AdrienneAug 312 minWhat the heck is a story coach, anyway?"What's my core message, and who needs to hear it?" Why is that question SO HARD to answer? Oh, you thought it was just you? Well, su...
AdrienneMay 21, 201913 minStuff I Leave Off My Resume, Part 2 – College and BeyondRevenge is a dish best served with champagne.
AdrienneMay 13, 20194 minPlease Stop Telling People to Make Themselves “Indispensable” at WorkA friend of mine recently sent me this article about a “test” Elon Musk supposedly gave his assistant of twelve years, Mary Beth Brown, w...
AdrienneMar 5, 201910 minAuthenticity: How I Stopped Doing Stuff I Suck atHow to find your authentic path through an inauthentic world.
AdrienneAug 22, 20183 minHow to be assimilatedAs anyone who’s ever moved to a new town can tell you, being the new kid can be rough. You don’t know any of the inside jokes (you litera...
AdrienneApr 28, 20174 minThe Gratitude AttitudeThis coming Monday is May Day, i.e. May 1st, i.e. International Workers Day, which around here means a slew of protests and the accompany...
AdrienneApr 19, 20174 minDo the HustleHustle. Not everyone has it. Hustle is that extra effort some people put forward to make things happen and get what they want. It’s what ...
AdrienneNov 28, 20164 minSafeguarding sanityJust now, I overheard my boss saying to a visitor: “…and Adrienne. She keeps us all sane.” This is a responsibility I do not take lightly...
AdrienneOct 5, 20164 minDo the hard thingAnybody else out there feeling sort of… stuck? If your life is currently running like a well-oiled machine that spews out meaning and val...
AdrienneOct 3, 20163 minSaying Yes to Saying NoImagine, for a moment, that your exec has just asked you to do something that you do not want to do. Maybe because you don’t feel confide...
AdrienneJul 20, 20164 minGet on boardIn a recent conversation about ways to set oneself apart in a job interview, a fellow EA who we will call “Kate” gave the sage advice to ...
AdrienneJul 1, 20163 minThe Canvas Strategy: how helping others helps youFirst, a confession: My name is Adrienne, and I’m a podcast addict. Maybe it was all that NPR growing up, but I just luuurrrrve listening...
AdrienneJun 20, 20163 minLonely at the top: 3 ways to counter EA isolationA friend of mine was recently promoted to supporting a VIP at a prominent tech company. This is, of course, cause for celebration. But it...
AdrienneFeb 24, 20164 minThe “deep work” of assistanceIt’s 7 pm on Valentine’s Day. I’m reading an email from Bossman and although he isn’t using the words “urgent” or “emergency,” I can feel...
AdrienneOct 16, 20153 minThe power of “?”“Why?” If you’ve ever spent any time around a toddler, you know the pain of having to answer this question approximately 200 times per da...
AdrienneMay 22, 20154 minMy Checklist ManifestoI used to be anti-checklist. It seemed so anal-retentive to check off little boxes on a sheet every time I wanted to get something accomp...
AdrienneJan 19, 20157 minHabit ReformingMy senior year of high school, I had an amazing teacher. She taught me more useful stuff about how to learn in the course of one semester...
AdrienneDec 4, 20145 minIn Defense of DirectnessThis one’s for the execs in the crowd. But EA’s, feel free to read, pass along to your exec, and give me YOUR feedback re your favorite m...
AdrienneNov 18, 20144 minHow To Screw Up GracefullyUPDATE: Huge thanks to Christina Holhauzer for reprinting this post on her awesome blog, Tips for Assistants! File this one under: learn ...
