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Assist With Impact200. Bye For NowIt's the final episode for now for the Assist With Impact podcast. Liz shares five quotes from her first episode and reflects on how well she feels she's fulfilled them throughout the life of the podcast. We finish off with two great questions from Liv Yeates and Liz's responses. It's the end of the pod as we know it, but who knows...Liz might be back. 2024-09-3027 minAssist With Impact199. My Wish For You My Lovely ListenerWelcome to the second last episode of Assist With Impact. In this episode Liz shares her key messages for each of her Lovely Listeners (LLs). Liz reflects on the difficulty of recording the final episodes and her discomfort with the spotlight Liz shares her wish for the administrative profession and her listeners The Wish for Executive Assistants Liz encourages assistants to be proactive problem solvers and anticipate needs Liz wants assistants to continue building confidence and competence Liz emphasizes the importance of developing power skills and leadership...2024-07-3024 minAssist With Impact198. My Top Ten EpisodesWe are counting down to the final episode of Assist With Impact. In this episode Liz shares ten of her all-time favourite episodes...and spoiler alert, there's only ONE interview in this mix! Not that she doesn't love the interviews in the back catalog, but they deserve a special shout-out (cue another episode!) So, in chronological order of episode release, here are the ten eps Liz wants you to bookmark for future listening... ONE - Episode #48: How To Interview Your Boss This ep is all about Effective Communication and Relationship Building2024-07-0820 minAssist With Impact196. Road Ramblings: Farewell AnnouncementIn this special "road rambling" episode, Liz announces the conclusion of the "Assist with Impact" podcast at episode 200. Reflecting on the podcast's origins and journey, she shares her motivations and plans for the final episodes. Key Topics Discussed: Origins of the Podcast: Started in June 2016 as "Being Indispensable." Challenges Overcome: Podcasting during a difficult period post-breast cancer treatment. Community Building: Aimed to support and elevate executive assistants. Decision to End: Overcrowded podcast space; pivot to guest appearances on other podcasts. Final Episodes Plan: Most downloaded episodes. Favorite episodes. Liz's wish for the profession. Q&A session. 2024-06-1115 minAssist With ImpactHow To Ask Better Questions To Increase Your Insight & Impact With Your LeaderIt's a solo episode from Liz. All about improving how we ask questions, especially when it comes to asking questions of the person or people we support. This month, we're focusing on enhancing our skills in managing up and engaging effectively with leaders. It's what I describe as the 'Leader Insight & Impact Zone'. Why Questions Matter - Asking the right questions is crucial for understanding and growth. Many of us hesitate to ask questions due to fear of looking incompetent or being annoying, but it's essential to overcome these fears. 2024-02-1926 minAssist With ImpactUnlocking Your Potential: The Power of Personal SWOT AnalysisOverview: In this enlightening solo episode, your host Liz Van Vliet revisits the influential concept of Personal SWOT Analysis, a tool she first introduced in Episode 70. With her signature friendly and engaging tone, she delves into this comprehensive self-assessment method, guiding listeners through the nuances of evaluating their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. This episode is a perfect blend of professional insights and personal anecdotes, making it a must-listen for anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and thrive in their careers. What You'll Learn: - The Essence of Personal SWOT Analysis: Discover...2024-01-1528 minAssist With ImpactThree Ways To Set Yourself Up For Success In 2024Embracing 2024 with Reflection, Review, and Goal-Setting Welcome to the first episode of Assist With Impact for 2024! In this episode, we dive into the importance of reflection and goal-setting as we step into the new year. Join us for Episode 191 as we explore how to make the most of 2024. Key Highlights: 1. New Year Reflections and Challenges: - Your host Liz shares personal challenges during the transition into the new year. - Discussion on the blend of pride and disappointment experienced in 2023, including the ten-year cancerversary and podcast milestones. 2. The Power of R...2024-01-0224 minAssist With Impact2023 Year In Review: Transformations, Triumphs & TributesIn this milestone episode (we've hit 190 guys!), Liz celebrates overcoming challenges and embracing change and opportunity. 2023 marked her Ten Year Cancerversary with Liz sharing the joys and trials of this significant personal triumph. Reflecting on the evolution from 'My EA Career' to 'The Linchpin Assistant', we also delve into the concept of 'co-opertition' - cooperating while competing, and how this approach helped me stand against imitators while proudly acknowledging my pioneering role in developing Power Skills for assistants. This episode also offers a reflective look at the word of 2023 - RENEW. How has this theme...2023-12-1827 minAssist With ImpactChecking In & Savouring The Flavours of a Jam-Packed ScheduleA solo episode where your host, Liz Van Vliet gives an update on what has been a whirlwind of a month and shares some highlights from her recent trip to Ottawa. It's been a jam-packed schedule but Liz is enjoying meeting so many new faces and giving them a dose of Vitamin Liz. Mentioned in the episode is the following question that Liz asked of Bank of Canada training attendees...feel free to send Liz an email at liz@thelinchpinassistant.com to tell her which one is your spirit animal:) What Australian animal is your...2023-10-2317 minAssist With ImpactFive Ways To Make Your Invisible Work VisibleWelcome to Episode 185 of Assist With Impact, where we empower administrative professionals like you to make your hard work visible and impactful. In this episode, we're diving into "Five Ways to Ensure Your Invisible Work is Visible." It's an important topic because so much of what you do as an assistant is like the proverbial iceberg - hidden beneath the waterline. Listen to the episode to hear practical and tactical ways you can ensure that your executive and colleagues see the contribution you're making. Don't forget to leave a rating and r...2023-09-1922 minAssist With ImpactThe One Where Liz Gets On Her SoapboxA solo episode where your host, Liz Van Vliet gets her 'ranty pants' on about advice she sees being given to assistants that is flippant and unhelpful (in her opinion). Listen to the episode if you want to be reminded that you're more than just an 'admin' and deserve the same level of respect and consideration as any other professional. Connect with your host Liz Van Vliet on Instagram or LinkedIn, and Learn more about her coching, speaking and training at The Linchpin Assistant2023-09-0512 minAssist With ImpactInterview