This on-demand course includes four session recordings, each between 60 and 75 minutes; eight bonus resources, including templates; and a course certificate.
The Essential EA Toolkit is your back-to-basics best friend. This 4-session program will give you all of the tools you need to set yourself up for day-to-day success. It’s about being organized, staying on top of the many requests you receive, building a successful partnership with your executive(s), prioritizing, and more.
This program is for you if you want to have calm, organized, and productive work practices. At the end of this program, you’ll feel confident about the systems you have put in place to ensure your success.
Session 1: Set Up for Success
In this session, we delve into the EA / Exec relationship and how you will work together to build a successful partnership. We cover daily communication, the questions you need to ask, how to have productive 1:1s, giving upward feedback, stakeholder management, creating Standard Operating Procedures, and more.
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Bonus Resources: EA/Exec Checklist, Weekly 1:1 Check-in Template, and An EA's Guide to Creating SOPs
Session 2: Managing Your Workload
In this session, we look at how to organize your day so that you can successfully manage your workload. We cover prioritization, triaging tasks, and tools you can use to stay on top of everything.
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Bonus Resources: The Eisenhower Matrix and Trello Board Template
Session 3: Communication
In this session, we cover various kinds of communication and look at finding your EA voice. We discuss how to write effective emails, levels of formality, and note taking vs minute taking.
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Session 4: Having A Strategic Mindset
In this session, we look at how you can develop a strategic mindset and think like an exec in order to anticipate needs and get things done.
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About Alicia Fairclough: Alicia Fairclough is the founder of EA How To, the world’s largest and most active community of assistants. Following a successful career as the EA to the CEO of a number of amazing companies, Alicia turned her passion project into a new career, making it her mission to improve the working lives of EAs globally.
In her spare time, Alicia always has a podcast playing and likes to travel, explore cocktail menus, and create the perfect playlist for every occasion.
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