You're an administrative assistant with a new boss. How can you make the transition as smooth as possible?

My advice is to remember to give yourself time too. Often you’ll put a remarkable amount of pressure on yourself to uncover everything there is to know about your leader, organisation, systems, processes etc. Be realistic, remember that saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day”. Be diligent and take detailed notes, no one likes to be asked the same question twice. Think about where and how you save these notes. Some EAs and PAs create a ‘bible’ type document where you can store all of the information you need. Create open conversations where you can ask for feedback, you may need to refine or change things up, make it easy for someone to communicate their thoughts to you.

At this point in time, new boss has all the knowledge for the job having gone through the rectruitment process but I am the custodian of the inhouse norms. I take him through the processes at my level of knowledge but while guarding against influencing their future being within the work environment. This helps set pace for their soft landing but also helping us understand each other and in a way bond. If new boss is from within, its a bit hard work for the both of us as we work around adjusting to the new environment. Discussing what business has been run may be a bit out since new boss may be interested in changes having witnessed business with former boss.

To make the transition as smooth as possible with a new boss, schedule a meeting to discuss expectations and preferences, adapt to their communication style, proactively seek feedback, and demonstrate reliability and initiative in your responsibilities.

D'abord, vous devez ne pas oublier que le style de communication varie d'un manager à un autre. Vous devez surtout observer et ne pas hésiter à poser des questions sur le style de feedback qu'il préfère, soit écrite ou verbale. Si vous avez la possibilité d'avoir des informations sur sa personnalité et sa manière de travailler avant que votre collaboration ne soit effective. Je dirais il va vous falloir anticiper. Après cela, votre sens du détail et votre observation pourront vous confirmer ou infirmer si les informations re?ues sont avérées. Surtout ayez confiance en vos capacités, et soyez patient, c'est aussi le premier challenge à gérer dans votre collaboration.

Learn about your new boss is the right and first step moving forward. Not every boss is the same. Their work ethics, schedules etc differs. Keep some time on your boss's first day to welcome, your work etc.

Schedule time for your new boss to get accustomed to current ways of working with a timeline for when he would like to sit down and discuss his style of working. Then after 3 months have a review meeting to see how he feels the processes work and if he has any short term goals he'd like to integrate. Communication is key for the first 6 months especially whilst you navigate new ways of working in what is a very intimate working relationship.

Be flexible,because everyone has different talents and you learn more by being open to change. Whenever you have a new boss they bring with them new ideas, new preferences. Willingness to adopt their ideas will help them adopt your ideas in the future.

One thing I found helpful, start with creating your boundries, make them known, & strictly follow them. You may relax them down the road as needed, but when you establish them from the start you will not be taken advantage of.

Don’t be afraid to ask your executive or manager for feedback. If you’re not used to doing this it can be scary to receive any sort of negative critique but actually this shows a lot about yourself and how confident you actually are. Being able to ask shows that you can be assertive and are comfortable in your skin and constantly wanting to improve in your skill and abilities to grow. Once you’ve built rapport, you’ll grow confident enough to give them feedback as well! This way you can have a healthy support system and can rely on one another while also building trust.

Primeira coisa é observar, se colocar no seu lugar observar a maneira do seu novo chefe liderar a equipe, maneira de agir, de pensar, de se engajar nos trabalhos para empresa. Depois se preparar para os desafios que essa nova gest?o vai trazer a sua empresa. Se possível, ter uma comunica??o de colo ele espera que seja sua assistência. E sempre estar disposto a dividir o peso do cargo com ele.