take in the organization
• Keep the advisor informed of the organizations
  plans and problems
• Make use of the advisors background and
  experiences
• Work out the tentative solutions to the problems
  before going to the advisor whenever possible

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What your Advisor Should Expect

• Observe lines of responsibility. Dont go over
  his/her head or pass by him/her entirely.
• Take initiative in arranging for regular
  executive committee meetings with the advisor
• Invite the advisor to all activities. Dont take
  his/her attendance for granted.
• Make him/her feel like a member of the
  organization.

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What your Advisor Should Expect

• Extend appropriate courtesies to the advisor and
  his/her guest at special functions such as
  dances, banquets, and meetings which include
  important speakers
• Show an appreciation for his/her services by
  letter, by appropriate comments at meetings, and
  other occasions, and personally

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Communication Strategies

• Set clear communication expectations
• Find out what their preferred method of
  communication is what is yours?
• Be up front from the start- it is hard to change
  communication patterns
• Be respectful in communicating dissatisfactions
• Communicating can solve the biggest problems

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Now its time to make your action plan
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Kristins Quick Tips/Advice

• Set expectations both what you expect from your
  advisor as well as what your advisor can expect
  from you- both each exec board position as well
  as general body
• Constant Communication- no mind readers
• Hold your advisor accountable for their roles
• Be understanding
• Have fun with your advisor!

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THANK YOU!Questions, Comments, Concerns