Jul 30, 2024 | About Athena, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Productivity
As you may know, I was part of Athena on its inception day several years ago. I was the first contractor hired here and was a part of our firm’s growth for four years before being offered an opportunity to serve an impact investing firm as their Chief of Staff....
May 20, 2024 | Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Mental Health, Productivity, Uncategorized
There really is a world of delegating effectively and turning over projects and tasks to another person in a way that leaves you freed up to go do the things that are a higher and better use of you and your unique talents and expertise. We will always shout this from...
Apr 30, 2024 | About Athena, Accountability, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Mental Health, Productivity, Remote Work
What is the best way to avoid or manage conflict? I hate conflict as much as the next person, but there is an interesting paradox here. If you get interested in the conflict or issue, then a lot of the fire or fury can quickly be taken down a notch. People tend to...
Apr 10, 2024 | About Athena, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Mental Health, Remote Work, Uncategorized
Gina celebrated a milestone birthday a couple of years ago and wanted to do something on her bucket list – a yacht trip around the beautiful Puget Sound area where she lives most of the year. How the heck do you plan something so fabulous? You turn to your EA,...
Feb 15, 2024 | About Athena, Accountability, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Mental Health, Uncategorized
A couple weeks ago we had our Athena Leadership retreat. This happens a couple times a year with me and our two managers, Jennifer and Dorian. We met together right back where we were last January, in Pismo Beach, California. This is one of my happy places. It’s on...
Jan 30, 2024 | About Athena, Accountability, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Productivity, Remote Work
What FEEDS a high-caliber Executive Assistant? They want to be of Service to you! You may think to yourself, “Really, they want to do this stuff that I absolutely do not want to do?” Yes, they do. “Really, they want to book my airline tickets and send out birthday...