WorkMatters Tips Issue #43 – April 22,2008
Publisher: Gayle Lantz mailto:lantz@workmatters.com
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A quick tip to help leaders and executives who need to motivate their teams and themselves, and catapult their business.
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Administrative Professionals Week
This week is Administrative Professionals Week. If you’re blessed to have a skillful assistant who anticipates your needs, takes initiative, and even reads your mind, you’re lucky!
But you also have a challenge. When things are working so well, it’s only natural to want to keep the situation as is. After all, you wouldn’t want to grow your assistant out of their position when they’ve become so instrumental in their current role. Right?
Often the best administrative professionals are those with aspirations to grow themselves and their careers. Here are some ways you can help:
* Talk with them about their career goals.
Ambitious administrative professionals appreciate the opportunity to think through their ideas with you.
* Look for learning opportunities for them.
Help them identify projects that allow them to stretch. Ask about their interests. Promote their ongoing learning.
* Be their advocate. Not all bosses are advocates. Let your assistant know that you support their growth and development.
Some administrative professionals may be perfectly content in their roles, but others welcome dialogue with you that’s solely focused on them and their growth potential. They want to move forward.
Express appreciation for your administrative professionals, this week or any other time.
Flowers are a nice gesture, but the gift of open dialogue will last much longer.
PS — On the flipside, it’s also tough when an administrative professional isn’t performing well. If you’re looking for ways to strengthen your working relationship or improve performance, let me know if I can help.
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ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.
~ Author unknown, but probably an administrative professional
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