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The Perfect Executive Assistant—Hard Skills or Soft Skills?

C-Suite Assistants

If you’re looking to hire a new EA or EA/PA, it’s critical to assess the balance needed between “hard” technical skills and “soft” skills, before you start the process. Often, soft executive assistant skills are the difference between an average EA and the perfect EA.

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Here we were, professional assistants talking about the thingy for the PowerPoint. Nobody seems to really know what its called, but Powerpoint Remote was given as a common name. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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How to Make Money With AI in 2024: A Beginner’s Guide to Saving Time and Effort

Success

I can train overseas team members to become skilled, prompt engineers and help them leverage tools like ChatGPT and Grammarly to produce work that’s 95% done. The AI tool communicates updates and does follow-ups with potential customers. Most of my week now centers on strategy, data-driven optimization and relationship building.”

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away. What is coming up on the calendar for the next three weeks? She is living it up. Being an excellent assistant is not just about PowerPoint and Excel.

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How to Deftly Handle Conflict With Your Boss

Success

But the conversation never ends up being as scary as your idea of it,” Kerrigan says. Industrial-organizational psychologist Dr. Nicole Scott, founder of EvoExec, LLC, believes when, how and even if you bring up conflict is related to the level of psychological safety you feel. “If Bring it up in your regular one-on-one’s?”

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7 Communication Mistakes You’re Making at Work

Success

Great teams with excellent communication skills can break down because they miss this simple step. Ditch the 35-page PowerPoint deck and explain why your project really matters. Anthropologists don’t go to a scene with something to prove; they show up subtly and listen carefully. Failure to write down decisions. Inept listening.

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5 Administrative Assistant Skills That Add the Most Value

Admin Awards

What are their administrative skills? Here are five administrative assistant skills that can help you get hired, succeed on the job and drive your career. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training. Industry knowledge. Expertise in software and social media.

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