Executive Support Insights

Your Network Is More Than Connections – It’s Your People

November 5, 2025

We often hear that “your network is your net worth,” but the truth goes deeper. Your real network is made up of the people who show up when...

Culture & Events Partnership Strategic Business Partner

Should You Ever Consider a “Founder Associate” Role?

November 3, 2025

There are so many titles floating around our profession that I am loath to add yet another one, but one that keeps catching my attention is “Founder Associate.”...

Administrative Profession Partnership Strategic Business Partner

Microsoft Teams Isn’t Tracking You — Here’s What the New Location Feature Really Does

October 31, 2025

Rumours are flying about Microsoft Teams’ new location detection tool, but the truth is far less dramatic. It’s not GPS, it’s not surveillance, and it won’t expose where...

Administrative Profession AI & Automation Hybrid Working

When the Day Fills With Sand Instead of Stones

October 29, 2025

Some days, despite your best intentions, you end up spending hours on the small, easy tasks that don’t feel meaningful. It’s not failure — it’s your mind seeking...

Goal Setting

The Haunted Life of an EA: 21 Horrors Only Administrative Professionals Know 👻

October 28, 2025

From projects rising from the dead to calendar mysteries and corrupted spreadsheets, EAs face daily horrors that would make a ghost shiver. This Halloween, here’s a tribute to...

Administrative Profession Culture & Events

You Don’t Need Permission to Arrive

October 27, 2025

Most assistants never had that defining moment of arrival—you fell into the role, kept serving, kept supporting, but rarely stopped to recognise the value you’ve already built. It’s...

Administrative Profession Goal Setting Strategic Business Partner

Are You a Faithful or a Traitor at Work?

October 24, 2025

Just like The Celebrity Traitors, workplaces can harbour people with hidden agendas—those who smile and collaborate while quietly undermining others. And when trust disappears, so does collaboration, creativity,...

Administrative Profession Culture & Events Strategic Business Partner

This Is What Partnership Really Looks Like

October 23, 2025

When my husband needed heart surgery, my Executive Assistant, Germaine Knight ACEA®, stepped in and represented me at EA Ignite — not as a substitute, but as a...

Administrative Profession Partnership Strategic Business Partner

AI Is About to Appear on Your Org Chart

October 22, 2025

AI is about to appear on your org chart. It will be recruited and trained. Given a role description. Performance managed. AI isn’t replacing people. It’s becoming part...

Administrative Profession AI & Automation Strategic Business Partner

The Calendar Is Not a Schedule — It’s a Strategy

October 21, 2025

When assistants shift from managing time to shaping it, everything changes. A calendar isn’t a list of meetings — it’s the operating system of leadership. When you understand...

Administrative Profession Partnership Strategic Business Partner

A Community That Elevates

October 20, 2025

With Executive Support LIVE just days away, the energy is unmistakable. What began twelve years ago as a promise to match the calibre of any executive-level event has...

Administrative Profession Culture & Events Partnership