The CIO Experience How Did I Get Here?

Group Conversation – five minutes with your table How do you think you become a CIO?

Making the Leap from Dean to CIO Length of path I sure wish I had known that… How to deal with a difficult boss as you look to transition

Professional Development Opportunities California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers – Deans Institute www.ccccio.org Association for California Community College Administrators – Great Deans, Mentoring Program www.accca.org Academic Senate for California Community Colleges – Curriculum Institute www.asccc.org California Learning Communities Consortium – http://wacenter.evergreen.edu/node/1767 California Community College Association for Occupational Education (CCAOE) – Leadership Institute www.cccaoe.org

Interacting at the Executive Level Thinking at the 50,000 foot level Supporting your office staff Supporting the divisions that report to you Maintaining a “can do” attitude while still living a life Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate Relying on your boss, your executive teammates, etc.

What to do if things don’t go well Difficult situations with fellow execs on campus If your vision doesn’t align with your CEO’s Managing personalities (including your own) before they cause conflicts.