BONUS EPISODE: Top Tips for Leveraging an Executive Assistant

So you think you think you might need an executive assistant, but you’re not sure where to start? Here’s help! 

Suzie Barbour, our executive director of operations, and Tricia Sciortino, CEO of BELAY, team up to answer your questions about how to get this done. 

Fun fact, both Suzie and Tricia were virtual assistants for Michael Hyatt! 

• When is the right time to hire?
• How do I find a reliable assistant? 
• What competencies should I look for?
• What character traits should my assistant have? 
• Could a virtual assistant work for me? 
• How do I get started working with an assistant? 

We’ll answer all these questions and more, plus our Top 10 list of tips for working with an executive assistant. 

1. Get an executive assistant!
2. Over-communicate.
3. Empower your executive assistant with information from the very start.
4. Set clear expectations and goals.
5. Be highly responsive.
6. Fill the gap with trust
7. Listen when your executive assistant challenges you.
8. Get to know your executive assistant.
9. Show appreciation. 
10. Give ownership. 

Resources from This Episode

• Your World-Class Assistant: Hiring, Training, and Leveraging an Executive Assistant by Michael Hyatt
• BELAY
• “25 Things You Can Delegate to an Assistant,” free download from BELAY. Text “LEADTOWIN” (all one word) to 31996.