Tweet

Can’t Get the Meetings You Want? 10 Tips to Give Your Admin

Guest post by: Keith Ferrazzi

Article Overview: When you take on a new administrative assistant, you train them to use your computer and phone system. To understand the intricacies of your schedule. To handle paperwork. But do you train them to help you manage your relationships?

Can’t Get the Meetings You Want? 10 Tips to Give Your Admin

When you take on a new administrative assistant, you train them to use your computer and phone system. To understand the intricacies of your schedule. To handle paperwork.

But do you train them to help you manage your relationships?

You sure should! Here's some tips to share with your admin (or, if you're an admin yourself, to put into practice), that will ensure that your calls are scheduled quickly, your meetings are put on the priority list, and that great first impression of you and your company is already made before you walk through the door. And make sure to read them yourself: Some of the tips start with you.

1. An admin should constantly ask her/himself the question: How can I make my fellow gatekeepers' lives easier? How can I do the same for their bosses? 2. Bosses: Ask questions while you're at meetings and relay the info back to your admin to leverage in his or her future communication: What are the interests/passions of your target's assistant? You need to be the eyes/ears for opportunities for your admin to build the relationship.

3. Admins: When adding agenda items for meetings in your bosses' calendar, add the name of the target's admin and personal info so your boss can speak with familiarity and respect for the admin, not just the person he's meeting with.

4. Send live flowers instead of cut flowers, especially orchids. They last longer.

5. Proactive, thoughtful gifts like Starbucks cards with a handwritten note go a long way. Even better, something that reflects your brand - but only if it's truly generous.

For the rest of the 10 tips, hit the blog - and share your admin's best traits.

Warmest,

Keith

Related Articles
  Is marketing about getting organised?
  The Secrets To Managing Ineffective Meetings - 9 Proven Tips Which Make You Fail
  Sales People spending less than 10% of their time SELLING
  Effective Meetings
  C-Level Relationship Selling – Lower Levels Can Sell Easily to C-Levels
  “How to Transform Your Time Spent in Business Meetings From Time Wasted to Time Well Spent”
  PART- 1: Centre Point of Magento development guide line. Pre-Launch Checklist
  Making Meetings Matter
  PAPERWORK Making molehills out of mountains
  Meetings
  Employing People Can Accelerate Your Small Business Growth
  Is Your EAddress Unprofessional
  What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 3
  How To Run Effective One to Ones
  How To Make Your Own Ezine
  7 Tips to Increase Wordpress Security
  7 Best Practices for Facebook Pages for Franchise or Small Business Owners
  Ten Steps To Effective Meetings
  Working Backwards From Your Goal To Get Ahead
  Halve Sales Costs

Article Tags: administrative assistant, intricacies, paperwork, relationships



Related Forum Posts
Business Tips - How about: Tips for managers to handle employees more effectively? Tips on how to deal with difficult customers? Tips on how to deal more effectively with suppliers? The only three I have in mind right now, but will try to come up with something else. Chris
Partner with them - Welcome to the Group TMR, Some ideas of people you can partner with for the Custom Napkins: - Wedding Planners - Photographers - Annual General Meetings for Corporations - Pageants - Hotels - Elite Restaurants - Elite Spas
Re: Have a Security Clearance Question? But are afraid to ask? - I think I've already addressed your topic in another forum or thread, but I think the easiest way to generate additional traffic to your web site is to provide content that is fresh, new, and insightful. Give users a reason to access your web site besides purchasing your services. Give them a reason to gain knowledge and they will come back and give you business when they can. Good luck in your campaign, and I hope everything turns out for you! One question I have is do security clearances check your family information as well (family criminal offences, etc).
Should Evan add a "Social Media Marketing" category to the f - Hi, Kevin Lee, the site's Admin, has asked me to create a poll to determine if users would like to see a new section/category called "Social Media Marketing." With the rise of social networking websites marketing a business using social media can produce amazing results; very high ROI since the market is young.
Re: need advice - I'm sure Africa needs call centers too. Give us more information on the specifics. Why are you skeptical?


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

Paint A Word Picture - Excite Your Customer

Ten Ways to Make Blogging Work for Your Business

Build Corporate Credit for Your Small Business

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.