08/06/2017
"Executive Assistants serve; but they are not servants. They are powerful, highly intelligent people. Since EAs work for powerful executives, they must be able to wield authority on their behalf. EAs are self-confident and assertive. They have high emotional intelligence. They are a force to be reckoned with."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertsher/2015/04/21/how-the-most-effective-executives-avoid-getting-mired-in-the-small-stuff/3/
Despite perpetual complaints about never having enough time in the day to do crucial work, many executives waste precious hours doing jobs that an executive assistant (EA) could do better, and for a fraction of the cost. Leaders who don’t delegate such tasks visibly show everyone around them they ar...