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Winston-Salem State
University

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and the intent of the act. As a manager herself, she recognizes when her
supervisee is managing up, and she appreciates it. "I value when my
supervisee holds me accountable in the same way that I hold her - and
in the spirit of managing up, my own supervisor - accountable. You can
have a great experience with your supervisor and supervisees in a back
and forth, up and down way so long as your approach and tone are in
check."
Toeing the line of appropriateness in a relationship may create
hesitancy in managing up for some professionals who don't want to be
perceived as pushy or overstepping their boundaries. Alexandra Fields, a
residence hall director at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, describes
her attitude toward managing up as lukewarm. "I'm hesitant to manage
up as a direct report because I feel like it is going a step further than
challenging appropriately. The challenge of managing up is walking
the thin line between actually managing up and questioning someone's
ability to do their job. I do not ever want to give the sense that I am trying
to do someone else's job and am not staying in my own lane."
Circumstances may dictate the importance of managing up, especially
when a staff member has more context of the campus or department due
to longevity or changes in staffing. In those cases, staff may be called on
to provide historical information or details that give a supervisor a more
complete picture. Peter Blutreich, associate director for housing and
residence life at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, is second
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016
Contents
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Facilities
Human Resources
Fiscal Resources
Managing Full Circle
Making It Count
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Intro
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BB1
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BB2
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Cover2
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 1
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 2
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Contents
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 4
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 5
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 6
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 7
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Vision
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 9
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Just In
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 11
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 12
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BI1
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - BI2
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 21
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Transitions
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 23
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 26
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - 27
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Human Resources
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Fiscal Resources
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Managing Full Circle
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Making It Count
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - First Takes
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Around Student Affairs
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Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - New Members
Talking Stick - March/April 2016 - Snapshot
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