being a superstar executive assistant isn't too hard but it does take a lot of learning
practice and commitment it's not about showing up to work and doing your job it's about making
your role greater than what it is it's about knowing the business or department you work for
inside and out first and foremost i want to say that sometimes you are only as good as
your executive allows you to be by this i mean some executives like to micromanage so it's hard
to do anything to show them your capabilities other executives take time to warm up to an ea
so it's a slow process for them to trust you and some executives it doesn't matter what you do
or how much you improve their life and go out of your way to do it
they just expect it there's not too much you can do then to make them see that you are a superstar
but it doesn't mean that you're not so without further ado here are 11 examples of what makes
a superstar ea a superstar ea does things before they are asked for instance an email comes into
your executive's inbox from a client and they ask for a meeting to be set up as long as you know
that your executive is happy to meet with that client you work out a date and time
and arrange that meeting before your executive has even had a chance to look at their emails
a superstar ea will see their executive working on a project that they feel that they can do and will
ask the executive if they would like them to take over so it frees up the executive's time before we
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channel it helps me a lot so let's keep going a superstar ea will research things they don't
know how to do by googling or watching a youtube video about topics software tasks or anything else
they want to know more about a superstar ea is always willing to learn they are not willing to
remain complacent the more they learn the more they realize they need to learn more
a superstar ea is proactive if they see something that needs to have processes put in place
then they start documenting the process a superstar ea doesn't wait and hope someone else
will do it they get in there and do it themselves a superstar ea isn't afraid to negotiate
even if it's only negotiating stationary prices with their stationary provider they may
be surprised at how much the supplier can come down on items they purchase on a regular basis
a superstar ea learns as much as they can about the business they work in
this is super important i have a video titled the first 90 days in your new job
that will really help an ea shine from the minute they walk in the door of their new
job i will leave a link in the description box below a superstar ea will gradually become an
extension of their executive they become the go-to person when their executive isn't around
they are not scared of making decisions as long as the decisions aren't of a legal or financial
matter i once worked for a ceo who told me to just make decisions rather than procrastinate
even if it's wrong at times because it is better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission
this sort of trust from the executive takes time to build and learning as much as one can about
the business helps greatly in being given that trust a superstar ea knows a little about a lot
and how they can do this is by reading asking questions watching interesting topics on youtube
doing courses and of course having real life experiences knowing a little about a lot really
helps with being able to talk to anyone such as colleagues clients and people in general
at any level i have a video titled how to work a room at an event with confidence
that may assist you in this area i will leave a link in the description box below
a superstar ea is someone when given a project will not only deliver the project on time
but they will over deliver they put a lot of thought into projects that they are assigned
a superstar ea is confident in their ability they know they are not perfect and they may
make mistakes but making mistakes helps them develop as long as the mistakes made aren't
the same ones over and over again there is so much more i can add to this list but i'm mindful about
the length of this video i appreciate you watching don't forget to subscribe and like