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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!
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 […]
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.
WEBINAR: The Future of Executive Assistants and AI (Recording)
Watch the recording from our recent webinar with Base CEO Paige McPheely and Jeremy Burrows, EA to the CEO of Jane.ai and the founder of GoBurrows.com. In it, we discuss how AI works for you, not against you.
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.
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.
EBOOK: Hands-on Guide to Creating & Executing Effective SOPs
Free tips for creating effective SOPs for your organization (that people will actually follow!)
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!
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!
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.
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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