People who use assistants typically have big lives – they are doing a considerable amount of work, whether it is launching a business, philanthropic, managing multiple households, or have extremely demanding jobs with many moving pieces. Delegating tasks to an assistant streamlines their lives and enhances their capacity to take on big projects. 

We are typically called in to find the Executive Assistant for the CEO in corporate settings, because this is one of the hardest jobs to fill. It relies to a large degree on the idiosyncratic needs of the executive, and his or her personality. They have to trust and want to communicate with their assistant; it is a hand-in-glove relationship that has a significant impact on the executive’s overall performance. When it’s working, no one notices the assistant. When it isn’t it’s a light disaster that needs to be resolved quickly.

Lambent is well-versed at finding the right fit for the person at the very top of big companies, including Fortune 500 / publicly traded ones. We can do what HR cannot because it’s a specialized ask in this one case.

Instrumental to a small business’s success is a sense of cohesion, especially when some employees may be working remotely so there aren’t the traditional bonding touchpoints. The right administrative support is paramount, because the person in this position often handles the bulk of company communications. He or she sets the tone. Lambent ensures that the assistant has not only the skills but the character to help all contacts feel included as a part of the larger whole. Every interaction is an opportunity to represent leadership.

Selecting members for a Family Office requires a certain sensibility because these environments represent a close mix of the professional and the personal. These places need to operate with a high level of cohesion in order to meet the varied target requirements, which can often represent balanced interests. Adding or replacing an employee requires sensitivity to how the group functions together and serves the principals.

Lambent has worked with Family Offices of all sizes across the country to fill roles such as Director, CFO, Operations Manager, Director of Marketing and Executive Assistant as well as Personal Assistant and House Managers for individual members of larger Family Offices.

Non-profits are driven by a shared sense of mission and vision. Lambent ensures that job candidates are comfortable with the overall purpose of the organization, so that their contributions are not only powerful but meaningful with respect to the larger group. Because budgets are often especially limited in these spheres, we have placed more part-time and temp-to-perm employees here to maximize the value of the available support and ensure quality of fit prior to a direct hire. 

In the earliest phase of a business, it can be difficult to identify what type of additional staff is needed. There comes a point when it is clear that the original team is overwhelmed by tasks that can be delegated. Growth depends on defining and distributing roles. Lambent finds individuals who excel at a range of tasks, including administration and operations, who have the capacity to assume other responsibilities as needed. The quality of our recruits gives small teams the ability to hire someone who can evolve with the company. We can identify tailored generalist support.