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Practical articles on executive support, leadership team operations, and getting the most out of your assistant relationship.
What an executive assistant actually does for a leadership team
A clear breakdown of how executive assistant roles work across a leadership bench, what they cover, and what to look for when hiring.
June 1, 2025
How to staff executive support across a full leadership bench
Most companies hire executive assistants one at a time. The leadership-team approach treats support as a function, not a series of individual hires, and the results are different.
June 3, 2025
What to budget for executive assistant support across a leadership team
A breakdown of the realistic cost ranges for staffing executive support across a leadership team, including in-house, contractor, and dedicated remote models.
June 5, 2025
How to onboard an executive assistant into a leadership team
A practical onboarding sequence for executive assistants joining a leadership team, covering the first 30, 60, and 90 days and the artifacts each phase should produce.
June 7, 2025
Calendar management standards for leadership teams
When multiple executives share an assistant team, calendar standards stop being personal preferences and start being operating constraints. Here is how to set them.
June 9, 2025
What does an executive assistant do?
A complete guide to the executive assistant role: what EAs actually do day to day, what they do not do, and how the role scales across leadership teams and company sizes.
February 12, 2026
How to hire an executive assistant
A practical five-step process for hiring an executive assistant who actually fits the executive and the role. Covers scoping, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding.
February 19, 2026
What executive assistants actually do for leadership teams
A practical breakdown of what executive assistants actually do for leadership teams: calendar management, inbox triage, board prep, research, and more. With a cost and scope comparison by tier.
June 1, 2026
Supporting an entire leadership team: how executive support works
How executive support works when you are staffing a full leadership team rather than a single executive. Covers the three common structures, coordination protocols, and the failure modes to avoid.
March 4, 2026
Virtual executive assistant: what to expect and how to work with one
A practical guide to working with a virtual executive assistant: what they do, how the daily working relationship runs, what to set up before day one, and how to handle the common concerns.
March 11, 2026
Executive assistant cost: what businesses pay
A clear breakdown of executive assistant cost in 2025: in-house salary tiers, total compensation beyond base pay, virtual EA hourly rates, and what actually drives the cost up or down.
March 18, 2026
Executive assistant vs. administrative assistant: key differences
The honest difference between an executive assistant and an administrative assistant: who they support, the complexity of the work, the autonomy and judgment expected, and how each role fits into an organization.
April 2, 2026
Executive assistant vs. chief of staff: which does your company need?
Where the executive assistant role ends and the chief of staff role begins: operational versus strategic scope, when to hire each, and how the two roles work together when both exist.
April 9, 2026
Executive assistant interview questions that actually work
A practical set of executive assistant interview questions that reveal real fit: situational scenarios, work-sample exercises, and reference deep-dives. Includes what each question is actually testing.
April 16, 2026
Signs you need an executive assistant
Eight concrete signals that an executive should bring on dedicated support. If three or more apply, the hire is overdue.
April 15, 2026
Executive assistant for multiple executives: how the role works
How a single executive assistant can support two to four executives effectively, where the model breaks down, and the protocols that make shared support work.
April 22, 2026
A day in the life of a C-suite executive assistant
A realistic hour-by-hour view of what a senior executive assistant actually does in a typical workday supporting a C-suite leader.
April 29, 2026
Time blocking for executives: a practical guide
How time blocking works for C-suite leaders: the four block types, how an executive assistant implements and defends the structure, and the common mistakes that make it fail in practice.
June 17, 2026
Email triage system for executive assistants
How to build a four-tier email triage system that handles most of an executive inbox before they open it: what each tier covers, how to set it up with a new executive, and the common mistakes that break it down.
June 17, 2026
How to write emails on behalf of an executive
What it takes to write emails the executive would actually send: how to learn their voice, what to draft vs. escalate, and the process that turns ghostwritten correspondence into a consistent time-saver.
June 17, 2026
How to support multiple executives at once
What changes when an executive assistant supports two or three executives simultaneously: how to allocate attention, prevent priority conflicts, and build the coordination habits that keep the model from breaking down.
June 17, 2026
How to draft communications on behalf of an executive
What the EA drafting scope covers, how to learn the executive voice, and the process that produces first-pass approvals: a practical guide to drafting executive communications that consistently get sent without a full rewrite.
June 17, 2026
Writing board meeting materials: what an EA needs to know
What an executive assistant prepares for board meetings, the four core documents and what goes in each, how to build a prep timeline, and the mistakes that consistently send materials back for revision.
June 17, 2026
Coordinating meetings across a leadership team
How to coordinate meetings when multiple executives are involved: who owns the scheduling, the logistics protocol that prevents conflicts, and how to prepare agendas that earn the time.
June 17, 2026
How to book executive travel and accommodations
A step-by-step guide to booking executive travel: building the preference profile, the booking sequence, constructing the travel brief, and managing disruptions when they happen.
June 17, 2026
How to delegate to a virtual executive assistant
Why executives underdelegate to virtual EAs and how to fix it: the task handoff format, the system setup, and how to expand the scope over time as the working relationship matures.
June 17, 2026
Full-time vs. part-time vs. virtual executive assistant: cost comparison
A direct cost comparison of the three executive assistant models: what each actually costs fully loaded, where the hidden costs live, and which model fits which executive and company profile.
June 17, 2026
How to build standard operating procedures for executive support
Why executive support needs written SOPs, what the four essential process documents cover, and how to write and maintain them so they actually get used rather than filed and forgotten.
June 17, 2026
Creating executive travel itineraries
How to build a complete executive travel itinerary: what to include, how to structure the pre-departure brief, and how to handle real-time changes without disrupting the executive.
June 18, 2026
How to manage an executive's calendar
The complete guide to executive calendar management: triage principles, protected time blocks, cross-executive scheduling, and the written systems that keep a busy leadership calendar under control.
June 18, 2026
How to manage an executive's email inbox
The system for managing an executive inbox: triaging, drafting, delegating, and archiving so the executive engages only with messages that genuinely require their judgment.
June 18, 2026
How executive assistants manage executive communications
How experienced executive assistants manage the full communications function for senior leaders: outbound drafting, stakeholder coordination, board materials, and the systems that keep every message on-brand and on time.
June 18, 2026
Executive assistant tools and technology stack
The essential tools in a modern executive assistant technology stack: calendar platforms, email clients, task and project management, travel booking, and communication tools, with notes on how each category fits the role.
June 18, 2026
Executive travel planning: a complete guide
The complete guide to planning executive travel: the four phases from request to return, how to build a reliable preferences system, and how to handle real-time disruptions without involving the executive.
June 19, 2026
How to prioritize meetings for a busy executive
A practical framework for deciding which meetings deserve an executive's time, how to build a triage system the EA can apply consistently, and how to decline requests without damaging relationships.
June 19, 2026
Tools for working with a remote executive assistant
The specific tools a remote executive assistant needs to do their job effectively: calendar access, email delegation, task management, travel booking, and file sharing, with configuration guidance for each.
June 19, 2026
ROI of hiring an executive assistant
The concrete case for hiring an executive assistant: how to calculate the time-value return, what tasks an EA realistically reclaims, the decision-quality argument, and when the ROI math is less clear.
June 19, 2026
Project management tools for executive assistants
Which project management tools executive assistants actually use, what they use them for, and how to choose and configure the right tool for your EA workflow without creating more overhead than you save.
June 19, 2026