EA Pros Week 40—Dominate Your 1-to-1's

"There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Nelson Mandela

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EA INSIGHTS

Key Insights to Help You Thrive!

The Rise of Specialized Skills

There's a growing emphasis on specialized skills to further augment your value within the organization. For example: Proficiency in customer experience and project management is becoming increasingly sought after, with many managers acknowledging that such expertise can command higher pay. In fact, 69% of managers polled by Robert Half indicate that expertise in customer experience can command higher pay, while 62% echo that sentiment for project and program management skills. Why are these abilities so highly prized? Customer experience is at the heart of customer retention and brand reputation, both critical in today’s competitive market. As for effective project management, it’s more essential than ever for administrative professionals given the challenges facing modern organizations—whether it’s navigating remote work or integrating new technologies. This shift underscores the importance of continuous learning and adaptability, ensuring you stay ahead in a competitive landscape. Read more.

The Elite Assistant: Time Mastery Secrets of the C-Suite's Best Assistants:  Efficiency and effectiveness boil down to doing the right things at the right time. Time is your most precious resource; manage it wisely. For example, embracing the power of 'No' to protect your time, can allow you to batch similar tasks together reducing what’s known as context switching (harmful to the brain’s productivity). If you’re feeling overwhelmed by a hectic schedule, constantly juggling multiple tasks, or your workload feels chaotic like running on a wheel but getting nowhere. It may be time to upgrade your time mastery toolbelt and we have just the solution to help you. It’s called The Elite Assistant: Time Mastery Secrets of the C-Suite's Best Assistants! It’s a FREE resource that will give you multiple strategies to help you streamline workflow, enhance focus, and increase your opportunities to do more strategic work, which has a greater impact on business—and your professional value. Thanks to EA-Pros, anyone with access to this newsletter will receive 3 days to complete the mini-course and soak up all these powerhouse time management strategies. The content will be accessible for only 3 days (use it or lose it). If you complete it in 3 days you get to keep it forever. If not, you lose access. Don’t miss this window of opportunity. Click here to get access.

Self-Marketing in Today's Business Landscape

You're more than the tasks you complete; you are a brand within your organization. Here’s a way to ensure your unique value shines through. Start with an 'Achievement Log.' Each week, jot down successes, no matter how small they might seem. These are your personal victories, your contributions that keep performance running smoothly. Share these wins in your next 1-to-1 with your executive, not as a boast, but as a showcase of your proactive and results-driven approach. Remember, visibility is key, and your achievements speak volumes about your invaluable role in the team.

COACHING MOMENT

Ask an Executive Coach

Every week I take a question from you and provide a bit of strategic advice.

I feel like my executive leaders have no idea what or how much I do. When it comes to my 1 to 1’s and performance reviews, I always find myself at a loss regarding how to advance when they don’t even know how I’m contributing currently. What can I do? — Megan

Ensuring your 1 to 1’s become advancement opportunities: Career critical conversations

You’re not alone Megan.

Historically assistants have viewed 1-to-1’s, performance reviews, and other similar career critical conversations, entirely the wrong way.

In fact, one student from our ElevateEA Master Strategy Class was facing this same challenge. Here’s the key strategy she was missing—one that once realized, transformed how she approached these conversations and opened the door to many more advancement opportunities.

I’ll explain…