It can be fatiguing to make the right choices when there are multiple options and priorities. How can you keep your head (and keep breathing) in the middle of all the demands coming your way? Here’s one way.
Managing up means being proactive, consultative, strategic, and confident. It’s the skill that will take your role and support to the next level. Here is a high-level look at the most important components of managing up.
Whether you work in a bustling open-plan office or from your living room, having the right headset can make or break your working experience. The options out there are endless—we’ve narrowed down a few options for you. Depending on your needs and space, one of these may be great for you!
If you have direct access to your executive’s inbox, teeing up email drafts for them is a game changer.
Does anyone else like changing up their desktop wallpapers every now and then? Here are a couple to brighten up your August!
As an executive assistant, part of your job is to work out the details so that your executive can focus on the bigger picture. An essential part of this is meeting preparation, including creating effective meeting agendas.
Enable the “Send & Archive” button in Gmail to save yourself extra clicks and the time it takes to re-read emails you have already handled.
How can EAs help make meetings be a better use of everyone’s time? Here are 5 tips to help set up your team for great meetings.
Letterboards can bring a bit of fun and wit into the workday!
Writing respond-able emails is an art. It’s not just the subject line or the email content; it’s when the email is received, and how you follow-up on the email. Lucky for us, there are several tools out there to help manage these processes and help you get more responses.
Save yourself some time later (and make a great impression on your executive) with recurring reminders!
As an EA, you have to be comfortable in a service role; but we all know you also need to be confident and take charge of any situation to get the job done.