With Robyn Greaves (Part Two)In the second part of her interview with Liz Van Vliet, Robyn Greaves talks about the silver lining of redundancy, the value of curiosity and the skills and capabilities that allowed her to adapt and adjust as an Executive Assistant. Robyn shares how her final role as an EA gave her "permission to have a voice" beyond the one on one relationship with her executive. How it opened up a world of possibilities and enjoyment for Robyn. In short, it allowed Robyn to be the same person in the office that she was at home. W...2023-08-2140 minAssist With ImpactInterview With Robyn Greaves (Part One)Robyn Greaves is an award winning business administrator with 15 years experience as an Executive Assistant. Born in the UK, Robyn has extensive experience providing high level strategic and operational support to CEOs and Directors both in the UK and Australia. She has worked across a wide range of industries including not-for-profit, media publishing and digital businesses. Robyn is passionate about supporting business owners to achieve their goals. In the first of our two-part interview we explore Robyn's origin story. How she began her career as an Administrative Professional and her talent was quickly spotted by a dynamic...2023-08-0739 minAssist With ImpactInterview With Amy Crumley (Part Two)Amy Crumley learned the intricacies and nuances of the Executive Support profession from her mother and grandmother, who rendered their support to high-level executives in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado in the United States. Amy's own career path has followed a diversified route, traversing the foundation of owning a cabinet company, owning a staffing company, traveling around Europe, and teaching English as a second language. Returning to the United States, Amy pursued a remote working dynamic, managing a bookstore and cocktailing while deliberated about her future endeavors. Eventually, she secured a part-time remote executive assistant position that sp...2023-07-1123 minAssist With ImpactInterview With Amy Crumley (Part One)Amy Crumley learned the intricacies and nuances of the Executive Support profession from her mother and grandmother, who rendered their support to high-level executives in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado in the United States. Amy's own career path has followed a diversified route, traversing the foundation of owning a cabinet company, owning a staffing company, traveling around Europe, and teaching English as a second language. Returning to the United States, Amy pursued a remote working dynamic, managing a bookstore and cocktailing while deliberated about her future endeavors. Eventually, she secured a part-time remote executive assistant position that...2023-06-2635 minAssist With ImpactFour Ways To Build Your Strategic Thinking MuscleJoin your host Liz Van Vliet as she gives you an overview of what will be covered in her upcoming webinar designed to help you build your strength in the area of strategic thinking! We discuss the 4 areas that Liz will be outlining that all contribute to you being able to show up as a more strategic assistant. The four focus areas are: Know Think Speak Act If you like the sound of Liz's strategic thinking 'workout', register for the webinar to be held on July 12, 2023 12:30 PM AEST. The recording will be made available to...2023-06-1412 minAssist With ImpactInterview With Nikki-Lee Prismall (Part Two)Nikki-Lee Prismall is an extremely busy woman. She is EA to the Enterprise COO for KPMG Australia and also National Manager Business Support at KPMG Australia. In Part Two of this episode pair, your host Liz Van Vliet explores Nikki's EA role supporting the Enterprise Chief Operating Officer for KPMG Australia and how an invitation to contribute to a project team exploring ways of more efficiently leveraging the Administrative Support Function across the enterprise opened up a new and exciting path for Nikki. We discuss the impact of Covid and being intentional around your communication an...2023-05-2935 minAssist With ImpactInterview With Nikki-Lee Prismall (Part One)Nikki-Lee Prismall is an extremely busy woman. She is EA to the Enterprise COO for KPMG Australia and also National Manager Business Support at KPMG Australia. In this two part series, Liz Van Vliet uncovers Nikki's early career experiences and the transferable skills she developed and brought across into her EA role with KPMG. We discuss the importance of emotional intelligence and self insight, self belief and confidence. Connect with Nikki on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-lee-prismall/ Make sure to join us for Part Two of Nik...2023-05-2242 minAssist With ImpactFive Ways Assistants Can Apply Strategic Thinking SkillsIn this weeks solo episode your host Liz Van Vliet shares five tips that Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants and Administrative Assistants can implement that will ensure they are seen as more than transactional and reactive and instead be perceived as strategic, big-picture thinkers. The new and updated website for The Linchpin Assistant Connect with Liz on Instagram or LinkedIn 2023-05-0917 minAssist With ImpactChatGPT and AI - Opportunity or Threat For You As An Administrative ProfessionalDescription: In this solo episode, we explore how AI and ChatGPT are changing the administrative profession and whether they pose an opportunity or threat for you as an administrative professional. We discuss a recent experiment conducted by the New York Times and share insights on how AI can help you in your daily tasks while also emphasizing the importance of adaptability and staying ahead of the curve. Show Notes: Introduction Discussion about the recent New York Times article on ChatGPT and Bard as executive assistants Results of the experiment and the implications for human...2023-04-2621 minAssist With ImpactBig News From LizLiz is sharing some big news in this weeks podcast episode relating to her business. Listen to this episode to hear the what, when and the why! Connect with me on Instagram and LinkedIn and make sure you're subscribed to my newsletter to be the first to hear when my exciting new program launches.2023-04-1215 minAssist With ImpactInterview with Dr. Kirstin Ferguson AM - The Art of Modern LeadershipIn this episode of Assist With Impact, Liz’s guest is Dr. Kirstin Ferguson AM an author, columnist and company director. Liz talks with Kirstin about her experience navigating the career ‘climbing frame’ and her latest book, Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership. Kirstin shares some pivotal moments in her career, including when she was debating whether to become a journalist or join the military after leaving school. She ultimately chose the military, but her love for writing and journalism remained. She shares that she often suffers from imposter syndrome, but has learned to say yes anyway and...2023-03-2735 minAssist With ImpactMastering the 3 Ps: A Framework for Understanding Your Manager's Needs and Priorities