{"id":458,"date":"2019-08-14T20:38:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2020-09-29T18:34:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:34:37","slug":"coaching-for-high-level-administrative-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/coaching-for-high-level-administrative-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching For High Level Administrative Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Coaching2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-455 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Coaching2-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"Coaching Administrative Staff\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Coaching2-221x300.jpg 221w, http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Coaching2.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019re in a high-level administrative position, you\u2019re used to wearing a lot of hats. From handling a wide variety of day-to-day duties to dealing with all types of personalities, it\u2019s a job that requires a lot of knowledge and flexibility. Plus, you\u2019re expected to do it all with a smile on your face and a \u201ccan do\u201d attitude. High-level administrative positions can be extremely demanding and can sometimes lead to high stress levels and burnout. Here are some of the common challenges people in these positions face:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge 1:<\/strong> Maintaining a work\/life balance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge 2:<\/strong> Dealing with difficult people<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge 3:<\/strong> Ensuring proper communication strategies are in place and making sure they\u2019re followed<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge 4:<\/strong> Feeling disrespected and blamed for anything that goes wrong<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge 5: <\/strong>Feeling like you need to be available 24\/7<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an executive assistant, maybe some of these challenges sound familiar to you. And maybe you\u2019re ready to make some changes that will help you both in your job <em>and<\/em> outside the office. That\u2019s where a life coach can work with you and provide valuable perspective. By assessing the unique challenges you face in your position, a life coach can help you develop a detailed action plan with clear and specific expectations. Some of the outcomes from working with a life coach include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building a stronger partnership with your manager(s)<\/li>\n<li>Establishing stronger boundaries<\/li>\n<li>Improving communication and streamlining processes<\/li>\n<li>Increasing productivity and feeling more focused dealing with day-to-day tasks<\/li>\n<li>Reducing stress and enjoying your job (and life!) more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re starting to feel the burnout that often accompanies high-level administrative positions and want to make some meaningful life changes,<strong> Leah M. Joppy and Associates <\/strong>is ready to help. Call us at 301-670-0051 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:leah@lmja.com\">leah@lmja.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Need more reasons for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/why-should-i-work-with-a-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">choosing to work with a coach? Learn more<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re in a high-level administrative position, you\u2019re used to wearing a lot of hats. From handling a wide variety of day-to-day duties to dealing with all types of personalities, it\u2019s a job that requires a lot of knowledge and flexibility. Plus, you\u2019re expected to do it all with a smile on your face and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,2,6,3,7,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":585,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions\/585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}