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?

Negotiating 40

Negotiating Interviewing Mentoring Promotion 40

Bonnie Low Kramen

DECEMBER 28, 2021

After all, most employees need a good reference in order to get their next job. Instead, they turn in their neat resignation letters, retrieve a reference letter, pack their belongings, and never look back. It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. Except for one thing. What’s Stopping Us?

Salary 105

Salary Management Training 2021 105

Eat Your Career

JANUARY 13, 2020

Note: The one area I will not be addressing is salary, as there is too much variation and nuance to adequately cover this topic here. Administrative Assistant is the most common and most generic title for support roles in business environments. However, I recommend that you do your own research on Salary.com.).

Administrative Professionals 230

Administrative Professionals Training Skills Agenda 230

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 29, 2013

We are no longer referred to as ‘the girl’ and we certainly do not have to balance our feminine charms with a can do attitude in a male dominated office environment. We can be promote, we can move out of the role into other parts of the business and we can do more than the role requires.

Gossip 100

Gossip Salary Filing AT&T 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 29, 2013

We are no longer referred to as ‘the girl’ and we certainly do not have to balance our feminine charms with a can do attitude in a male dominated office environment. We can be promote, we can move out of the role into other parts of the business and we can do more than the role requires.

Gossip 100

Gossip Salary Filing AT&T 100

On The Job

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Jeanne Achille also was disappointed with the hiring of a recent college hire, promoted by a university professor as a “superstar” and fired after three weeks when it was discovered she spent hours online at work visiting a dating site. How they act at College or University won't lead to success in a working environment.

2009 100

2009 AT&T Mentoring Skills 100

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Pictures, sound, words, visuals, environments. I often refer to it as my “Would You Like Fries With That?&# (I also took classes in journalism photography, linguistics and art) Am I a broadcaster? Am I a filmmaker? But what I now realize after so many years is that the appeal was communication. About anything, any time I need it.

2009 40

2009 AT&T Learning Resume 40

Eat Your Career

JULY 12, 2010

But I place blame squarely on The Donald for promoting at least one ridiculously bad piece of career advice. I’m referring, of course, to his frequently repeated mantra, “It’s not personal; it’s business.” And thus, the idea that business is not personal has no place in the modern business environment.

2010 100

2010 Yahoo AT&T Stress 100

Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Billionaires, statistically speaking, are no happier than millionaires, and millionaires no happier than whatever you call people earning 6-figure salaries. Centering is becoming aware of you, yourself, your environment (people around you) and the whole FIELD, that hold everything (the universe, the space, …) How do you center?

2010 40

2010 AT&T Goals Learning 40