In this episode, Liz shares a simple yet effective framework for assistants to build and maintain their understanding of their manager's needs and priorities. She talks about how managing different needs and priorities across different executives can cause stress and anxiety and contribute to overwhelm. Liz introduces the 3 Ps - Preferences, Priorities, and Pet Peeves - and explains how they can be used to set up new relationships for success and reset existing relationships. She emphasizes that assistants are not mind readers and need information, insight, and experience to manage their manager's needs and preferences...2023-03-1317 minAssist With ImpactInterview with Ruth Kilah: Developing Executive Business PartnersLiz’s guest is Ruth Kilah, Founder & CEO of Hoxton Hyde. She is an Australian based, International Executive Assistant Coach + Mentor and International Speaker. Ruth provides one to one and group coaching program for Assistants. Ruth specialises in helping assistants become strategic thinkers and operators. As a former Senior Executive Assistant and Project Manager, Ruth has over 13 years’ experience in managing time for C-Suite Executives in Australia and in the United Kingdom, predominantly for large global corporations. Listen to this interview to hear Ruth share her background and her experience navigating the career Spider F...2023-02-1338 minAssist With ImpactWord for 2023 (Better Late Than Never)All good things are worth waiting for, including Liz's word for 2023! In this episode Liz shares the word that she has decided aptly describes her outlook for 2023. If you want to stay across all the upcoming announcements around Power Skills for Linchpin Assistants, make sure you're following Liz on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lizveevee/ Liz also invites you to connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizvanvliettrainerspeakercoach/2023-01-3117 minAssist With ImpactBouncing Forward Into 2023A solo episode encouraging assistants to embrace their inner 'slinky' and reflect on the Power Skills that enable Linchpin Assistants to stay in that impactful zone. Episode 107 - Why Assistants Are The Human Equivalent Of A Slinky can be found below: https://myeacareer.com/podcasts/107-why-executive-assistants-are-the-human-equivalent-of-a-slinky/ The following are two blog posts I wrote on the same topic: https://myeacareer.com/why-executive-assistants-need-to-adopt-a-slinky-mindset/ https://myeacareer.com/how-executive-assistants-can-manage-expectations/ Connect with Liz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lizveevee/ Connect with Liz on LinkedIn h...2023-01-1614 minAssist With ImpactWhy You Really Don't Want To Be Indispensable At WorkEpisode 161 is a solo episode sharing an article I recently read in the Harvard Business Review by Liz Wiseman, author of Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact. https://hbr.org/2022/09/should-you-really-be-indispensable-at-work I shared a book review in Episode 145 that you should listen to if you’d like an overview of the book and the valuable research Liz shares. You can find the episode here: https://beingindispensable.libsyn.com/145-book-recommendation-impact-players-by-liz-wiseman The other authors that I’ve interviewed on the p...2022-10-0418 min
The MACE Podcast - Hosted by Marco MacenteThe MACE PODCAST - Liz Van Vliet from AustraliaHello everybody and welcome to this new episode of the MACE PODCAST!
This is a special episode as our special guest is Liz Van Vliet, from Australia!
Liz Van Vliet is the founder and trainer behind My EA Career and hosts the Assist With Impact podcast. She educates, encourages and motivates assistants by equipping them with the Mindset, the Reset and the Power Skills Toolkit so they can shape their professional environment and experience and assist with impact.
Liz developed her Linchpin Assistant Framework. Through her training, speaking and coaching she teaches them...2022-09-1934 minAssist With ImpactEmpowering YOU to Assist With ImpactI'm sharing some exciting news in this episode of the podcast that I hope you will be excited about too. I'd love to hear your thoughts on my news so feel free to email me at liz@myeacareer.com or send me a message on LinkedIn or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lizveevee/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizvanvliettrainerspeakercoach/ 2022-04-2812 minAssist With Impact145. Book Recommendation - Impact Players by Liz WisemanIn this solo episode, Liz shares why she LOVED this book by Liz Wiseman, and why it's a must-read for Executive Assistants who want to be impact players or Linchpin Assistants. Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work. The Wiseman Group is a ta...2021-11-1626 minAssist With Impact141. How Executive Assistants Can Avoid Being 'Rescuers'This week's episode follows on from Episode 140 and dives a bit deeper into the role of the 'rescuer' in The Drama Triangle. - The 3 situations where the victim looks to the rescuer to save them from - The people that may present want you as an assistant, to 'rescue' them - The WIFM (What's In It For Me) you get from being a rescuer - How The Drama Triangle is a part of 'below the line' thinking and behaviours - 3 reasons your 'starting gate' role is the rescuer ...2021-10-1223 minAssist With Impact129. Reflecting & Refocusing: It's Not Too LateIt might be February but it's still early enough in 2021 to spend some time reflecting and refocusing so that you can march forward purposefully into this still fresh year. In this episode Liz shares some resources to help you do exactly that. Firstly, Dr. Peter Fuda is a thought leader in the area of high performing teams and leadership. He has a brilliant blog and is someone to follow on LinkedIn. Find him at: https://www.enixa.co/ Liz also mentions the concept of S.M.A.A.R.T. goals (a...2021-02-1020 minAssist With Impact128. Covid 2020 Christmas WishesA solo episode from Liz to wish all of my lovely listeners a safe, healthy and happy holiday season. In this episode I share my own experience of Christmas in hospital attached to a drip being cared for during Breast Cancer treatment and finding myself in Intensive Care coming close to death. I talk about the lessons I learnt about what's worth caring about and what can be kicked to the curb. I talk about gratitude and perspective and why for me these are not just empty words. It's been a tough year an...2020-12-2216 min
The Leadership DietHow can your Executive Assistant dramatically increase your leadership effectiveness with Liz Van VlietAny successful leader will tell you their support team are the back bone of their success. In particular their Executive Assistant- known fondly as their EA. Yet, many leaders never think of investing some time into this relationship which means they can miss out on the potential of increasing their own effectiveness.
Liz Van Vliet specialises in developing Executive Assistants, who then in turn add value to their leaders, enabling a higher level of effectiveness.
