The average employee stays at a job for just 4.6 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. College graduates will usually take their first steps into their career path either as an intern or entry-level employee with the hope to propel their career forward. Those first jobs are full of ups and downs with…
Administrative Competency Assessment
Am I A Good Assistant? How I used an administrative competency assessment to measure my skill level in the administrative field. Use this assessment for executive and administrative assistants as a tool to measure your skill level. Several years ago I was preparing for my first annual review with my new executive, Joan Burge, Founder…
Inspiring Business Leaders: 5 of the Most Influential Women
These 5 influential women are inspiring business leaders. According to a report published by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the gender gap in business is still very real and not likely to go away by itself. One of the recommended drivers in truncating this gap is to acknowledge the success that women have…
Are You Too Busy for The Most Important Partner In Your Office? The Importance of Daily Huddles
I recently received a request for advice from an assistant named Kathryn. She posed a typical problem that I have heard for years and I want to respond to her question in a blog as I bet many executive and administrative assistants run into the same problem. My challenge will be answering this concisely because…
Growing New Habits
Good morning and welcome to the last week of April. Brian Tracy is a favorite author, speaker, and consultant who I have admired for two decades. I’d like to share something with you that he said and then build upon it. “Success is 95% habit. Successful people are those who have developed good habits and…
BIG Action Begins With An Action Plan
This week’s Monday Motivator is written by Jasmine Freeman, Vice President and Chief Executive Assistant to Joan Burge. Hello, Monday Motivators! Joan declared 2014 to be the year of BIG! Each month she’s taken a different topic and shared its importance to living your BIG life in her Monday Motivators. This month, the focus is…