That's Aloud!

Practical tools for mental wellness and pulling yourself out of a spiral

6 ways to stay connected while quarantined.

It's time to build a better compliment sandwich. The GEMS technique is a better way to deliver difficult feedback, at work or anywhere!

A handy how-to guide to starting your own Podcast

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 representation in fiction. T...

As 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 literally had to be there)...

Hustle. 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 separates the succes...

Just 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. And I must say, No...

Imagine, 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 confident that you can do i...

In 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 come in prepared wit...

A friend of mine was recently promoted to supporting a VIP at a prominent tech company. This is, of course, cause for celebration. But it came along with an ...

Email. It’s inescapable. According to a July 2012 McKinsey Global Institute report on “the social economy,” the average worker will spend 28% of the work day...

Lesson two: Scheduling! Back to the nuts-and-bolts, folks! In the spotlight today: scheduling. This is the cornerstone of executive assistance: effectively m...

I 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 accomplished. And if I’m h...

My 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 than I had learned ...

This 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 method of receiving f...

UPDATE: Huge thanks to Christina Holhauzer for reprinting this post on her awesome blog, Tips for Assistants! File this one under: learn from my mistakes. Lu...