Soft Skills and Assistants

I sat down with Chaniece Davis, to discuss what practices she has put in place to serve executives and founders well as an executive assistant.

Chaniece is a Sr. Administrative Assistant at Boston Consulting Group with over 10 years of combined experience working with small businesses, non-profits, and Fortune 200 companies. She specializes in business operations and administrative technology. In her free time, Chaniece enjoys reading, hot yoga, and spending time with her daughter.

If you are a leader, struggling to create a successful partnership with your assistant, this episode is for you.  Available on Apple | Spotify | YouTube.

KEY MOMENTS

• 00:50 Chaniece’s Journey
• 03:49 Work Ethic
• 06:44 Standards for Excellence
• 09:20 Tips for Partnership with Assistant
• 17:53 Examples of Positive Leadership
• 20:18 Building Trust
• 29:45 Reasons why Support Fails
• 36:20 3 Tips for Working with an Assistant

QUOTES

I want to do it right the first time. And the first time I come with questions, I can need a bit more clarity, but once it’s done, I want it to simply be done.

Chaniece Davis

It is a relationship. You have to work well together. And if you are not willing to understand the person that you are working with, it won’t be successful. Very transactional working styles are typically very cold. And as an assistant, it doesn’t provide us the comfort or the space to ask those qualifying questions or those questions for context that you need.

Chaniece Davis