in this episode, Liz shares;
The different levels of strategic inputs EA's can offer and are often overlooked,
The 3 P's she encourages EA's to know...2020-11-2435 min
The Leadership DietHow can your Executive Assistant dramatically increase your leadership effectiveness with Liz Van VlietAny successful leader will tell you their support team are the back bone of their success. In particular their Executive Assistant- known fondly as their EA. Yet, many leaders never think of investing some time into this relationship which means they can miss out on the potential of increasing their own effectiveness.Liz Van Vliet specialises in developing Executive Assistants, who then in turn add value to their leaders, enabling a higher level of effectiveness.in this episode, Liz shares;The different levels of strategic inputs EA's can offer and are often overlooked,The 3...2020-11-2435 minAssist With Impact124. Why Attention Management Is An Indispensable Skill For Linchpin AssistantsIn this episode Liz explains what Attention Management is and how it differs from Time Management and some tools and techniques for being proactive about managing your attention. There is a school of thought that Time Management is an outdated concept. Instead it’s about Attention Management - switching your attention to focusing on achieving a specific result. Maura Thomas defines it as “...the ability to consciously direct your attention in any given moment, to be more proactive than reactive, and to maintain control rather than inadvertently relinquish it. It’s about r...2020-11-1125 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs130: How to Coach Your Administrative Team Members with Liz Van VlietDo you have an Executive Assistant or an Office Manager that you want to build a long-lasting partnership with? Today we invited Liz Van Vliet of My EA Career to share her extensive experience helping administrative professionals become indispensable to their leader. Liz and I discuss how you can coach your team members to become a “linchpin” for the organization, and how you can build operational excellence together by providing them with support and ongoing learning opportunities. Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Shelli Connect With Liz Van Vliet: Website Facebook Insta...2020-10-2044 minAssist With Impact120. The Competencies That Power A Linchpin AssistantThis weeks episode is intended to give you an overview of the Assistant Competency Model created by Liz as well as the Ten Power Skills that propel assistants into the top quadrant as a Linchpin Assistant. These ideas are the result of the years Liz has spent speaking to, training and coaching assistants as well as researching and interviewing hundreds of business leaders to understand the key competencies that Linchpin Assistants demonstrate. Download your free handout with links to the episodes mentioned so that you can deep dive into the Ten Power Skills that will...2020-10-1320 minAssist With Impact118. Less Ladder More Spider FrameA solo episode ruminating on my own experience thinking of my career as a ladder and struggling at times to feel that I had options and that there were benefits to gain from making a lateral, diagonal or even a backwards move. These days I prefer to think of my career as climbing a spider frame that you'd find in a playground. Up, down, lateral and diagonal moves are all not just possible but encouraged. Embracing the mindset that every move affords you opportunities to learn and grow and that there is a view to b...2020-09-2916 minAssist With Impact113. Power Skills for Executive Assistants: How To Handle A Difficult ConversationA common problem for EAs (and in fact common to most of us) is struggling to communicate effectively in crunch moments. When it comes to tackling a tricky situation that requires you to speak up, how many times do you find yourself -Avoiding the issue hoping it will go away? -Having the difficult conversation and then it getting out of hand? Episodes where I’ve discussed tackling uncomfortable conversations include: #55 How To Approach Difficult Conversations - Steps for Executive Assistants #18 Why Executive Assistants Need To Get Comfortable Wi...2020-08-2422 minAssist With Impact112. Your Value Star: How Defining Our Virtues Empowers Executive AssistantsI came up with the concept of My Value Star™ when I was post breast cancer, struggling with a lack of confidence and self belief. In Chapter 11 of my book “Coming Home from Breastcancerville" I talk about my 'career wilderness years' after having children and how I lost touch with what made me invaluable as an employee. Somehow it took hitting rock bottom due to breast cancer treatment and recovery for me to look at myself differently. Despite feeling lost and unsure of anything I doodled this five-pointed star and identified five qualities that spoke to m...2020-08-1824 minAssist With Impact111. Managing Up During A Pandemic: How To Ensure You're Showing Up As IndispensableResources mentioned in this episode Rosanne Badowski book on Managing Up: https://myeacareer.com/resources/managing-up-how-to-forge-an-effective-relationship-with-those-above-you/ Episode 32 Build A Strategic Partnership With Your Executive https://myeacareer.com/podcasts/building-a-strategic-partnership-with-your-executive/ Episode 57 Five Tips To Help Executive Assistants Manage Up https://myeacareer.com/podcasts/five-tips-to-help-executive-assistants-manage-up/ Episode 64 Indispensable Skills - Managing Your Manager https://myeacareer.com/podcasts/indispensable-skills-managing-your-manager/ The correct link for the free download mentioned in last weeks episode (Episode 110) https://bit.ly/outputsnotactivity2020-08-1121 minAssist With Impact110. Getting Clear On How Your Output As An Executive Assistant Generates Business OutcomesIs your self-worth as an Executive Assistant driven by activity or output? An output is something you do. An outcome is something that happens as a consequence of something that you do. This episode came about because so many EAs I have been training and coaching are struggling with the feeling that because they're not 'seen' working remotely they are not feeling as sure about the value they're delivering. EAs may not generate outcomes as a general rule but their output does. Getting clear on the connection between outputs and the outcome they're t...2020-08-0321 minAssist With Impact109. Project Management 101 - What Executive Assistants Need To KnoIn this interview with Mike Van Vliet we discussed the important terminology that EAs need to understand and the various sources of information that provide insight into how projects are travelling. We also discussed the different project management methodologies that EAs may come across and how they differ. Finally we talked through ways that EAs can support their manager and influence the project management process. 2020-07-2729 minAssist With Impact108. Beware. Burnout Ahead!In this week's episode Liz shares a couple of bits of news and also an article that might resonate with you exploring the topic of burnout. You can find the blog post by Bonnie Low-Kramen here or cut and paste the URL: http://www.bonnielowkramen.com/2020/07/20/burning-out-from-wfm-and-what-do-you-do-about-it-now/ Join the list to hear when the Empowered Assistant Collective doors will open at: https://bit.ly/empoweredea You can listen to my fun episode featuring my daughter Kate here: https://beingindispensable.libsyn.com/podbombing-during-covid-19-a-bit-of-fun-with-kate-vv ...2020-07-2214 minAssist With Impact107. Why Executive Assistants Are The Human Equivalent of A SlinkyA solo episode ruminating on a blog post that I wrote about EAs adopting what I call a Slinky Mindset. Read the blog post here I've written another post about the way Slinky's can also get tangled up. For Executive Assistants it happens when they're trying to manage unrealistic expectations! Read the blog post here 2020-07-1317 minAssist With Impact106. Coming Soon: The Empowered Assistant AcademyIn this episode Liz is sharing the projects she's working on including a new membership for EAs called The Empowered Assistant Academy. Register your details so you can be the first to know when the doors open. https://bit.ly/empoweredea Find out more about the coaching, training and speaking we offer at My EA Career. 