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Today I want to tell you about 3 things
executives are doing that executive assistants should be doing too.
First up we have coaching and mentoring. Executives understand the
value of surrounding themselves with high achievers, the value of
their network
and the value of having a growth mindset.
They seek the advice and support of those more experienced than
themselves and they invest in high quality coaching. A director who
would
like a It's a transition to a chairman role, will seek out those who have
been on this journey before and have done it successfully. An exec
who would like to become a non executive director will get in touch
with other non executive directors in their industry and get their
advice.
They aren't afraid to reach out and they're comfortable asking for
introductions to the best people.
Why should executive assistants be doing this?
Anyone who intends to grow in their career, or transition to a new
career, will benefit from the guidance
of those who have done it before.
It is often said that you can't be what you can't see. Great role
models and mentors are worth their weight in gold.
You'll learn a lot from connecting with people who have been there and
done that.
The second thing executives do that executive assistant should be
doing is they join relevant professional communities.
They find high quality groups of their peers and they take advantage
of the ability to connect with like minded people.
Having peers outside of your current place of employment is valuable
in so many ways.
You get people to bounce ideas off. People you can seek out for
advice who have no skin in the game and will be honest with you. People
who understand what you're going
through and that you can have fun with (or commiserate with). These
groups are a fountain of knowledge
and they're also a super efficient way to expand your network.
People help people they're connected to
and at some point, everyone needs a little help. Or a lot of help.
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The third thing executives are doing that EAs would benefit from is
they invest in networking.
They're going to events,
they're being active on LinkedIn,
they're staying in touch with their contacts and they're making
time to catch up
and most importantly, they're contributing in valuable ways.
They understand that networking is about building meaningful
relationships and to do that,
you need to give more than you take. Now, related to being active on
LinkedIn
and other social platforms is a controversial one. Controversial
because they're definitely doing it
but it doesn't necessarily mean you should to. Loads of execs, far more
than you realise, are participating in engagement pods. The ins and
outs of engagement pods are another video entirely
but the gist is that they are groups of people, some small and some
very large, who
commit to engaging with each other's posts in the form of comments and
likes in an attempt to gain the algorithm and boost post visibility.
There are even tools you can use like browser extensions where
everyone in your group will automatically 'like' everyone else's posts
and you can automatically post prepared comments.
These ones, you definitely need to avoid. They're spam.
Basically,
you definitely should not join a random pod to try and get likes on
your posts.
It violates the terms of use of every platform and algorithms are
smarter than those kinds of pods in the long run
anyway. What you should be doing is actively engaging with your peers
on social media, and creating engaging content that speaks to your
audience.
Before I go,
I have a quick question of the day for you
and that question is, what do you know execs are doing that
EAs should (or maybe shouldn't) be doing too? Pop your answer in the
comments!
I would love to hear from you.
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