Beyond the Calendar

One of the most common questions I hear from Executive Assistants is how to become more strategic. My answer is usually the same: You can’t be strategic without context. And context comes from communication. As Executive Assistants, we’re often expected to help manage competing priorities, protect executive time, and make judgement calls about what deserves…

As an Executive Assistant, I live inside the calendar. If it’s not scheduled, it doesn’t happen.If it’s not timed, it doesn’t exist.And if it’s not carefully protected, it disappears beneath everything else. But over time, I started noticing something: the most important parts of the role — and often the most important parts of leadership…