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Best Virtual Assistant - Qualities of a Top-Notch Executive Assistant

ProAssisting Blog

They effortlessly navigate a spectrum of responsibilities, from managing calendars and scheduling appointments to orchestrating complex projects across various domains. Their adaptability and eagerness to learn allow them to rapidly acquire new skills and adapt to evolving demands.

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You’re Overthinking It—These 4 Simple Self-Improvement Hacks Will Change Your Life

Success

I have a calendar full of the total time I’ve moved each month on my desk. She says, “Having the confidence log so close to you acts like a mirror, so the next time people think ‘I can’t ask for more,’ or ‘I can’t negotiate this,’ or ‘I can’t reach out to a Fortune 500 client,’ they have evidence that they’ve done a lot already.”

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How to Upskill Yourself to Earn More Money 

Success

Upskilling, or the process of taking your skills to the next level at work, can be a great way to increase your value at your current company and help you negotiate a higher salary when you start looking for your next employment adventure. One of the benefits of upskilling at work is learning new skills during company time.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications.

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Survival Tactics for Administrative Professionals During Chaotic Times

Office Dynamics

Earlier this month you may have been scheduling business trips, events and negotiating with vendors. Fast forward to now; you’re vigorously putting out fires, redoing your Executive’s calendar, receiving cancellations and making them too. Working from the office is just as complex.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. On top of that, these leaders don’t do a very good job of managing their schedules because they don’t have time to look at their calendar from a holistic perspective. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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NOT, “Just An Admin!”

Office Dynamics

It took time, effort, mistakes and a lot of painful focus to learn and ultimately, I was successful. He asked me to find a location, negotiate a lease, remodel the space if needed and take care of all interior decorating and procurement. At any given moment we are asked and expected to be: Calendar Managers. Negotiators.