AdrienneMar 2631 minS2E7 Tools For Mental Wellness w/ Shara SanduskyPractical tools for mental wellness and pulling yourself out of a spiral
AdrienneFeb 56 minTransform Tough Conversations at Work Into Precious GEMSIt's time to build a better compliment sandwich. The GEMS technique is a better way to deliver difficult feedback, at work or anywhere!
AdrienneJun 4, 20198 minDoes your life pass the Bechdel Test?I ask because, truth be told, mine didn’t. For four decades. The Bechdel Test, for those not in-the-know, is a measure of female represen...
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 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 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 ...
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...
AdrienneMay 4, 20164 minThinking outside the [in]boxEmail. It’s inescapable. According to a July 2012 McKinsey Global Institute report on “the social economy,” the average worker will spend...
AdrienneFeb 11, 20165 minScheduling SavvyLesson two: Scheduling! Back to the nuts-and-bolts, folks! In the spotlight today: scheduling. This is the cornerstone of executive assis...
AdrienneJan 19, 20162 minThe Travel FolderAs promised, I’m finally diving in more deeply to the specific, nuts-and-bolts how-to of various aspects of how to be an effective Execut...
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...