Resources for Assistants

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Need help on executive gifts? Here are 7 unique ideas.

Here are seven unique gift ideas for executives. Gone are the days of generic gift cards and bottles of wine. Make a statement with these gifts!

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7 Apps That Make Managing Executive Travel Easy

Managing travel is a skill, whether it be for yourself or for your executive. Having the know-how to find the best flights, best hotels, best restaurants, best travel perks isn’t […]

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Email Digests: Where to Start and How to Organize

Email digests are what you send to your executive on a set cadence that gives them a high-level, easy-to-consume view of their workload.

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OP-ED: EA Coach Exclusive: Questions EAs and Executives Should Ask Each Other

The best way to improve communication in an executive/EA relationship is to ask good questions. Here are some each can ask one another.

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Here are effective email subject lines to get an executive’s attention—and response.

You wrote the perfect email—the right mix of informational and to the point, but you still didn’t get a response. Try these email subject lines.

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EBOOK: Hands-on Guide to Creating & Executing Effective SOPs

Free tips for creating effective SOPs for your organization (that people will actually follow!)

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Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day: Rockstars elevating the businesses they support

Our team is extremely passionate about connecting the community of executive support professionals and building a foundation for positive change in the industry, which is why we’re thrilled to share features of rockstar administrative professionals!

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My exec has 10,000 unread emails! Where do I start?

Who’s been there—the dreaded inbox with 1000s of emails? Don’t be afraid; we have email tips to help you cruise through the clean up and keep it that way!

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EAs and Executives: Exercises to establish a productive working relationship

If you are about to start a new relationship with an exec (or if you have an existing one you want to improve), use these tips to hit the ground running with productivity.

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How Learning to Listen Can Make You a Better EA

Executive Assistants, if you want to be killer at your job, your relationships, and at life in general, the skill to hone-in on is listening. "Hearing the unsaid needs" in meetings, conversations, will amp-up your career development and help avoid stalled productivity.

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We Went Speed-Dating to Find the Perfect (and Free) Project/Task Management Platform

Download our free scorecard of every task management platform we tested to see which tool is best for you and your day-to-day needs.

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6 Note-Taking Methods and the Apps That Make Them Easy

Here are 6 note-taking methods for every type of situation, from planning marketing events to taking meeting notes.

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