Executive Assistant Upskilling & High Performance Seminar Series
Grow as a successful executive assistant & business partner
In an increasingly busy and complex world, the role of the assistant is more important than ever. Calm, clarity, and focus are essential for modern executives to perform in their roles. Therefore, it is vital that you have the skills and capabilities as an assistant to support them and help your organisation function at a high level. Join #1 rated facilitator and podcast host Liz Van Vliet in this refreshed seminar series to elevate Executive Assistants to a new strategic and tactical excellence level.
This series is designed to educate you in the skills needed to be the glue in your executive’s network and to empower you with AI tools that optimise your effectiveness (even if your particular organisation is dragging its feet). Through these sessions, you’ll strengthen your capacity to collaborate with stakeholders, and adapt to varied contexts, you’ll become the vital, empowering link within your executive’s network, combining mastery, adaptive communication, and technology-driven efficiency. As you enhance your capabilities, you’ll establish yourself as the indispensable support at the centre of your executive’s success.
Your event experience
A toolkit of takeaway resources – Walk away with a refreshed toolkit of practical resources, frameworks and hacks that you will be able to implement immediately to help you reach your professional development goals
Live Coaching – Ask your burning questions and get live coaching plus input from the group with the chat transcript provided following the session so you can capture all the wisdom shared.
Short, sharp and value-packed sessions – Designed to fit around your busy schedule, maximise your learnings and put theory into practice across the four week series
A highly engaging, highly rated facilitator – Liz is an experienced facilitator and will keep you engaged throughout each session
An incredible networking opportunity – You will be placed in small working teams to cultivate new and lasting relationships with fellow leaders
Liz Van Vliet
Founder and Director,
The Linchpin Assistant
Liz Van Vliet elevates, educates and empowers Executive Assistants to be the little hinges that swing big doors for their executives and organisations.
As one of Australia’s most trusted Administration Profession Catalysts and Strategists, Liz has worked with hundreds of Executive Assistants, Business Support and Admin Professionals over the last seven years. With her E.F.F.E.C.T.I.V.E. Methodology®, they have shifted from underconfidence and overwhelm to empowered, strategic and effective.
As Founder and Director of The Linchpin Assistant and a certified executive coach and corporate trainer, Liz partners with organisations, L&D Professionals and Executives to drive business efficiency, effectiveness, and engagement through her Linchpin Assist Model®, Assistant Competency Model® and the Ten Power Skills for Linchpin Assistants® training modules.
Liz Van Vliet (She/Her)
Liz Van Vliet elevates, educates and empowers Executive Assistants to be the little hinges that swing big doors for their executives and organisations.
Liz has always been passionate about people. She loves discovering who they are, knowing what makes them tick, and seeing their unique skills and gifts. Offering care and understanding is in her nature, and so is educating, process thinking, and cheering others on.
Harnessing and channelling these superpowers to create her own ‘portfolio career’, Liz now works with people in Administration Professional roles to deliver the confidence, capability and career development that transforms them into thriving Linchpin Assistants.
As one of Australia’s most trusted Administration Profession Catalysts and Strategists, Liz has worked with hundreds of Executive Assistants, Business Support and Admin Professionals over the last seven years. With her E.F.F.E.C.T.I.V.E. Methodology®, they have shifted from underconfidence and overwhelm to empowered, strategic and effective Linchpin Assistants powering their organisations and thriving in their careers and life.
As Founder and Director of The Linchpin Assistant and a certified executive coach and corporate trainer, Liz partners with organisations, L&D Professionals and Executives to drive business efficiency, effectiveness, and engagement through her Linchpin Assist Model®, Assistant Competency Model® and the Ten Power Skills for Linchpin Assistants® training modules.
Key Learnings
Cultivate skills to strengthen your ability to protect the time and energy of your business leader
Craft your personal brand to reflect the value you bring to your role and the outcomes and impacts you deliver
Unlock the potential of AI and automation tools to free up time for high value work
Reset new and existing relationships with your leader and other stakeholders using the skills you will develop
What’s new in 2025:
- The return of crowd favourite facilitator Liz Van Vliet!
- Multi-sector focus, with valuable takeaways for EAs in the public, private and NFP sectors
- Slightly extended sessions, reducing the total number of sessions to minimise impact on your work
- Reviewed agenda to tackle the evolving world of work including AI and automation tools!
Agenda
All times shown are in AEDT
This is a three-day seminar series comprising three two-hour sessions delivered over three weeks
Acknowledgement of Country & Opening remarks
Seminar One: Mastering the Five Key Levels to Build Strategic Impact
Breaking free from reactive tasks to become a proactive, strategic partner requires mastering five levels of expertise. This session dives into these levels, equipping you with the tools to elevate your role through focused, high-impact contributions.
- Gain clarity on the five levels of mastery that form the foundation of impactful assistance
- Build techniques for critical thinking, priority management, and anticipating your executive’s needs
- Learn actionable strategies to shift from task-based support to a strategic, forward-thinking approach
Close of Seminar One
Acknowledgement of Country & Opening remarks
Seminar Two: Cultivating Skills for Adaptive Communication & Influence
Adapting your communication style to suit different audiences and contexts is essential for creating lasting influence and building trust. This session focuses on refining your Power Skills (your supercharged ‘soft skills’), enabling you to navigate varying dynamics with confidence and authority.
- Understand the ten core Power Skills that set high-impact EAs apart and empower you to communicate with confidence
- Develop strategies for adapting your communication style to connect effectively with executives, peers, and stakeholders
- Enhance your influence by learning how to build trust, manage boundaries, and lead through influence, regardless of context
Close of Seminar Two
Acknowledgement of Country & Opening remarks
Seminar Three: Get Yourself Up To Speed With AI for Enhanced Efficiency & Strategic Focus
AI can be a game-changer for streamlining tasks, enabling you to focus on higher-level strategic contributions. This session explores practical AI tools that elevate your efficiency, allowing you to amplify your impact and meet your executive’s needs proactively.
- Introduction to essential AI tools for managing schedules, organising data, and supporting communication so you can be ready to embrace it when your organisation implements it
- Strategies for applying AI to gather insights, anticipate needs, and reinforce your role as a strategic partner
- Practical tips for integrating AI into daily workflows, enhancing productivity, and freeing time for higher-value work
Close of Seminar Three
Pricing
Save until 29th November
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Bring your colleagues and save with a group discount
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- Groups of 20+ save 20%
The Upskilling and High-Performance Seminar Series addressed the challenges that EA’s experience each and every day. I look forward to taking every opportunity to put into practice what I have learnt.”
Joanne Caligari
Executive Assistant, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC, January 2024
Better than I could have anticipated!!! Thank you.”
Carolyn Green
Executive Officer, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, January 2024
The seminar reinforced how my position enables me as a person to grow, collaborate and be impactful within my professional and personal life.”
Melissa Savage
Administration Officer, Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office, January 2024
This session was wonderfully presented and very informative.”
Jasmine Prasad
Executive Assistant, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, January 2024