2020-07-0611 minAssist With Impact105. The One Thing All Mentoring Relationships Need To SucceedMentoring is one of the most valuable things you can undertake. In this episode Liz shares her advice for finding a mentor and the key elements that need to exist for it to be a worthwhile experience for both mentor and mentee.2020-06-2323 minAssist With Impact#97 Interview With Michelle Broadbent: A Planner, An Organiser, A Wing-Woman and a Cheerleader for Female EntrepreneursThroughout her career, Michelle Broadbent has been the eyes and ears for intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs across an array of industries. She has helped business owners build and diversify, increase their profits and transform their lives. In other words she has been a Linchpin assistant delivering tangible business results. Her clients describe her as "calm, centred and utterly unflappable" and say she is "the engine room" in their business. Wow! She is absolutely the person people love having in their corner and whether you are working with an intrapreneur (ie someone inside a large organisation) or see yourself...2020-04-1343 minAssist With Impact92. Road Rambling: Roaring Into 2020 In Your Own Unique WayWelcome to 2020. In this road rambling* episode Liz explores how social media can leave us feeling overwhelmed amidst the onslaught of posts telling us that we need to have big plans and big ideas and if not, there's courses we can sign up for and people to show us how to get ourselves sorted.....but we don't need to jump on this bandwagon. Instead, we can set realistic expectations for how we might proceed in 2020 without setting ourselves up for any FOMO or letting comparison be the thief of joy. The reality is that for...2020-01-1423 minAssist With Impact#87 POWER Skills for Indispensable Assistants - Assertiveness SkillsAIOP 2019 National Conference - Liz has two tickets to giveaway. If you have the ability to get yourself to Freemantle, Western Australia then email liz@beingindispensable.com. Giveaway is for conference and workshop entry only it doesn't include travel and accomodation! Resources mentioned in this episode: http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/first-look-oprah-and-dr-edith-eva-eger https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7470943/The-apologetic-phrase-women-stop-using-work-ban-vocab-now.html https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-be-more-assertive-at-work-in-3-days-according-to-experts-187551042019-10-1532 minAssist With Impact#84 POWER Skills for Assistants: IntroductionThis weeks episode is the first in a series of episodes that will focus on what Liz describes as POWER skills for Assistants. In this episode she outlines what are your POWER skills and why are they essential to being perceived as an indispensable assistant. Join her in the coming weeks as she brings out episodes focused on the POWER skills that you need to develop in order to differentiate yourself and be seen as relevant, effective and irreplaceable. Connect with Liz on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.2019-09-1913 minAssist With Impact#75 You Are More Than "Just An Executive Assistant"In this weeks "Being" episode Liz reflects on a comment that was made by a participant in a workshop she ran last week. The workshop was about equipping you with the words that describe the value you bring to your role as an Office Professional...in other words, your brand attributes. An audience member admitted that she found this challenging because it felt like self-promotion. In this episode Liz shares why self-promotion is something that you shouldn't fear and getting over your discomfort is vital for reaching a place where you can be given the affirmation that...2019-05-2314 minAssist With Impact#74 Indispensable Skills: Four Steps To Unhooking Your Emotions At WorkIn this episode Liz shares the four step approach outlined by Kathi Elster and Katherine Crowley in their brilliant book "Working With You Is Killing Me" to disconnect yourself from the emotions of difficult situations and confrontations. This technique highlights why Emotional Intelligence as a blanket term actually consists of four parts and self awareness and self management are two that are bought into play in this technique and topic. Resources mentioned in the episode are: https://hbr.org/2017/12/how-to-control-your-emotions-during-a-difficult-conversation Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence 2019-05-0819 minAssist With Impact#68 How To Influence Without AuthorityThe day to day reality for Executive Assistants is that they are required to get stuff done with no formal authority to give them clout with the people that they need to engage in order to get that stuff done. Influencing without authority is what this is called. In this episode Liz outlines the six principles of influence that Dr. Robert Cialdini outlined in his ground breaking book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion. Understanding how to adapt all or some of these principles is something that Knowing Assistants invest the time to do. You may...2019-02-2725 minAssist With Impact#64 Indispensable Skills - Managing Your ManagerIn this episode Liz takes you through a play by play from one of her recent coaching engagements. In this situation the Executive Assistant was literally days away from resigning from her role. The communication with her manager was in such a bad state and her morale was so low that she felt quite hopeless. As a result of implementing the advice Liz gave her in their coaching sessions she was able to turn around the situation and establish a new framework for communication that has allowed the relationship to go from strength to strength. ...2018-10-0822 minAssist With Impact#63 On Being - An Update On 2018A check in episode sharing how 2018 is tracking for Liz on the family front. Hope your 2018 is going swimmingly! I'd love to meet you...please connect with me Instagram, Linked In or Facebook2018-09-1211 minAssist With Impact#60 Two Years Of Being Indispensable & Executive Secretary LIVE Comes To SydneyBeing Indispensable is celebrating its two year anniversary and to help plan ahead I've created a listener survey. If you could spare a few minutes I'd love to have you complete it. http://bit.ly/twoyearsurvey Executive Secretary LIVE is coming to Sydney for the first time in July and I've negotiated a 10% discount off the conference price for listeners of Being Indispensable. Get all the details and use the code INDISPENSABLE18 to claim your discount http://bit.ly/lizatlive Finally, I'm working on my first online course and if you'd...2018-06-2722 minAssist With Impact#57 Five Tips To Help Executive Assistants Manage UpThis week’s episode is my five starter tips for approaching the topic of Managing Up. Managing Up can also be described as managing by influence. It’s a topic that goes right to the heart of what it means to be effective as an Exec Assistant and it’s one of the biggest challenges that assistants grapple with when they’re building a relationship with their manager. It begins with coming at your manager with a sense of curiosity. I love the quote “Seek first to understand”, it’s the heading of Chapter Five i...2018-04-1727 minAssist With Impact#56 About Being - Showing Compassion To YourselfContinuing on the theme of 'being' in this episode Liz shares how in pursuit of her 2018 word 'Strengthen' she has engaged a personal trainer and has noticed her internal flight reflex kicking in! Instead of coming down hard on herself, Liz shares how being kind to