Imagine it’s Monday morning. You open your calendar and see a full week ahead: back-to-back meetings, a deadline you meant to confirm, and a message from a client that still needs a thoughtful reply. You were planning to use the first quiet hour of the day to think about what […]
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When your Executive Assistant gets faster, the answer isn’t to shrink their role or find busywork to fill the hours. The answer is to grow their ownership. Think back to the early days of working together. You were explaining your preferences, sharing context, and answering questions. A task that seemed […]
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Someone on your team drops the ball. Again. The email does not get sent. The client follow-up never happens. The meeting gets scheduled for the wrong time. A file is saved somewhere no one can find it. A task sits untouched because everyone assumed someone else owned it. And your […]
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Let me give it to you straight. When someone tells me they need an Executive Assistant, they usually start by telling me everything they need help with. “My inbox is out of control.” “My calendar is a mess.” “I have a million little things that never get done.” Those are […]
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Let me give it to you straight: “That’s not my job” is rarely just a statement about a job description. Often, it reveals something deeper. It shows where someone believes their responsibility ends. It shows whether they see work as a list of assigned tasks, or whether they care about […]
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Let me give it to you straight. The road is not just the space between where you are and where you want to be. Sometimes, the road is where the real work happens. We just wrapped up a family road trip that covered about 3,000 miles. Central California. Palm Springs, […]
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Let me give it to you straight: perfect conditions are not coming. Not for your business. Not for your leadership. Not for your family. Not for the dream you keep saying you’ll pursue when life finally settles down. A week and a half before the USA Volleyball Boys National Championship, […]
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Let me give it to you straight: the best networkers I know are not constantly networking. They are not collecting business cards. They are not calculating what every conversation might be worth. They are not walking into a room wondering, “Who here can help me grow?” They are looking for […]
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Let me give it to you straight: I think every leader needs a side quest. Not another business. Not another full-time commitment. Just something that is interesting enough to wake up the curious part of your brain. Maybe it is learning how to play an instrument. Maybe it is researching […]
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Let me give it to you straight: If you are still the smartest person in your inbox, you aren't leading, you’re reacting. Most business owners I talk to are drowning in "the fog." You know the feeling. It’s that low-grade anxiety that comes from a hundred tiny tasks pulling at […]
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