*REPEAT SESSION
At the highest levels of business, exceptional executive assistants are strategic thought partners who help steer organizational success. Collaborating with an executive and adapting a proactive and anticipatory approach can be one of the most challenging and rewarding dynamics of the role. Creating an effective partnership is achieved with deliberate purpose, experience, reflection, and a commitment to effective two-way, honest and open communication. This masterclass will focus on how high-level executive assistants can deepen their influence, strengthen executive alignment, and operate with the foresight and confidence of a trusted advisor. Attendees will learn how to elevate their
partnership with senior leaders by blending critical thinking, emotional resilience, and empowered decision making.
Key Learning Outcomes & Strategies
- Redefine Your Strategic Value – Create an individual “EA Impact Map” to evaluate your Assets, Gaps, Hurdles, and Prospects, and establish key performance indicators that set you up for success.
- Decode Executive Priorities and Styles – Identify communication gaps and alignment mismatches, and how to effectively adapt and recalibrate.
- Build and Sustain Executive Trust – Implement the 3 Pillars of Partnership: Relevance, Credibility, Confidential Stewardship.
- Master High-Level Communication – Discover specific tools for ensuring clarity and practicing conciseness.
- Lead with Emotional Resilience – Practice confident assertiveness techniques to manage up effectively.
- Navigate High-Stakes Situations with Poise – Transform tense moments by using the model of Awareness and
- Reframing to manage conflict and communication bottlenecks. Understand the key elements of effective situational awareness.
