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Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant DISC Chart

Job Summary

A personal assistant supports an individual with both professional and personal tasks. Responsibilities vary but can include running errands, picking up deliveries, making travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, and organizing office filing systems. They may also be required to act as the first point of contact for their employer. Personal assistants may work in an office, frequently travel, or work from home.

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Personality types of a Personal Assistant

Each letter of DISC represents polar personality types with correlating behaviors and characteristics. Learn more about their strengths and weaknesses, how they communicate, and more
D

low D - Planner

Like to take time making decisions
I

high I - Influencer

Likes to meet new people
S

high S - Stabilizer

Likes consistency
C

high C - Rule Follower

Likes to follow procedures

Behavioral Qualities for a Personal Assistant

Behavioral qualities make people naturally act in a certain way. Utilize people's natural behaviors and strengths at work.
  • Patient. Able to wait for an outcome.
  • Personable. Easy to get along with.
  • Supportive. Uplifting of others.
  • Organized. Structured and methodical.

Motivators for a Personal Assistant

Motivators are values that drive people. To retain passionate employees, place people in a role that utilizes their values
  • Aesthetic: A drive for harmony, balance, and peace. To tend to the aesthetic drive, assign creative projects that are artistic in nature.
  • Altruistic: A caring drive to benefit and support others. To tend to the altruistic drive, explain how tasks relate to the betterment of your life or business so they can see how their work directly helps you.
  • Regulatory: A drive to maintain order and the status quo. To tend to the regulatory drive, provide structure for the way things are done, and allow them to create their own guidelines when necessary.

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