International Leadership Expert, Speaker, Trainer, Author
Sandy Geroux, M.S. has nearly 20 years of administrative experience, plus 16 years of business/ leadership experience. Since 2000, she has conducted over 125 motivational keynotes, training programs and workshops for 15,000+ administrative professionals, helping them become “invaluable,” create career opportunities and achieve their personal and professional dreams.
Author of three books, Sandy is a contributor to business publications, including Entrepreneur, ASAP, and Executive Secretary magazine. She is also the recipient of sales, professional and community service awards.
She has served as President and Speakers’ Academy Dean for the National Speakers Association’s Central Florida Chapter and Chairperson and board member for two Central Florida children’s charities.
Sandy also sings! She has performed in stage productions and sung the National Anthem at sports venues, including Daytona International Speedway.
In the technology arena, she was a Business Systems Consultant, owned a desktop publishing company and taught hands-on computer classes.
Her clients include industry associations, Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies.
Sandy combines corporate, entrepreneurial, entertainment and training experience and her inspiring programs overflow with practical ideas and tips to help attendees succeed. Her dynamic speaking style has been described as enthusiastic, energetic and extremely motivating!
The Invaluable Assistant: 15 Hard-Hitting Ideas From the Field
The Invaluable Assistant: 15 Hard-Hitting Ideas From the Field
Your competence makes you “indispensable.” Beyond that there are mindsets, attributes and skill sets that executives prize in their assistants – features that move you from “indispensable” to “invaluable.” Knowing what your leader is looking for (often before they know), “having their back” by anticipating needs and attending to things they overlook, and acting with the agility and adaptability demanded of executives is as critical to your success as it is to theirs. Direct from executives, get 15 hard-hitting tips, skills and mindsets that they desire and you need in order to stay on top of your game and help your executives stay on top of theirs.

APC 2015: The Invaluable Assistant
In this program you will:
- – Learn the difference between being “indispensable” and being “invaluable” – and why it matters
- – Recognize what leaders are truly looking for in their executive assistants
- – Receive over 30 tips and ideas for serving your executive at a higher level
- – Discover the mindsets and habits of the most invaluable assistants
- – Understand the “trade-offs” that come with being the right-hand person for a busy executive who doesn’t keep “normal” business hours
- – Hold interactive discussions to raise the respect and credibility of the entire Administrative team
- – Get tools and templates to help you raise your impact to the level of “WOW”!
The Admin’s Guide to Leading Without Rank
The Admin’s Guide to Leading Without Rank
Congratulations! You have been asked to serve on or lead a team at work. You have responsibility and deliverables, but no real organizational authority. Now what? Since the title was invented, administrative professionals have been vested with great power and unofficial leadership. Join Sandy as she shares informal leadership processes that allow you to lead without rank, up down and across the organization.
This program focuses on focuses on informal leadership processes that allow you to:
- – capitalize on that power;
- – gain greater visibility in your company’s culture;
- – unlock tremendous leadership abilities using relationships, feedback and team-building skills; and
- – use Indirect Influence to persuade others to act… without ever issuing a directive..
Creating the WOW for Your Company, Your Career and Your Life!
Creating the WOW for Your Company, Your Career and Your Life!
Whether you want to create the WOW in your personal or professional life, several elements are critically important, and we must not simply accept the status quo as inevitable and/or unavoidable. We can begin making huge impacts in our lives and our careers by answering one question:
W ill I
O r
W on’t I
…do what is necessary at this particular moment to make a difference in my own life or the life of someone else? Will I take the action necessary to satisfy this customer? Will I go out of my way to help this colleague, even though I’m tired or in a bad mood today? Will I act according to my values, each and every time I have the chance to make a difference in the life of someone else? If the answer is yes… the WOW will happen for you – and everyone around you.

AP Day at Eastman
Following this program, you will:
- – Discover what you need to consider in order to create the WOW
- – Learn why “the land of comfortable enough” is a dangerous place to live
- – Realize that the WOW will never happen without taking reasonable and appropriate risks
- – Uncover the value and importance of innovation and creativity in your life and your work
- – Get rid of the “glass ceiling” in your job and in your mind
- – Realize the value and importance of connecting with your values and passion to create joy and immense possibilities in your life and your work
No Risk, No Reward: Creating Breakthrough Performance Through Effective Risk-Taking
It’s My Dream… And Who Am I To Stop Me? (The Mindsets and Habits of High Achievers)
It’s My Dream… And Who Am I To Stop Me? (The Mindsets and Habits of High Achievers)
Are you good at setting goals? Maybe you’re great at it…but do you usually accomplish them, or do they often go by the wayside, like so many New Year’s resolutions? Are you continually setting goals, or “getting ready” to accomplish them…without ever reaching the desired result? Do you feel you’re being held back? We’re all good goal-setters, but how many of us actually achieve the goals we set – especially the big ones? Let’s face it – it’s a Do-It-Yourself World! We must accept personal responsibility for successfully achieving our dreams, or we’ll never reach the desired results. Whatever your dreams, this interactive, hands-on program is designed to help you discover how to effectively make plans to accomplish your dreams. You will learn key principles and tips for doing so by developing the right mindsets, creating a framework and plan to achieve success, and increasing your self-reliance and self-confidence. You will actually begin the path to setting – and achieving – your own personal and professional dreams before you leave this session!

