“Let’s talk about where you want to grow – not just what the company needs.”
Too often, career development conversations for administrative professionals start and end with
“Where can you be most useful?”
🥱“How can you support your executive better?”
😴“What does the business need from you right now?”
Important? Yes.
But incomplete.
Because if the conversation never includes your aspirations, your goals, your potential, then it isn’t a development conversation. It’s a deployment conversation.
Assistants deserve growth plans, not just task lists.
They deserve mentorship, not just management.
And they deserve to be asked,
“Where do you want to go next?”
The future of this profession is built on mutual investment, where the organisation benefits from your evolving contribution and you get to build a career that energises and elevates you.
So here’s a prompt for your next check-in.
💪 “Can we spend a few minutes talking about my development and where I’d like to grow?”
If they don’t ask, you ask.
Because this isn’t just about performance.
It’s about progression.
And you’re allowed to want more.
