business efficiency

Grant Thornton May Have Cut Assistants — But the Business Community Is Pushing Back

August 21, 2025

Grant Thornton’s decision to axe nearly 100 assistants sparked anger across the profession, but the comments under the Financial Times article tell a more hopeful story. While some...

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The Untapped Solution to Leadership Time Management: Your Assistant

May 29, 2025

Despite overwhelming evidence of poor time management among leaders, many overlook the one solution that could change everything: their assistant. With over 80% of leaders lacking a time...

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If You Don’t Have an Assistant, You Are One: The Real Cost of DIY Executive Tasks

May 2, 2025

Entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman famously illustrated the simple economics of hiring an assistant with a story about a $500-an-hour heart surgeon scheduling his own calendar. The lesson? When high-value...

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From Support to Strategy: How Executive Assistants Are Powering Modern Business Operations

April 15, 2025

Today’s executive assistants are no longer confined to traditional admin duties. By embracing project management and data analysis, EAs are evolving into strategic assets—driving efficiency, delivering insights, and...

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Assistants as Strategic Assets: Shifting the Perception from Cost to Investment

March 20, 2025

Viewing an assistant as a cost rather than an investment is a fundamental misunderstanding of their role. Assistants enable executives to focus on high-value tasks, optimize workflow efficiency,...

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