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5 Habits Guaranteed to Boost Your EA Career in 2021

Executive Leadership Support Blog

If you aren’t comfortable finding an accountability partner on a peer level, it might be better to seek out a mentor. A good mentor can guide you to greatness and push you through some of those rough patches. Mentors are more likely to be honest and aware of what you are realistically accomplishing, which can make a notable difference.

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

If you’re going to implement this across calendars and digital tools that overlap with others, it’s important to discuss it and create something that makes sense to everyone on your team. In Microsoft Office, categories carry across email, tasks, and calendar. When I see a red block on my calendar, I know it’s a speaking event.

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An Admin’s Guide to Effective Checklists

All Things Admin

Check/review calendars for today: (executive’s name). You might have a checklist for travel planning, one for event planning, one for preparing for quarterly board meetings, and one for ordering office supplies. It might look something like this: Beginning of the day: Unlock doors. Turn off forwarding on phones. Check voice messages.

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Day in the life: Diana Brandl, Senior EA at Mister Spex

Practically Perfect PA

Today’s Day in the life: Diana Brandl, Senior EA at Mister Spex, Founder and CEO of The Socialista Projects, Head of IMA Berlin and National Social Relations Officer, speaker, coach and mentor and all round superstar EA! Inspire…my own office team as I mentor and coach them to see them growing. And they do get a lot of mail.

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Networking – it doesn’t have to be a chore!

Practically Perfect PA

Years ago I would attend events with the sole purpose being to chat to my friends and drinking as many free glasses of wine as possible. I now realise that these events had huge networking opportunities which I failed to appreciate. You may want some advice on training you are considering or perhaps be looking for a mentor.

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5 Ways To Amplify Your Personal Brand

Office Dynamics

I literally write these into my weekly calendar to make it a priority. You should be able to answer these 2 questions: A company would hire you (or promote you) over another event professional because? Mentor someone in the company. It is about making a lifelong commitment to continual personal development. How do you do this?

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

Some have even gone above and beyond to personally mentor her throughout her time as an Executive Assistant – and now, Executive Business Partner! LEADER ASSISTANT LIVE EVENTS Check out our constantly updated schedule of events for admins and assistants at LeaderAssistantLive.com. So here I am. Jeremy Burrows 4:25 Love it.

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