Top 7 Tips on What Does it Take to be a Top Administrative Assistant Today

It always has been a little ambiguous to figure out what exactly makes a top-notch Administrative Assistant. Well-Run Concepts has been conducting research to quantify what is needed in the position of Administrative Assistant today. We used a comprehensive validated, step-by-step process called the Trimetrix system to determine what is needed for top performance. This article will summarize our findings to date and here is what we found: Attributes tells us if an individual can do the job by looking at what personal skills or competencies are needed in the job of Administrative Assistant.

1. RESULTS ORIENTATION: The ability to identify actions necessary to complete tasks and obtain results.
   
   - Maintains focus on goals
   
   - Identifies and acts on removing potential obstacles to successful goal attainment.
   
   - Implements thorough and effective plans and applies appropriate resources to produce desired results
   
   - Follows through on all commitments to achieve results
   
   
2. SELF MANAGEMENT: The ability to prioritize and complete tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted time frames.
   
   - Independently pursues business objectives in an organized and efficient manner
   
   - Prioritizes activities as necessary to meet job responsibilities
   
   - Maintains required level of activity toward achieving goals without direct supervision
   
   - Minimizes work flow disruptions and time wasters to complete high quality work within a specified time frame
   
   
3. GOAL ACHIEVEMENT: The overall ability to set, pursue and attain achievable goals.
   
   - Establishes goals that are relevant, realistic and attainable
   
   - Identifies and implements required plans and milestones to achieve specific business goals
   
   - Initiates activity toward goals without unnecessary delay
   
   - Stays on target to complete goals regardless of obstacles or adverse circumstances
   
   
4. PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: A measure of the capacity to be answerable for personal actions.
   
   - Accepts personal responsibility for the consequences of personal actions
   
   - Avoids placing unnecessary blame on others
   
   - Maintains personal commitment to objectives regardless of the success or failure of personal decisions
   
   - Applies personal lessons learned from past failures to moving forward in achieving future successes
   
   
5. FLEXIBILITY: The ability to readily modify, respond to and integrate change with minimal personal resistance.
   
   - Adapts effectively to changing plans and priorities
   
   - Demonstrates the capacity to handle multiple tasks at one time
   
   - Deals comfortably with ambiguity
   
   - Adjusts preset plans as necessary with minimal resistance
   
   
6. RESILIENCY: The ability to quickily recover from adversity.
   
   - Continues toward goals in the face of difficulty and adversity
   
   - Handles criticism and rejection from others with objectivity
   
   - Recovers quickly from personal setbacks
   
   - Moves past unforeseeen abstacles without unnecessary delay
   
   
7. SELF STARTING: The ability to initiate and sustain momentum without external stimulation.
   
   - Initiates relevant activities toward achieving business goals
   
   - Independently complete projects and produces desired results
   
   - Requires little or no supervision to stay focused on necessary activities
   
   - Readily identifies and pursues business opportunities without outside direction

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