A client asked me to bring ChatGPT and its possible impact on the assistant profession into a forthcoming corporate workshop, so I set it to test today with my to-do list as a test case.

I approached it through the lens of how it can create efficiency and whether it could do everything better than I could as a (former) EA.

Here’s what I put to the test:

Comparison to an article I’ve written for a magazine - based on my long experience working with CEOs

For ideas for a freebie to gift to my newsletter community next week - I related this to coming up with event ideas

Possible questions to ask in a podcast interview next month - I related this to creating a briefing document for a CEO

Writing a section of my next newsletter - I related this to drafting internal comms

Content for a solo podcast episode I’m recording - I related this to creating town hall content or first draft report writing on a market insight

An email response to a frequently asked question - I related this to a BAU assistant task

The ability to influence is one of the most critical weapons an executive assistant needs to have in their arsenal to be successful in their work, day-to-day and their career.

To be able to influence with impact is to understand that sometimes ideas and concepts need space to breathe.

It’s also to be able to choose moments carefully, adjust style as needed and respond with grace when things don’t go your way.

There’s an art to knowing when to press forward with tenacity and when to bide your time for the best results.

Here are some quick tips to help you influence through a roadblock with ease and grace.

Writing can be a huge challenge for many Executive Assistants and the source of hours of lost time spent procrastinating and agonising over what to say and how to say it.

You’re in the right place if you’ve ever wished you knew the best practices, tips and tricks that would elevate your written materials and communications and take away the frustration and the guess work.

Here’s the thing: business writing is part art and part science.

A few little tweaks here and there and adjusting your thinking brings less stress, more ease, faster replies and more polish.

Here’s 5 tips to get you started with confidently writing on behalf of others.

Performance reviews can often be the source of frustration and disappointment for many administration professionals.

It can feel difficult to quantify or measure the impact of the work an assistant performs when for the most part, it isn't like a project with a start, end and directly obvious outcomes. The work can feel invisible and therefore overlooked or misunderstood.

This can be disheartening for a profession whose function exists to support the success of others.

There's an art to guiding a conversation and helping an executive see beyond core responsibilities and through to the strategic and impactful work that is very often under the radar. Entering into an executive mindset is the key to a positive review season, and here are some tips to help.