Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

A: I've been extremely lucky and have NOT worked for anyone difficult or nightmarish - high standards and extremely fast-paced or high-pressure environments, yes. Compared to, say, a more corporate environment where an executive assistant's career ceiling is really only that of a more senior executive assistant?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. So, some reasons why a previous assistant does not come with their boss are: 1) The boss moves to a new city/state and the previous assistant can’t come because they don’t want to/can’t move, the commute becomes too far, or they don’t want to work in the new office/environment.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

Much has changed for the executive assistant and administrative professional, and in order to thrive in this new working environment, it’s up to both to operate wisely, using savvy to make the right decision regarding the right question at the right time. Demonstrate your leadership skills. What’s in a name?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

The point of the above exercise is to figure out if the solution is something that can be fixed with a little action/daily maintenance (go on vacation, take better care of yourself, respectively) or will take long term planning and goals/strategy (move closer to family or save enough money to travel for a year). How did I learn this?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2014

If you can learn to work with them, you have skills that 99.9% They have no/poor communication skills, they lack intra and interpersonal awareness. And you will need a personal life, loved ones, hobbies, dreams, and a support system to help offset a terrible boss and the toxic work environment tenfold. of the EAs don’t have.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Obtaining funds from work to complete training in the current environment is difficult. Yes, I have taken job-specific software classes, classes to learn organizational and people skills, and took computer certification classes which I was not aware I needed coming right out of high school. Only the usual Microsoft skills.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Rebecca will be taking part in our Working Environments panel session. This session will address the different working environments assistants now find themselves in and the challenges they face. Soon after graduating an opportunity arose for her to travel to Palestine to film the clashes at Qalandia checkpoint.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2016

Most of my bosses could talk politics, the environment, current events, and tech. They could also talk to a traveling foreigner about gourmet/foodie culture, sometimes in that exec’s native language. The sheer hours of mentoring I received from this person was unmatched. This boss was relatable. They were personable.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

You want to meet people who can be friends, guides and mentors. You give them a chance to see what you can really do, outside the work environment. After dropping out of high school, he traveled and worked his way around the world, eventually visiting eighty countries on six continents.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

But in reality – the most useful skill that opened a lot of doors for me were my soft skills. 1) Do you have the admin skills to be an EA? Can you fit in a creative, free flowing environment or a structured corporate environment? Use the same buzz words, job descriptions, and skills they used in their job ad.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Survival Skills For Living In A NOW World In my productivity consulting, the single most common woe I hear is that clients feel they can not keep up with all the demands placed on them in different areas of their lives. In today's society, we are taught at a very early age that Multi-Tasking is this great skill to have.

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

Eventually, she traveled to visit those who wrote to her. Environment journalist Emma Marris invites readers to go with her on a global tour of researchers working in different habitats. This memoir is an account of how she healed and a look at her different journeys, whether through illness or through the world. .

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

A chance to show off all of my skills and convey the sense that “hey, I can do this for you too.&# Travel Zen: How To Avoid Making Your Vacation Seem Like Work Reply Jack Busch ( @anthrocopy ) December 7, 2009 at 7:54 am Sorry – with all that being said, I would totally pay an occasional buck for a good read. .&#

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