Are You Working With an Accidental Diminisher Leader?
Are you often frustrated at work? Are you unclear of your career path? Do you feel like someone or something is holding you back? Are you lacking motivation or engagement with your work? Well, it could be because you are working with an Accidental Diminisher leader. Listen to our podcast episode about this topic here: […]
How Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff Become Impact Players
If there was one book I wish I had written, it is Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact by Liz Wiseman. Wiseman wrote another of my favorites too, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. However, with Impact Players, I felt like she was writing directly to […]
7 Myths About Being a Chief of Staff
There are all sorts of myths and misperceptions about being a Chief of Staff (COS). Most of them come from our knowledge of Chiefs of Staff to the President of the United States (whether real – James A. Baker III and Dick Cheney or fictional – Doug Stamper and Olivia Pope). The Chief of Staff […]
The Loneliness Epidemic of Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff
“It’s Lonely at the Top” I’ve never really liked the phrase, “It’s lonely at the top.” Perhaps its just the context from which it’s usually said – from a place of privilege, as an excuse, or as a subtle request for pity. I swear I’m not cynical! Just bear with me here. “At the top” […]
Job Crafting Your Way to a Better Career
What is Job Crafting and Why Does it Matter? Job crafting – otherwise known as taking proactive steps and actions to redesign what we do at work to make it more engaging and meaningful – is one way to increase your job satisfaction, overall fulfillment and maybe even your income! And all of this without […]
9 Myths About Being an Executive Assistant
There are all sorts of myths and misperceptions about being an Executive Assistant (EA). Most of them stem from what others have seen on TV or in movies (hello, The Devil Wears Prada!). After all, there aren’t that many books or articles (fiction or non-fiction) written with assistants as the protagonist. But books, TV, movies, […]
How to Measure Success as an Executive Assistant or Chief of Staff
I was recently speaking at a summit for high-performing EAs and one of the questions that was asked was, “How do you measure success?” That’s a tough one for us Force Multipliers (Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff), isn’t it? For many other positions in an organization, the answers seem so cut and dry. For […]
How to Build Trust Between Executive Assistants and CEOs
Last week I had a fantastic book discussion with some wonderful women about Brené Brown’s latest book, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience. As we discussed the various emotions highlighted in the book, we paused to talk for a few minutes about trust. Trust is one of those […]
Podcasts for Chiefs of Staff and Aspiring Chiefs of Staff
For your listening and learning pleasure, here is a curated list of podcasts for Chiefs of Staff and Aspiring Chiefs of Staff, who want to become better leaders, learn to think like their CEO, and level up their careers. Enjoy! FOUNDER’S JOURNAL WITH ALEX LIEBERMAN Alex Lieberman, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, is […]
Woman of the Week: Meet Hallie Warner
FROM THE ASSIST’S WOMAN OF THE WEEK – I am the Chief of Staff to the Founder and CEO of Adam Hergenrother Companies. I am also the co-author of The Founder & The Force Multiplier: How Entrepreneurs and Executive Assistants Achieve More Together. Adam and I have been working together for over eleven years! It’s been […]
Time Blocking Tips for Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff
Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff are notoriously racing against the clock to pack the most important things into their day to achieve results for themselves and their Executive. The following time blocking tips offer a solution to the ever-present challenge of time management for executive support staff. Over the past few years, our work […]
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Work Life
As I enter the latter half of my third decade (I know, I know… age is just a number!), it got me thinking about all that we can learn from those who’ve come before us. Philosophers, spiritual teachers, and ancient world leaders examined the human experience, questioned the status quo, provided insights to inspire transformation […]
Are Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff the Ultimate Intrapreneurs?
Join Hallie Warner, Chief of Staff, for a FREE webinar at 3pm EST on September 28 about how to tap into your natural entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial tendencies to create a career and life you love. I’ve always been entrepreneurially inclined. I’ve dabbled with starting different businesses over the years – coaching, some freelance public relations […]
Pitch, Please! How to Ask for a Raise, a New Title, or a Promotion at Work
Entrepreneurs and business owners use pitch decks to help explain their business to potential investors to enable them to make the right decision (i.e. invest in their business). The art of the pitch doesn’t just apply to entrepreneurs looking to secure funding. As an employee, you too can use a pitch to outline your career […]
Survey Says: How Do I Focus on Less, But Do More?
Last week I posed this question to the Founder & Force Multiplier community: What one thing do you want to learn or change this year that would change the trajectory of your career or business? We got a lot of great responses ranging from tactical skills such as finance, marketing, and public speaking, to more […]
Should Force Multipliers Be Friends with Their Bosses?
Friendships and business partnerships. It can be a tricky situation to navigate. Should Force Multipliers be friends with their bosses? With the amount of time you spend together, how do you NOT cross over into a friendship with your Executive? A couple of weeks ago this topic came up during one of my webinars. I […]
How Executive Support Professionals Set SMART Goals
Goal-setting advice is ubiquitous these days. Every productivity expert, leadership article, and entrepreneurship podcast talks about goals (and… of course that includes our own The Founder & The Force Multiplier and The 200% Life podcasts). I get it. You’re probably all goaled-out. But hang with me here a minute. As Executive Support Professionals and Force […]
Chief of Staff Job Description
PLEASE NOTE – This post will continue to evolve as we learn more about the Chief of Staff position and its application across various business sectors. The sample job description below is certainly not exhaustive and serves as a jumping-off point for you to craft a job description that encompasses the work you do (or […]
The Best Books of 2021 to Read in 2022
I am a bibliophile (noun: a person who collects or has a great love of books). For the past several years I’ve set a goal to read 52 books a year. In 2021, I upped my game a bit and set my goal at 60. To date, I’ve read 79 books and will likely read a […]
11 Books for Executive Assistants & Aspiring Chiefs of Staff 2022
2021 was the year of upskilling, resignations, promotions, starting new careers, starting businesses, and more. Suffice it to say that there was a lot of movement in and out of the workforce this year. I saw this first hand with countless Executive Assistants who moved, were moving, or wanted to move into Chief of Staff […]
Are You a Wartime or a Peacetime Chief of Staff?
I recently attended the Chief of Staff Summit hosted by the Chief of Staff Network and the idea of a wartime vs. peacetime Chief of Staff was brought up by one of the speakers. It’s a concept that I was first introduced to several years ago by Ben Horowitz while reading The Hard Thing About […]
A Day in the Life of a Chief of Staff
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Strategic Partnerships in Action: Ross Paterson, President of XM Performance, and Fanni Gambero, Chief Business Xcelerator
In this series, Strategic Partnerships in Action, we highlight some of the Executive and Force Multiplier duos who are doing it right. This week, we chatted with the powerful strategic partnership behind XM Performance. Hallie Interviews Ross and Fanni About Their Strategic Partnership at XM Performace Could you tell us about your position within the company and the […]
How to Create an Awesome Elevator Pitch for Executive Support Professionals
Explaining what I do in my role as a Chief of Staff is not always easy to sum up in a sentence or two. And to complicate matters, Chief of Staff roles, like that of Executive Assistants, can vary greatly between organizations. There is not a common frame of reference to well, reference. Long story […]