- Delegate the responsibility to him/her to save you time.
- Ask him/her to make the gatekeeping for you a priority by screening
interruptions and phone calls, drop-in visitors, by sorting mail and maintaining
an effective filing system.
- Meet with him/her, together with other members of the administrative team, at
the end of each week to review school objectives and accomplishments, to plan
ahead and to set priorities for the following week.
Call on colleagues: Build a network
Asking someone’s advice is a sincere form of flattery
Build a support network
Attend any OPC workshop that you can; they provide valuable information
on how to do the job.