Nov 17, 2020 | Accountability, Business, Delegation
Our CEO Gina Cotner frequently speaks to other Admin and Executive organizations on successfully managing expectations what accountability really looks like. Our own team of high-performing Executive Assistants are continuously trained and mentored on setting and...
Oct 28, 2020 | Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Productivity
Recently, Gina delivered a workshop at the amazing Empower 2020 Summit for Assistants, put on by our friends at Base. Here is an excerpt from the discussion on what it takes to truly be a high-caliber executive assistant: Managing Expectations of those around...
Oct 19, 2020 | Business, Productivity
Yes, Bill Gates, I agree. “Success isn’t binary.” Is the opposite of Success, Failure? No. Success is incremental. Are you learning lessons along the way? This is key. And this has been the key for our company. Certain clauses in our...
Oct 14, 2020 | About Athena, Accountability, Business, Getting Started with an EA
I left IBM in 2006 to “become an entrepreneur”. After going to motivational conferences and reading some Robert Kiyosaki, my 32-year-old self said to herself, “No need to be bound to a large corporation! I’m going to go be free! I’m going to be in control of my...
Oct 6, 2020 | Business, Productivity
For many, the conversation about compensation can be uncomfortable or even daunting. What is a high level Executive Assistant actually worth? Who decides that amount and assigns a number value? This excellent article, featuring several thought leaders in the EA space,...