Information Cards
1st Side: # 1 thing advisors need to know about advising
2nd Side: A struggle you or your team face
Advice for Advisors
Dr. Malinda Nichols Daniel
Collegiate Concierge & Coaching, LLC
New Directions in Student Development Conference
March 4, 2016
The Many Faces of Advising
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Advising the over achievers
Advising the under prepared
Creating advising from scratch
Advising high school students (& their parents)
Advising the masses
Advising vs. counseling
Personalities: We All Have One
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• Characteristics important in an advisor
• Innate
• Can be taught
• Characteristics that could be “difficult” in an advisor
• Can be worked with
• Deal breakers?
Let’s Talk
Buy-In
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Sell
Sell
Sell
Buy
Buy
Buy
One Step at a Time
Priorities
Spreading the Virus
Practical/Feelings
• Taking an inventory
• Testing the waters
• Measuring support
• Defining desired results
• Game plan
Technical/Numbers
• Taking an inventory
• True needs analysis
• Making it work
• Getting it used
• Measuring results
Take Away
• For your consideration
• Your questions/struggles & our conversation
Thank you for your time, attention and participation today!
Please do not hesitate to reach out if I can be of assistance to you and your institution.
Dr. Malinda Nichols Daniel
Co-Founder Collegiate Concierge & Coaching, LLC
[email protected]
980.239.7534