Cathy Harris - Are you future ready?
This week the force of nature that is Cathy Harris asks our #adminchat community, “Are you Future Ready?”
We had the pleasure of spending time with Cathy last week in New Zealand, watching her inspire the audience as she delivered her session at ES Live. For those of you who were unable to attend, we thought we would re-share this session from Global 2022 so that you can still experience and learn from Cathy´s incredible knowledge,
Cathy Harris is Executive PA to the CEO of Discovery Invest, with over 40 years of experience in the administrative profession. She was nominated South Africa’s National Secretary of the Year for 2006/2007 and authored “The Executive Support Guide to Creating an Internal Assistant Network.”
Cathy is the founder and Director of the Platinum Assistant Network – South Africa, a member of the World Administrators Alliance workforce and a contributor to the creation of the Global Skills Matrix. She headed up the Office Professionals of South Africa (OPSA) National Awards for over 10 years and was instrumental in formulating all the assignments and assessments for the OPSA CPD and Designations certifications which is now officially a South African SETA-approved accreditation.
Having also held the role of Chairperson of Discovery’s internal network for many years she, and fellow EA Susan Engelbrecht, now co-manage the Discovery PA Centre of Excellence. Cathy has initiated various internal network programs, including the Discovery PA Centre of Excellence induction program, the Chartered PA program, and the National Certificate for Business Administration program.
Cathy is also one of four mentors on the Isipho Admin Bursary initiative, which provides previously disadvantaged young black South African women with an opportunity to train in the administrative profession.
About today’s session; Are You Future-Ready?
With the evolution of our role as administrative assistants, this session provides the opportunity to realign and level up your current skills. The question to ask is, “Are you future-ready?” Cathy will share the importance and relevance of the “why” and will provoke the learner into questioning their current skill level and future preparedness. This will allow the learner to consider the opportunities on how to forge a new career pathway within the administrative profession.
Takeaways
Be accountable for your own development.
Level up effectively with purpose and intent.
Future-proof your career
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