Welcome to The Xquizit Note.
When I decided to create a blog for Xquizit Exec, I knew I didn't want it to simply become another place to repost the same things I share on social media.
I wanted somewhere we could go a little deeper.
Social media gives me an opportunity to share a thought, a professional reminder, or a lesson in a few paragraphs—or sometimes in a 60-second video. The Xquizit Note gives me an opportunity to tell you more about the experiences behind those thoughts: what I'm learning, what I'm seeing, how I'm growing, and how those experiences continue to shape the way I provide executive support.
More importantly, I want you to know that the perspectives I share aren't simply theory. They come from real-world experiences working alongside leadership, navigating business environments, building Xquizit Exec, and continuing to grow as a professional and emerging leader myself.
If you know Xquizit Exec, you know I enjoy a little wordplay with the Xquizit name. But there is another reason I chose The Xquizit Note.
I don't want this to feel like a textbook.
Think of it as a note I'm passing along to you—a quick catch-up or check-in about something I've experienced, observed, learned, or believe is worth discussing.
Some notes may be about executive support. Others may explore leadership, relationships, etiquette, professional presence, career growth, operations, navigating business environments, or lessons I've learned throughout my own career.
The subjects may change, but the intention will remain the same: to share something that can help us show up better.
What Working With Leadership Has Taught Me
One of the biggest lessons I've learned from working closely with leaders is that leadership isn't one-size-fits-all.
There are leadership styles, certainly. But within those styles are individual personalities, expectations, communication preferences, strengths, blind spots, and ways of operating that you won't find neatly explained in a job description.
Sometimes there are expectations that were never explicitly communicated. Sometimes you're expected to adjust quickly. Sometimes you're expected to figure things out.
And when you work closely beside leadership, something else becomes apparent:
You're expected to lead, too.
The closer you operate to leadership, the more important your own judgment, professionalism, discretion, adaptability, and ability to anticipate become.
I've also learned that leaders are human.
They don't know everything. They make mistakes. They need support. And although they may hold the most visible position in an organization, strong leadership is rarely accomplished by one person alone. The people surrounding a leader help create the conditions that allow that person—and ultimately the organization—to perform well.
That is one of the reasons I believe exceptional executive support matters so much.
I'm Learning in Real Time, Too
Part of what I want The Xquizit Note to offer is transparency.
I'm building Xquizit Exec while continuing to develop within the executive-support and leadership space myself. I'm experiencing what it means to work and lead in a post-COVID, AI-influenced professional environment while businesses, executives, and employees are all figuring out what the next era of work looks like.
I'm not writing from the finish line.
I'm writing while I'm growing.
That means you'll hear about what I'm observing in the industry, what I'm learning through experience, where I see gaps and opportunities, and sometimes the lessons that only become clear after you've lived through them.
My hope is that sharing those experiences can help someone else navigate theirs.
Who Is The Xquizit Note For?
Executive assistants. Administrative professionals. Executives. Founders. Entrepreneurs. Emerging leaders. Professional women and men. Clients, partners, affiliates, and supporters of Xquizit Exec.
You don't have to take the same lesson from every note.
Take the piece that resonates with you.
Maybe something I share helps an administrative professional navigate a situation they've never encountered before. Maybe it gives an executive a different perspective on the person supporting them. Maybe a growing entrepreneur recognizes an operational gap in their own business.
Or maybe someone reads one of my experiences and simply thinks:
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
There is value in that, too.
Consider This My Note to You
I believe we show up better professionally when we know more.
Knowledge gives us context. Experience gives us perspective. And sharing those experiences gives someone else an opportunity to learn without having to encounter every lesson alone.
That's what I want The Xquizit Note to become.
A place to share knowledge. A place to talk about the realities behind executive support and leadership. A place to discuss the things we don't always say out loud. And a place where you can get to know a little more about me, Xquizit Exec, what I'm seeing, where I'm going, and why I do this work.
So, consider this our first check-in.
Welcome to The Xquizit Note.
I'll pass you another note next month.
— Kiera MitchellFounder, Xquizit Exec
Comments