As 2019 comes to an end, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for many things – my family, my job, my friends, and the doctor who removed my appendix on Friday. I'm also extremely grateful for the thousands of assistants (over 63,000 in fact) all over the world who've listened to The Leader Assistant Podcast since I launched the show on March 31. I thought I'd [...]
I can’t believe we’re at Episode 40 but here we are! I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Kelly, who is Executive Assistant to Michael Hyatt, the CEO and Founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. Jim has some great tips on calendar management, including my favorite tactic – the ideal week. He also shares tips on managing email, contributing to your executive’s success, and [...]
If you look in the dictionary under “Leader Assistant” you’ll find the name Maggie Jacobs. Maggie loves to learn and grow, but she doesn’t stop there. She teaches what she’s learned to others in a powerful way. Maggie's story is amazing, and I’m stoked to share our conversation with you! We talk about how an assistant can and should fill the gaps at their [...]
I’m thrilled to share the following article from my friend Jillian Hufnagel on the important topic of goal setting for assistants. In fact, this is the first post from a guest contributor on the GoBurrows blog! Source: Pexels.com Jillian has been supporting executives for the past 17+ years in start-ups, SaaS, Healthcare, Education and Security companies, which gives her a unique vantage [...]
How can assistants help build a healthy culture in the workplace? We can start by owning our mistakes. Admitting you’re wrong is not easy, but it is a necessary skill to master if you want to be an impactful leader who builds a healthy culture in your workplace. I learned this valuable lesson about company culture while pushing carts at Walmart in high school, [...]
Melba Duncan has trained assistants since before I was an EA, so I am very grateful for the opportunity to interview her on the podcast. One of the most life-changing articles I've ever read was Melba's piece in a 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review called, The Case for Executive Assistants – which is still shared far and wide by EAs all over the [...]
I had the honor of speaking with Monique Helstrom about what it means to lead as an assistant, what executives should look for in assistants, how the EA role provides so many unique opportunities to learn, and that time she got a voicemail from Will Smith. :-) Monique served as Executive Assistant to Simon Sinek – New York Times Best-Selling author and TED celebrity. [...]
In Episode 3 I share an excerpt from a webinar I taught for my friend Nicky Christmas' Virtual Summit on PracticallyPerfectPa.com in June of 2018. I talk about 3 tensions assistants must learn to manage well if they want to become Leader Assistants. For this episode, I have a transcript of that session I thought I'd share so check it out below. LEADERSHIP QUOTE [...]
I'm so excited to launch the Leader Assistant Podcast! To be honest, publishing episode one is very intimidating. It's one thing to write a blog post. It's another to record your voice and share it – and all of it's imperfections – with the world. I know I'll get better over time, but it's really hard to listen to your own voice. If you [...]
This weekend my wife and boys were out of town so I had all the time in the world to do whatever I wanted. So what did I do? I spent the entire weekend building resources for assistants. Well, not the entire weekend. I did go on a bike ride to the donut shop down the street. Anyway, I'm happy to announce my new [...]