Claudette Clayton has over 25 years of experience as an executive assistant, has a dog named Thor, and loves the Lord of the Rings.
In this episode, Claudette talks about her journey as an assistant, tips for calendar management, delegating, evolving as the job evolves, email management, and dealing with difficult executives.
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The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
– Theodore Roosevelt
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ABOUT CLAUDETTE
Claudette Clayton has over 25 years of experience as an executive assistant. She joined Apollo in November 2022 as an assistant to the COO, Byron Vielehr. Claudette worked in Guy Carpenter’s C-Suite for three years supporting the Chief People Officer. Her previous experience includes nine years supporting a Managing Director and the Key Accounts group at Goldman Sachs. She’s also worked at Ernst & Young, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley.
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