Bonnie Low-Kramen is the Founder and CEO of Ultimate Assistant Training & Consulting, where she provides assistants and their leaders the tools they need to build the ultimate partnership and workplace. Bonnie was the Personal Assistant for Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis for 25 years and learned the skills needed to be an incredible assistant. She is also an international speaker and the Author of the best-selling book, Be the Ultimate Assistant. In 2015, she was named Educator of the Year by DEMA, the Domestic Estate Managers Association.

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One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is thinking that they can save a lot of money by taking care of all of their administrative tasks — without the need for an executive or personal assistant. This is not an effective use of time regardless of how skilled they are and can limit their success in the long term.

So what should leaders do to get started with personal assistants? What do they need to know when hiring an assistant? And what are the top qualities to look for in a good assistant?

Bonnie Low-Kramen, the Founder and CEO of Ultimate Assistant Training & Consulting, joins Adi Klevit in this episode of the Systems Simplified podcast to talk about systems for nurturing successful relationships with executive assistants. They also discuss the benefits of having an executive assistant, tips and tricks for hiring an executive assistant, and the qualities of a good executive assistant. Stay tuned.