How to Grow Your Career as an Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant Salary and How to Get a Raise
Will AI Replace Executive Assistants? What Actually Changes
How to Become a Fractional Chief of Staff: An Operator's Playbook
How to Create a Chief of Staff Role at Your Company
A practical guide to pitching a chief of staff role where none exists: proving the need, writing the proposal, and defining scope and mandate.
Do You Need an MBA to Be a Chief of Staff?
A straight answer on whether you need an MBA to be a chief of staff: when it helps, when it does not, and the alternatives that build the same skills.
Chief of Staff Interview Questions: What They Ask and How to Prepare
The most common chief of staff interview questions, what each tests, how to prepare with STAR examples, and how to research the principal.
How to Become a Chief of Staff: The Real Path In
A sourced, practical guide to becoming a chief of staff: the backgrounds that lead in, the skills that matter, and how to position yourself.
Gatekeeping Well: How to Say No on Behalf of Your Principal
Gatekeeping is a core operator skill. Here is how to say no on behalf of your principal without becoming the wall everyone resents.
How Great Operators Protect an Executive's Time and Focus
An executive's attention is the scarcest resource in the company. Here is how a great operator defends it without becoming a bottleneck.
Equity for Chiefs of Staff: Understanding Startup Equity
ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, vesting, cliffs, 409A, and strike price explained for chiefs of staff, plus where a CoS grant tends to land.
Building and Running an OKR Process (as the Operator Who Owns It)
OKRs come from Andy Grove's Intel, not a productivity blog. A practical guide for the operator who has to run the process, not just admire it.
Leading Cross-Functional Projects Without Authority
Most cross-functional projects fail on governance, not effort. Here is how an operator drives one to delivery without owning the org chart.
How to Write an Executive Memo That Gets Read
A chief of staff's guide to the executive memo that gets read: bottom line up front, the Amazon narrative, and a reusable structure.
Prioritization Frameworks Every Operator Should Know
The prioritization frameworks operators actually use: Eisenhower matrix, RICE, ICE, MoSCoW, and value-versus-effort, with correct origins.
Board Meeting Prep: The Chief of Staff's Playbook
A chief of staff's playbook for board meeting prep: building the deck, running pre-meeting one-on-ones, and driving follow-through.
How to Build an Operating Cadence: The Rhythm of Business
A chief of staff's guide to building an operating cadence: the daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly rhythm that keeps a team executing.
Breaking Into Chief of Staff From Consulting or Finance
How consultants and finance pros can move into a chief of staff role: the skills that carry over, the habits to drop, and how to make the case.
Chief of Staff Exit Paths: What Operators Do Next
A sourced look at chief of staff exit paths: the roles operators move into next, why the role is a springboard, and how to set up your exit.
How to Land Your First Chief of Staff Role Without the Title
A practical, sourced guide to landing your first chief of staff role when you have never held the title, using internal moves, proof, and networks.