yourself is the order of the day. Progress over perfection people, that's what we want to focus on!2018-04-1014 minAssist With Impact#55 How To Approach Difficult Conversations - Steps for Executive AssistantsIn this episode Liz outlines techniques that she teaches in her workshops that focus on taking a step by step approach to preparing for and engaging in difficult conversations. A bonus download is available here. Connect with Liz on Instagram, Linked In or Facebook2018-03-1327 minAssist With Impact#48 - How To Interview Your Boss To Clarify Expectations & PerceptionsA key area for festering mistrust and misunderstanding between Executive Assistants and their manager is around expectations and perceptions. Failing to communicate on these topics leads to frustration on the part of both of you. It may be hard for you to broach this subject and it may be equally hard for your boss to give you honest feedback but it is something both of you need to approach with a growth mindset. This initiative falls under the broader topic of 'Know Your Boss' which Liz will be exploring in further episodes. Get t...2017-11-0822 minAssist With Impact#45 - Reminding Yourself That You're A Kickass AssistantWe all know the benefits for team and personal morale of giving positive feedback. The weird thing is that when we are on the receiving end we can often be guilt of reading it, feeling momentarily happy and validated and then moving on and never looking at it again. In this episode, Liz shares why it makes such good sense to create a filing system or a repository for positive feedback you receive, whatever form it comes in. Because Liz is an Evernote tragic, this is her platform of choice for filing such feedback. In...2017-10-1719 minAssist With Impact#44 Surf Rambling - Checking InLiz opens up about how anxiety and confidence issues have got in the way of her bringing regular episodes out. This is an issue Liz has fought on an ongoing basis, in Episode 8 she discussed feeling like an imposter. 2017-09-1913 minAssist With Impact43. EA Leadership Summit Wrap Up - Part 2This week is Part 2 of my two-part Road Rambling. It's a wrap-up of what was an excellent EA Leadership Summit 2017 run by The Growth Faculty. In the episode I share my thoughts on why our bosses need to see that we're human (in my opinion) and how it doesn't help us to appear infallible and how Libby Moore's presentation demonstrated why no one ever got promoted for being the best at Excel or Powerpoint!! Email me to say hello or let me know topics you would like me to cover in future episodes. liz@beingindispensable...2017-08-2918 minAssist With Impact#42 Watch Out Adelaide, Here I Come!This week is Part 1 of my two-part Road Rambling. It's a wrap-up of what was an excellent EA Leadership Summit 2017 run by The Growth Faculty as well as an overview of the content I will be sharing on the 30th August 2017 when I present 2 X 45 minute sessions at the Office Professionals Workshop in Adelaide. This event is being run by Catherine Middleton (that would be the other Catherine Middleton, not the Duchess of Cambridge) of Office Dynamics Adelaide fame. Tickets are still available and I would love love love to see you there if you are a...2017-08-1617 minAssist With Impact#41 Road Rambling - I'm Back!In this episode Liz explains her recent podcasting hiatus and shares the reasons why her break has been so fulfilling. Liz is also looking forward to attending the EA Leadership Summit in her capacity as a member of the Advisory Panel and presenting at the Office Professionals Workshop in Adelaide on the topic of knowing yourself, knowing your boss and knowing your job. EA Leadership Summit - Sydney, Wednesday 9th August tickets still available here Office Professionals Workshop - Adelaide, Wed 30th August, tickets available here2017-07-2721 minAssist With Impact#38 How To Stay Calm Under PressureStaying calm under pressure is an important skill for Indispensable assistants to focus on. In Episode 38 Liz shares what it means to be unflappable, why it matters and three techniques to focus on that will help you project an aura of calm when in reality you might be feeling anything but. Appearing to be unflappable requires us to control our primitive responses to stress and be less reactive. Having these three techniques in your kit bag will empower you to have control over your body language, your voice and your own internal responses to stressful situations. 2017-05-2328 minAssist With Impact#37 The What's In It For Me Question - Helping Your Executive Get Socially Savvy (Part 4)Episode 37 is the final episode in my miniseries devoted to helping you get your C-suite leader on the social media bandwagon. In this episode I discuss the elephant in the room - the fact that becoming your executives social media manager involves taking on additional workload which no doubt is the last thing you need as an Executive Assistant. This fact hasn't escaped me and I'm loathe to be the cause of my listeners having something else to stress about. That being said, helping your executive get more engaged on LinkedIn is something that makes sense for a...2017-05-1620 minAssist With Impact#36 LinkedIn Monitoring Using The Rule Of Five - Tactics For Executive AssistantsPart 3 of my series on how to help your C-Suite leader engage in social media, specifically LinkedIn. In this episode I outline a 5 step process of monitoring and observing the engagement of a targeted number of individuals and companies on LinkedIn. This data will inform the future planning for tactical engagement on LinkedIn. By tracking these identified individuals and companies over a finite period of time, Executive Assistants will be building their own knowledge of the world their manager operates in as well as collecting information that will be invaluable in helping progress the conversation around how th...2017-05-0923 minAssist With Impact#34 Why You Need To Help Your Executive Harness Their Social ProfileEpisode 34 of Being Indispensable is the first of two episodes that focus on the way engaging in social media can be a great way of demonstrating how proactive, strategic and indispensable they can be. In the first episode Liz explains the benefits that Executives can gain if they harness the power of social media. The idea for these two episodes came from a post on LinkedIn written by Liz. People now spend more time using social media than they do watching television and social media engagement is a top priority for most organisations today. Getting your Executive...2017-04-2526 minAssist With Impact#33 Checking In On 2017 - One Quarter Down, Three To Go (Solo)2017 is a quarter complete and it's time to get an update on how Liz is tracking with her 'Words of 2017' as well as a Health & Wellness update. This part can be summarised as 'I'm Not Burying My Head In The Sand, I'm Just Running The Other Way'. Liz shares the sneaky ways the urge to flee continues to make itself known & how she is channeling her inner Emu. For a solo episode it's ended up being just over 30 minutes which only proves that Liz can truly talk about herself with no trouble at all!2017-04-1833 minAssist With Impact#32 Building A Strategic Partnership With Your ExecutiveCreating a strategic partnership with your C-Suite Executive is a topic of much discussion amongst Executive Assistants and educators in the profession. What is required to achieve this is something Liz discussed in a recent LinkedIn post. In this solo episode she shares the feedback she has received on the post and expands on the topic discussing how vital it is for the partnership to be a win/win situation for Executive Assistant and Executive. PS If you know a friend who would enjoy the podcast I'd love it if you could tell them about it! 2017-04-0921 minAssist With Impact#31 Road Ramblings: A Hot Sweaty MessComing to you from a park bench in downtown Palo Alto, California. More a garden ramble than a road ramble, Liz explains the purpose of