NEWS & RESOURCES

for EAs in Education

Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant

Feedback - why is it so difficult to know how and when to provide feedback and why can it be so upsetting for the receiver to hear? 

Giving and receiving feedback can be a challenging process, but it is essential for personal and professional growth. Recently I have been chatting with some work colleagues about this and was interested to discover that many of us struggle to know how and when to provide feedback at work.

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Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant

Creating a sense of belonging when you work in a school

In many ways our Covid experience has left us considering what really matters in our daily lives. Removing contact and connection with others on a daily basis really reinforced how much we as social animals desire and hunger for connection, and in turn a sense of “belonging.”

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Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant

Setting boundaries when you work in education

Before you can get through them, to-do list growing before your eyes? Sometimes it feels that there are not enough hours in the school day to even achieve the most important tasks.

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Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant Kristine Niven I Executive Assistant

The vital and rewarding role of the Education EA-along unique complexities and challenges

Executive Assistants in education play a vital role filled with complexity, challenges yet ultimately rewards. It is a job unlike any other—a member of the Senior leadership team but also outside of it. Sitting within Administration, but still set apart from other faculty and staff. A key player who wears many hats in a single day!

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