Dysfunctional Leadership
Disconnected Executives
Giving Executive Assistants leadership roles over other executive assistants, so execs don't have to deal with their admins, is a dysfunctional system.
Not every EA is a leader and not every EA is capable of being an objective leader over their contemporaries. When its revealed that "leadership" EA's have meetings and complain, gossip and backstab their "EA teams," the myth of teamwork and trust evaporates.
And good luck being added to a team that will allow you to flourish. The metric these "EA leads`' use to designate which team you will be added to is non existent. So your success is anyone's best guess.
They indoctrinate you with the mantra that everyone is a team member and that you're all there to support each other. But don't be surprised when you find out the co-worker you asked for support, and who seemed more than willing to assist, also complained to your manager that you disturbed their workday.
In an environment that teaches you to lean on your "team," you really need to figure everything out yourself after your first week or so.
If you're an executive assistant that prefers to build bonds with your executives, this might not be the work place for you. That relationship is usurped by the company's desire for you to report into the EA selected as your manager. And as I said, some EA's lack the skills necessary to be leaders. But they're great at collecting the bigger pay check. :)
