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The Truth About Being a CEO

Name: The Truth About Being a CEO
Uploaded: 2025-02-18T04:00:34+00:00
Duration: 47 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this candid excerpt, the speaker recounts a pivotal hiring experience for an executive assistant (EA) early in their career. A mentor advises them to…

18 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this candid excerpt, the speaker recounts a pivotal hiring experience for an executive assistant (EA) early in their career. A mentor advises them to be transparent about their own lack of knowledge regarding the EA role during interviews. The speaker meets Yasmin, who proactively outlines what she will handle, creating a strong match. The story emphasizes the importance of honesty about what you don’t know, clearly communicating what will be trained versus what the hire should already possess, and trusting the candidate’s initiative. The anecdote serves as a leadership lesson on delegation, role definition, and effective hiring in a fast‑growing environment.

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I had a mentor who told me, I remember I was hiring for my executive assistant and I was like, well, dude, like, I don't know what the fuck this person is supposed to do. And he's like, yeah, just say that on the interview process. And I was like, okay. So then I got on with Yasmin, who's here now. She was my EA because I got on the interview and I was like, listen, I'm like 23 trying to grow this. I've never even fucking managed a person before, let alone I don't know what an executive assistant is supposed to do. So like, I can tell you all the stuff I need done, but I don't know how to tell you to do your job. She's like, oh no, I will tell you what I will do. And I was like, this is the perfect match. And so, and that's why it worked. It was just like, you don't have to know everything. It's just being really clear with the people about what you do and don't know and what you will train them on versus what you need them already trained on.