her trip to the USA and how it's been a trip she's been looking forward to making ever since finishing Breast Cancer treatment. Enjoy a giggle as she recounts how in the pursuit of an interview with an indispensable assistant she goes from outwardly cool, calm and collected to a hot and sweaty mess. Check out photos of Palo Alto on the Being Indispensable Facebook Page or on Instagram (@beingindispensable). M...2017-04-0314 minAssist With Impact#27 Why You Need To Control Your EA Destiny - Interview With Adam Fidler (Part 2)In Part 2 of my interview Liz shares some initial results from her Survey of C-Suite Executives where she has been investigating how elements of Adam's EA Manifesto resonate with executives and their experience working with EA's. The results to do date reinforce that assistant's currently are not generally viewed as behaving strategically and operating with the 'managerial mindset' that Adam encourages. However, the results of the survey clearly show that executives want their EA's to demonstrate leadership traits. Adam also shares a simple mindset hack to remind EA's to think as a manager and he also discusses ho...2017-03-0634 minAssist With Impact#25 Get Started On Your Personal Skills AuditLiz has developed a 5 step process to identifying the skills, values and behaviours that will make you an indispensable Assistant to your business leader. Step 1 is to conduct a personal skills audit. In this episode, the first in a five part series to be released over coming weeks, Liz outlines two different approaches to conduct a personal skills audit. Liz also discusses how the results of this exercise will form the basis for Step 3 which is to identify what indispensable looks like to your business leader and how Adam Fidler’s Executive Assistant ‘manifesto’ which he formulated throug...2017-02-2025 minAssist With Impact#24 How You Can Be A Star Without Needing To Be The StarA solo episode sharing an aha moment that Liz has experienced in the process of developing a new intro for the podcast. It’s a short 15 minute episode this week ruminating on the confidence that comes from realising that in order to be an advocate and influencer in the Executive Assistant space she doesn't need to have been the ‘best’ Executive Assistant that has ever done the role. That it's legitimate and perfectly okay to be passionate about giving a voice to those who are the ‘best’ and that by doing so her role as an influencer of the values and...2017-02-1313 minAssist With Impact#21 Automating Your To Do List Using Tools Like Trello Can Help Executive Assistants Automate Task ManagementTask Management is a fundamental job role of Executive Assistants. Developing and maintaining a well managed 'to-do' list where it is easy to identify the priority of tasks and the stakeholders involved in their execution is something an indispensable assistant needs to resolve. In this solo episode Liz discusses the importance of task management, how a notebook and pen will continue to remain an EA's go-to tools and how tools such as Trello (based on the Japanese Kanban board approach) can be a great way to automate your task management to drive accountability, communication and collaboration with st...2017-01-2332 min
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Should I Start A Podcast with Ronsley Vaz64. Being Indispensable and Overcoming Fear with Liz Van VlietLiz Van Vliet wants to be an indispensable Executive Assistant. She is on a mission to discover the skills and attributes that will make her irreplaceable. By interviewing awesome Executive Assistants (EA), Personal Assistants (PA) and Administrative Assistants (AA), she hopes to uncover the qualities that make them indispensable.
There are a multitude of titles for the role of Executive Assistant and a myriad of hard and soft skills that are listed in job descriptions, but what is it that differentiates awesome, amazing and indispensable assistants from the rest. Liz also shares her own experiences on the road to being...2017-01-1144 min
We Are Podcast64. Being Indispensable and Overcoming Fear with Liz Van VlietLiz Van Vliet wants to be an indispensable Executive Assistant. She is on a mission to discover the skills and attributes that will make her irreplaceable. By interviewing awesome Executive Assistants (EA), Personal Assistants (PA) and Administrative Assistants (AA), she hopes to uncover the qualities that make them indispensable. There are a multitude of titles for the role of Executive Assistant and a myriad of hard and soft skills that are listed in job descriptions, but what is it that differentiates awesome, amazing and indispensable assistants from the rest. Liz also shares her own experiences on the...2017-01-1144 minAssist With Impact#20 Road Ramblings - The Christmas EditionRoad Ramblings makes a comeback this week just in time for Christmas. Liz recounts how technical 'isssssews' have prevented her from doing her interview with Roxanne Calder from est10 which will be rescheduled for the new year. How this week has been all about being a taxi driver for an injured teenage daughter and also dealing with the technical troubleshooting meltdowns that are the curse of someone who is far too hard on herself! As always, adopting a learner mindset, this just provides the opportunity to become a more proficient podcaster and appreciate the wonderful support she receives from...2016-12-2125 minAssist With Impact#19 Being A 'Look Behind The Margarine' Kind of Executive/Personal AssistantA solo episode revisiting a metaphor that came up in Episode 17 with Kate Toon where Kate described herself as the sort of EA/PA who looked behind the margarine. What does this actually translate to and why is it important. Liz also gives a snapshot of the 2017 EAN Congress and notes how the theme of building a partnership with your executive is in sync with what Being Indispensable is all about (kudos to her!!!!). She also shares an article that may be informative for those executives who still need to get their head around the ways in which they...2016-12-1520 minAssist With Impact#18 Why Executive Assistants Need To Get Comfortable With Uncomfortable ConversationsAs Executive/Personal Assistants we are often in the unique position of being aware of 'problems' within our organisation. The mantra "don't bring me problems, bring me solutions" can be counter productive and discourage assistants from engaging in conversations that could be helpful with their business leader. In this solo episode Liz discusses an article published in Fast Company and compares it with insight from Harvard Business Review that suggests that the 'don't bring me problems' mentality can be unhelpful and discourage conscientious employees to proactively communicate potential problems. Bring problems to your business leaders a...2016-12-0724 minAssist With Impact#16 Hilary Clinton's Email Scandal - Empathising With Her Executive Assistant & What I Know About Inbox ManagementRumination and reflections on the complex situation HRC's Executive Assistant must have been in trying to juggle the demands of HRC as well as other stakeholders in terms of her access to emails. This got Liz thinking about some of the things she has learnt managing her bosses inbox. How systems, processes and rules are your friend when it comes to inbox management and how business leaders aren't serving anyone by refusing to allow their EA or PA access to their email. 