AP Day at Pepsico
In this program, you will:
- – Learn 7 critical mindsets and habits of high achievers, and how they succeed.
- – Discover the basics of success and motivation: why we fail; how we plan for success; eliminating instant gratification and other unrealistic expectations; personal responsibility.
- – Learn 10 tips for ensuring goals are attainable – and attained.
- – Learn 5 additional tools, tips and techniques to keep yourself motivated and accountable.
Develop action items in “baby steps” to accomplish goals, including deadlines, budgets and monitoring tools to track your progress along the way!
Don’t Drop the Ball… Methods to Help With Multi-Tasking
Don’t Drop the Ball… Methods to Help With Multi-Tasking
In the old days, support staff had limited responsibilities and could focus on one task at a time. No more! Today’s admin typically has not only routine daily tasks, but also undertakes special projects, managerial responsibilities, and teamwork. That’s not to mention the unexpected and urgent things that come up each day. Help is here. This fast-paced session provides realistic techniques for setting priorities, tips on managing time so that the unexpected doesn’t control you, and ideas for boosting your ability to focus and reduce distractions.
In this program, you will:
- – Discover the critical distinction between multi-tasking, background tasking and switch-tasking
- – Prioritize and categorize what should be multi-tasked and what should not
- – Learn how to manage your time, your actions and your emotions
- – Uncover how to optimize your best time
- – Obtain strategies for maximizing your strengths and those of your team
- – Learn effective methods for allocating your time and breaking up your activities
- – Discover tools and techniques to help you get more organized.
The Power of Using a Skills Portfolio
The Power of Using a Skills Portfolio
Skills Portfolios have been used for many years in the creative and artistic fields. However, many professionals in other areas are beginning to realize the power of using this invaluable tool to advance their careers, differentiate themselves in job interviews and demonstrate their unique skills. Join Sandy as she shows you how to create an effective physical or electronic Skills Portfolio, how to use it properly in an interview… and how to advance your career – or even create a new position for yourself – within your current company. In this workshop, participants will work with each other to begin thinking about, writing and actually creating their own personal Skills Portfolio before the course ends!
In this program, you will:
- – Discover how to use a Skills Portfolio to advance your current position, obtain a new position or demonstrate your ability to take on new responsibilities within your organization
- – See how a Skills Portfolio is most effectively organized and used
- – Learn the value of standing out in any situation – especially in interview and review situations
- – Understand the importance of a personal mission statement and begin to craft your own statement
- – See examples of critical elements of a Skills Portfolio
- – Learn the value of a leave-behind item, and how it can be effective utilized.
Help Yourself to Greater Confidence
Help Yourself to Greater Confidence
Do you have confidence in your knowledge and abilities when you’re alone, only to have all that confidence and courage disappear in the pressure of a real-live situation? The good news is that confidence is not something you’re simply born with – you can acquire greater confidence by focusing on self-improvement, being willing to overcome fear and take action, and changing the way you think, speak and act with regard to your talents and abilities. Sandy will take you on a journey of self-discovery that will allow you to capitalize on your strengths and help yourself to stores of buried confidence you never knew you had!
In this program, you will:
- – Identify situations in which you do – or don’t – feel confident, and learn how to capitalize on, or deal with, them.
- – Discover 4 categories of focus for boosting self-confidence
- – Receive a (Baker’s) Dozen ideas to boost self-confidence
- – Learn an effective method for giving and receiving construction criticism
Take the Initiative: Make Things Happen and Get Noticed at Work
Take the Initiative: Make Things Happen and Get Noticed at Work
Do you sometimes wonder how certain people receive opportunities that the rest of us just don’t get? How do they position themselves to receive those opportunities – is it just luck, or do they do something special to make things happen for them? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, this program will help you realize how to position yourself to recognize opportunity when it knocks, cause it to “knock” more often, and capitalize on it when it does. Learn the importance of taking action to create positive circumstances and opportunities for yourself at work – and in life in general!
In this program, you will:
- – Realize the importance of being creative and learn ways of expressing your creativity in positive ways at work
- – Learn how to “stand out from the crowd”
- – Understand how you can help yourself by helping others
- – Discover why it’s important to sometimes say “yes”, even when you’re tempted to say “no” (and vice versa)
- – Learn the crucial roles of diplomacy, preparation and persistence
- – Learn how to keep your eyes and ears open for opportunity
- – Realize the importance of being a leader
Fostering Teamwork and Effective Communication Using Personality Lingo
Fostering Teamwork and Effective Communication Using Personality Lingo
Imagine a world where people understand your way of doing things. Better yet, you understand why they do things so differently from you (and each other) so you know exactly how to communicate with them to build relationships, foster teamwork and get things done.
In this webinar, Sandy Geroux will guide us through four personality styles (identified by colors and identifying descriptors) and help us understand the “lingo” that is natural to each style. Through stories, examples and tips, she’ll illustrate how we can bring out the best in each other instead of driving each other crazy! You’ll identify your own true personality style and that of your colleagues, allowing you to enhance your communications and reduce stress – not only at work, but at home and in your communities, as well!
After this program, attendees will:
- – recognize their dominant personality styles and understand the core values that drive them;
- – utilize new behaviors and approaches to others based on a higher understanding of what drives them;
- – break down barriers to effective communication in and out of the workplace; and
- – build a work culture that honors differences, rather than struggling against them.
Realizing Your Worth
Realizing Your Worth
Too often, we undervalue what our knowledge and skills are worth. Realizing our own worth is crucial for advancing our careers, improving our skills and gaining greater respect. Today, Sandy shares tips on realizing and showing our full value, as well as celebrating our success and the success of others.
After this program, attendees will:
- – Learn to recognize and stop under-valuing your self-worth
- – Obtain and use effective tools to communicate your full value
- – Discover how to help others realize and communicate their full worth, without feeling intimidated or threatened by the success of others
Booking Information
Booking Sandy Geroux for your event is easy. Here is the information you need to know:
Travel
I typically travel to and from Orlando International Airport (if several speaking engagements are back-to-back, I will travel from whatever city I am in at the time, and split the travel expenses – saving money for both clients).
Availability
Call our office number on +44 1932 560974 with any queries or to book.