Work With Purpose

Tuesday October 8, 2024

On the executive support team with Lydia Milosavljevic and Zoe Scanlon

Lydia Milosavljevic from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and Zoe Scanlon from the Attorney-General’s Department give us a masterclass in executive support on this episode of Work with Purpose.

What does it take to build a superstar executive support team?

Hear from Lydia Milosavljevic, executive assistant to Deputy Secretary Simon Duggan at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, and Zoe Scanlon, chief of staff to Katherine Jones PSM, Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department, about how to grow collaboration, prioritise appropriately, and build trust and respect for each other.

Lydia and Zoe chat with presenter David Pembroke about why it’s important that everyone on the executive support team knows each other’s worth and unique contribution, and why you shouldn’t leave developing a good relationship to chance.

Discussed in this episode:

  • core tasks of EAs and chiefs of staff
  • how to prioritise effectively
  • collaboration between EAs, EOs and COSs
  • sharing information between roles and keeping each other in the loop
  • respecting and valuing each other’s expertise
  • recommendations for EAs and chiefs-of-staff to build a strong relationship
  • how to work effectively with the executive support team, no matter where you are in an organisation
  • testing ideas with each other.

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  • Zoe Scanlon image
    Zoe Scanlon

    Chief of Staff to Secretary Katherine Jones PSM
    Attorney-General’s Department

  • Lydia Milosavljevic image
    Lydia Milosavljevic

    Executive Assistant to Deputy Secretary Simon Duggan
    Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

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