Digital workflow optimisation sounds like something that belongs to an operations team with a whiteboard and a stack of process diagrams, but for an EA, it is really just the work of making the way things get done less painful and less reliant on you holding it all in your
Audit your week honestly, and you will probably find that a fair amount of it was never really yours to begin with. Most of us reach Friday with no real sense of where the time went. You were busy from the moment you sat down, answering everything, moving the meetings
As Executive Assistants, most of us now work across more platforms, apps, and systems than we probably realise, which is exactly why more of you are starting to audit and upgrade your EA tech stack rather than simply adding more tools on top of existing workflows. A normal day can
Meeting transcripts are useful for minutes, summaries, and action points, and they do save time. When you begin using meeting transcripts more intentionally, you start to see how much more value lies within the detail of what was said. We also know that many meetings do not move things forward
AI workslop is already part of how we work as EAs, even if we haven’t been calling it that yet. It’s worth defining it properly from the start, because once you see it, you notice it everywhere. AI Workslop is low-effort AI-generated content that looks polished and complete, but hasn’t
Executive Assistants spend a lot of time looking for tools that genuinely help with the day‑to‑day work of supporting an Executive. While researching this article on ten AI tools EAs may not know about yet, I kept thinking about how often we test new apps, hoping they will make the
Delegating to AI as EAs has moved from being something we experiment with to something we genuinely need to think about properly, because our workload has not magically reduced just because new tools exist. We still manage the inbox that never quite clears, the meeting prep that stretches longer than
If you are experimenting with AI tools at work, chances are you have tried to train ChatGPT to match your Executive’s style rather than just get generic answers. As EAs, I know most of you already use ChatGPT to draft emails, sense-check messages, summarize information, and prepare responses when the
20 AI Tools for Creating Presentations can help Executive Assistants cut hours off the process of building polished decks and still deliver something your executive will be proud to present. As assistants, we know the pressure. Your executive needs a sharp presentation, the brand has to be spot on, and
AI tools every EA needs for business travel is essential reading if you’re an Executive Assistant managing travel for your executive. You know how much time travel planning can take. One minute you’re comparing flight schedules, the next you’re tracking down receipts while trying to keep the calendar on track.
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