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Force Multiplier Job Descriptions
As Founders look to hire a right hand to help them achieve more, they must first determine who they need in their world. Consequently, Executive Assistants (EAs) often emerge as one of the following positions — Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant, or Personal Assistant. Entrepreneurs and leaders must understand who they want by their side and EAs must understand who they are and where they want to be in their career.
Download this free PDF for sample job descriptions for each role before determining who you need to hire or where you want to grow in your career.
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How to Find & Hire an Executive Assistant
Finding an Executive Assistant shouldn’t feel overwhelming—and it definitely shouldn’t be a guessing game.
This free guide walks you through exactly how to find, vet, and hire a top-tier Executive Assistant who can lighten your load, buy back your time, and help your business grow.
Whether it’s your first hire or your fifth, this resource will help you get the support you actually need.
Click to download for free.
Force Multiplier Execution Plan
Force Multipliers have more responsibilities, tasks and goals than anyone to keep track of. At all times, they are managing their own priorities as well as the priorities of their leader and the entire organization that they serve.
Anyone who is a Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant or Administrator knows that the ability to stay completely organized and to always follow-through is absolutely essential to their success. This yearly, monthly and weekly planner, will help make sure that you never miss a beat.
Click to download!
30-60-90 Day Templates
The first 30, 60, and 90 days are crucial for any new hire, and are particularly critical for strategic partners. Those first 90 days set the precedent for the rest of your partnership.
Leaders, use these templates to clearly lay out your expectations for your new Force Multiplier. Force Multipliers, use these templates as a guideline of responsibilities to set yourself up for success in your new position.
Click to download for free.
5 Daily Accountability Questions
Force Multipliers: Answer these questions every day to share your accomplishments and your struggles, to highlight your problem solving abilities, leadership, and focus, as well as where you would like to grow next.
Leaders: Have your direct reports send their answers to you every day. Then have their direct reports do the same, and so on. This is a great tool for leaders to keep a pulse on their team members, as well as for employees to increase their visibility and strengthen their relationship with their leader.
Click to download for free.
Strategic Partners User’s Manual
Do you have a one-page Strategic Partner User’s Manual that explains the best way to work with you? Are you clear on your preferences, idiosyncrasies and quirks? Does your strategic partner know them, too?
If not, you and your partner are wasting valuable time getting up to speed on each other’s work styles. Shorten the learning curve whether you’re starting your relationship or have been working together for years. Featured on Forbes and in The New York Times, a user manual is a resource that every strategic partnership must have. Click to download.
Screening Interview Questions to Help You Find Your Force Multiplier
Create efficiency in your hiring process with a 15-minute screening interview. It’s a great way to save time and identify the top talent to take through the rest of the process.
If done properly, only 2-3 of those candidates will move forward to an in-person (or virtual), in-depth interview.
Click to download for free.
Your Guide to Effective 1:1 Meetings
Having regular 1:1 meetings ensures employees feel supported and valued at work.
We often get stuck in the task-oriented world, but a holistic approach to a company’s people strategy has become more critical than ever.
Support, engagement, feedback, growth, and development are just as critical to company success as priorities, goals and metrics!
Click to download.
How to Communicate Your Role to Key Stakeholders
If you’re an Executive Assistant or Chief of Staff, I’m sure you’ve been asked “What exactly do you do?” more times than you can count. Force Multiplier jobs are some of the most unclear and misunderstood roles in the organization – because they are so dynamic, often subjective, and expansive in scope.
It can be frustrating when our leaders and colleagues don’t understand what we do, but it is vitally important that we take control of the narrative and communicate our role to key stakeholders. Increase your visibility, own your career, and be a strong strategic business partner by communicating your role using this checklist and slide deck template.
Click to download for free.
START IMPLEMENTING TODAY WITH THESE FREE QUICK WINS
Force Multiplier Job Descriptions
As Founders look to hire a right hand to help them achieve more, they must first determine who they need in their world. Consequently, Executive Assistants (EAs) often emerge as one of the following positions — Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant, or Personal Assistant. Entrepreneurs and leaders must understand who they want by their side and EAs must understand who they are and where they want to be in their career.
Download this free PDF for sample job descriptions for each role before determining who you need to hire or where you want to grow in your career.
Force Multiplier Execution Plan
Force Multipliers have more responsibilities, tasks and goals than anyone to keep track of. At all times, they are managing their own priorities as well as the priorities of their leader and the entire organization that they serve.
Anyone who is a Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant or Administrator knows that the ability to stay completely organized and to always follow-through is absolutely essential to their success. This yearly, monthly and weekly planner, will help make sure that you never miss a beat.
30-60-90 Day Templates
The first 30, 60, and 90 days are crucial for any new hire, and are particularly critical for strategic partners. Those first 90 days set the precedent for the rest of your partnership.
Leaders, use these templates to clearly lay out your expectations for your new Force Multiplier. Force Multipliers, use these templates as a guideline of responsibilities to set yourself up for success in your new position.
5 Daily Accountability Questions
Force Multipliers: Answer these questions every day to share your accomplishments and your struggles, to highlight your problem solving abilities, leadership, and focus, as well as where you would like to grow next.
Leaders: Have your direct reports send their answers to you every day. Then have their direct reports do the same, and so on. This is a great tool for leaders to keep a pulse on their team members, as well as for employees to increase their visibility and strengthen their relationship with their leader.
Strategic Partners User’s Manual
Do you have a one-page Strategic Partner User’s Manual that explains the best way to work with you? Are you clear on your preferences, idiosyncrasies and quirks? Does your strategic partner know them, too?
If not, you and your partner are wasting valuable time getting up to speed on each other’s work styles. Shorten the learning curve whether you’re starting your relationship or have been working together for years. Featured on Forbes and in The New York Times, a user manual is a resource that every strategic partnership must have.
Screening Interview Questions
Create efficiency in your hiring process with a 15-minute screening interview. It’s a great way to save time and identify the top talent to take through the rest of the process.
If done properly, only 2-3 of those candidates will move forward to an in-person (or virtual), in-depth interview.
Your Guide to Effective 1:1 Meetings
Having regular 1:1 meetings ensures employees feel supported and valued at work.
We often get stuck in the task-oriented world, but a holistic approach to a company’s people strategy has become more critical than ever.
Support, engagement, feedback, growth, and development are just as critical to company success as priorities, goals and metrics!
How to Communicate Your Role to Key Stakeholders
If you’re an Executive Assistant or Chief of Staff, I’m sure you’ve been asked “What exactly do you do?” more times than you can count. Force Multiplier jobs are some of the most unclear and misunderstood roles in the organization – because they are so dynamic, often subjective, and expansive in scope.
It can be frustrating when our leaders and colleagues don’t understand what we do, but it is vitally important that we take control of the narrative and communicate our role to key stakeholders. Increase your visibility, own your career, and be a strong strategic business partner by communicating your role using this checklist and slide deck template. Click to download.
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