2016-11-2130 minAssist With Impact#15 Seth Godin Thinks We Should Be Indispensable TooLiz shares how the podcast title Being Indispensable was chosen in complete ignorance of the fact that Seth Godin had explored the concept in his book “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable” (which Liz is definitely going to be reading). Even if you subscribe to the view that being indispensable is unattainable, Liz argues that the qualities and behaviors that make someone irreplaceable still hold value and are of value to employers and customers. In the same way, it's become a great way of expressing her value proposition. Liz also explains the reason why there has been a notable absence of new...2016-10-3126 minAssist With Impact#14 Mindfulness & Revisiting the Myers Briggs Type Indicator TestThis week is all about making space to care for herself. As part of this Liz is doing some self-reflection and beginning the process of putting into place the technique of mindfulness that has been proven to develop the "mind muscle" used to create a calmer mind and a healthier body. In addition, Liz took the Myers Briggs Type Indicator test to get some insight into her personality type as explained by this tool.2016-08-3135 minAssist With Impact#13 Road Ramblings: Sharing about Job-SharingTwo weeks into the job-share Liz reflects on her learnings so far....systems and processes, or the lack there-of can become glaringly obvious when you undertake a job-share. Liz also notes how important it is for the person who is embarking on the job-share arrangement (the fresh eyes so to speak) to come to the table with an open mind and willing to leave their judgement at the door! Well, in her case that's helpful because she's feeling a bit exposed in terms of explaining all the intricacies of her role, the clients, the stakeholders and the details she...2016-08-2511 minAssist With Impact#12 Road Ramblings: Getting Real With MyselfLiz comes clean about how she hasn't allowed herself permission to not be okay post treatment for Breast Cancer. In pretending that life has gone on and it was no big deal she has not given her body and mind what it actually needs to heal. In this episode Liz opens up about how up until now she has been projecting the image of someone who has their shit together when in actual fact she's been slowly falling apart. Thankfully she also shares how she's taken control of the situation and is embarking on a jobshare and break from...2016-08-1625 minAssist With Impact#11 Minibee - Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies For Executive AssistantsA Minibee (Mini Being Indispensable) episode where Liz ruminates on what she's learned from reading about the four tendencies that Gretchen Rubin outlines in her bestselling book "Better Than Before": Upholders, Obligers, Rebels and Questioners. By doing the online quiz Liz has established that she's a classic Obliger. What does this mean for her in terms of her relationship with her business leader and what can you learn by understanding your own tendency and that of your business leader. Come along for the ride and learn all about this fascinating topic.2016-07-3123 minAssist With Impact#10 Jan Jones: Exceptional Assistant & CEO Whisperer (Part 2)In Part 2 of this interview with Jan Jones, author of "The CEO's Secret Weapon", Liz talks to Jan about the benefits of Exceptional Assistants sharing the traits and habits that allow them to develop outstanding relationships with the business leader they support. Jan shares her perspectives on why the EA is a service professional and how developing relationships with other EA's is vital.2016-07-2137 minAssist With Impact#9 Jan Jones: Exceptional Assistant & CEO Whisperer (Part 1)Jan Jones is an author, a businesswoman and an exceptional assistant in her own right talks to Liz about her fantastic book "The CEO's Secret Weapon" and how she started her working life in Sydney, Australia as a 'Girl Friday' working for a small brokerage firm. Jan reflects on how the exacting standards of her first boss have stood her in great stead as she embarked on a career that has taken her around the world and brought her into the company of some of the world's best business leaders. A delight to interview and a delightful interview:)2016-07-1425 minAssist With Impact#8 Embracing Creative Entitlement & Big MagicIn this episode, Liz opens up about the challenge of continuing to pursue her podcast journey when every fibre of her being is telling her to run away and hide. She shares how the inspirational writings of Elizabeth Gilbert and gutsy voice of Cynthia Heimel have helped to remind her that Being Indispensable is more than the vanity project she fears others may think it is. As Elizabeth Gilbert says “you will never be able to create anything interesting out of your life if you don’t believe that you’re entitled to at least try”. 2016-07-0617 minAssist With Impact#7 Minibee: Habits To Break: Guilt & Over-ApologisingIn a week where Liz is struck down with Sinusitis and has to take a day off work, she reflects on 'guilt', a most unhelpful emotion and shares how she is working to challenge this negative thinking. The habit of over apologising is also explored with some references to the work of Gretchen Rubin and her podcast 'Happiness', Brene Brown's TED talk and books and Fred Kofman's Huffington Post blog article. 2016-06-2914 minAssist With Impact#6 Sonja Firth: Pioneering Virtual Assistant and LinkedIn TrainerIn the first interview for the Being Indispensable podcast, Liz interviews Sonja Firth, an Executive Assistant who epitomises the description 'capable'. Sonja has an eclectic set of skills and is highly regarded by her clients for her knowledge and effectiveness. In addition to being sought after to provide office support, Sonja is in demand as a LinkedIn trainer. Sonja works with businesses and individuals to optimise their presence on LinkedIn. 2016-06-2141 minAssist With Impact#5 Top 10 Executive Assistant Traits & Amy Cuddy TED TalkIn this episode Liz gives an update on the results of her LinkedIn survey question and discusses Amy Cuddy and her research on Presence. How we can use power poses to program our mind to show up as more confident and have PRESENCE. Fascinating and inspiring research which shows that tiny tweaks can lead to big changes. 2016-06-1328 minAssist With Impact#4 Road Ramblings, A Trap For Young PlayersThe first in what is planned to become a regular addition to the Being Indispensable podcast library - road ramblings. This episode focuses on the perils of asssuming when making flight bookings for your executive. Liz shares her epic fail when she inadvertently allowed her executive to be booked on a discount air fare. 2016-06-1215 minAssist With Impact#3 Ernst & Young Australia Transforms Executive Assistant SupportLiz ruminates on the potential ramifications of Ernst & Young Australia reducing costs by rolling out Virtual Assistants to support Partners and Senior Managers. This is topical given the rise of the VA industry but has implications for the ability of assistants and their executives to work effectively. Does being 'virtual' affect an assistants ability to be proactive and how traditional Executive Assistants need to be clear on their value proposition in order to ensure that they are able to continue to deliver the service levels that will make them indispensable.2016-06-1218 minAssist With Impact#2 The "How", My Path To Becoming An Executive AssistantIn this episode Liz outlines the role serendipity played in her decision to become an Executive Assistant. How a lunch with a friend led her to pursue a career transition to becoming an EA. She discusses the research she conducted into the role of the EA, the skills and capabilities required and the Michael Hyatt article that formed the basis for how she approaches her role.2016-06-1226 minAssist With Impact#1 The "'Why'Being an Executive Assistant can be isolated and lonely. The relationship with the business leader whilst personal and close requires the assistant to maintain distance from others in order to perform the role well. This makes it hard to share experiences and learnings. In this first episode, Liz outlines why Being Indispensable is the podcast for Executive and Personal Assistants to get the tips, techniques and professional insights that will help make them indispensable. Created by an Executive Assistant, for Executive Assistants to share ideas, experiences, workshop successes and epic fails. 2016-06-1223 min