You will find yourself in sticky situations when you work as an assistant.
You need to handle them carefully. The situations will vary. No matter the situation, your will need to implement problem solving to handle it:
Possible situations
Problem solving follows a basic pattern
- An employee gossips and drains productivity.
- Your manager friends you on Facebook.
- An employee shares too much information.
- You believe someone is stealing from the company.
- Identify the problem.
- Look at the problem objectively.
- Brainstorm ideas.
- Identify risks and benefits of each solution.
- Make a decision.