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Executive Business Partner: What the Title Means and What It Pays
The Role, Defined Adrienne Gaughan 8/18/26 The Role, Defined Adrienne Gaughan 8/18/26

Executive Business Partner: What the Title Means and What It Pays

Understand executive business partner responsibilities, overlap with EA and chief of staff roles, salary evidence, and the questions to ask about workload.

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Executive Assistant Interview Questions: What They Ask by Stage
The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 8/18/26 The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 8/18/26

Executive Assistant Interview Questions: What They Ask by Stage

Prepare for EA interviews by stage with real examples, calendar and inbox exercises, and questions about authority, workload, pay, and working style.

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Senior Executive Assistant: What Actually Changes at the Senior Level
Comp & Careers Adrienne Gaughan 8/18/26 Comp & Careers Adrienne Gaughan 8/18/26

Senior Executive Assistant: What Actually Changes at the Senior Level

Assess a senior EA role through scope, delegated authority, and business context. Compare salary sources and prepare a concrete leveling conversation.

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How to Grow Your Career as an Executive Assistant
The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 7/4/26 The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 7/4/26

How to Grow Your Career as an Executive Assistant

EA career growth can mean senior support, team leadership, or operations. Choose your next work and plan its scope, capacity, and review date.

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Executive Assistant Salary and How to Get a Raise
Comp & Careers Adrienne Gaughan 6/29/26 Comp & Careers Adrienne Gaughan 6/29/26

Executive Assistant Salary and How to Get a Raise

Compare executive assistant salary sources, choose relevant benchmarks, and prepare a specific raise request based on your work and market.

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Will AI Replace Executive Assistants? What Actually Changes
The Role Adrienne Gaughan 6/24/26 The Role Adrienne Gaughan 6/24/26

Will AI Replace Executive Assistants? What Actually Changes

What AI changes in executive assistant work, how to test useful workflows, and how to discuss your role without promises of job security.

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How to Become a Fractional Chief of Staff: An Operator's Playbook
The Role Adrienne Gaughan 6/19/26 The Role Adrienne Gaughan 6/19/26

How to Become a Fractional Chief of Staff: An Operator's Playbook

A practical guide to becoming a fractional chief of staff: readiness, finding clients, pricing, scoping engagements, and running the business well.

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How to Create a Chief of Staff Role at Your Company
The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/15/26 The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/15/26

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.

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Do You Need an MBA to Be a Chief of Staff?
The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/10/26 The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/10/26

Do You Need an MBA to Be a Chief of Staff?

Decide whether an MBA fits your chief of staff goals by comparing target roles, curriculum, recruiting access, full cost, and alternatives.

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Chief of Staff Interview Questions: What They Ask and How to Prepare
The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/5/26 The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/5/26

Chief of Staff Interview Questions: What They Ask and How to Prepare

Chief of staff interview questions by theme, with STAR preparation, a fictional worked answer, and research prompts for the role.

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How to Become a Chief of Staff: The Real Path In
The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/5/26 The Path In Adrienne Gaughan 6/5/26

How to Become a Chief of Staff: The Real Path In

A practical guide to becoming a chief of staff by matching your experience to the mandate and building evidence for the gaps.

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Gatekeeping Well: How to Say No on Behalf of Your Principal
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/31/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/31/26

Gatekeeping Well: How to Say No on Behalf of Your Principal

Say no on behalf of an executive with clear access rules, accurate explanations, useful alternatives, and practical scripts for handling pushback.

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How Great Operators Protect an Executive's Time and Focus
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/26/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/26/26

How Great Operators Protect an Executive's Time and Focus

Build an executive calendar around priorities, preparation, and clear access rules. Test focus blocks, meeting changes, and request triage.

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Equity for Chiefs of Staff: Understanding Startup Equity
Comp & Careers Adrienne Gaughan 5/21/26 Comp & Careers Adrienne Gaughan 5/21/26

Equity for Chiefs of Staff: Understanding Startup Equity

ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, vesting, cliffs, 409A, and strike price explained for chiefs of staff, plus how to evaluate the actual grant.

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Building and Running an OKR Process (as the Operator Who Owns It)
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/16/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/16/26

Building and Running an OKR Process (as the Operator Who Owns It)

A practical guide to drafting, checking, and scoring OKRs through a lightweight operating cadence.

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Leading Cross-Functional Projects Without Authority
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/11/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/11/26

Leading Cross-Functional Projects Without Authority

A practical guide to charters, ownership, influence, tracking, and escalation for cross-functional projects led without formal authority.

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How to Write an Executive Memo That Gets Read
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/7/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/7/26

How to Write an Executive Memo That Gets Read

Write an executive memo with the recommendation, ask, evidence, tradeoffs, and next steps in an order a busy decision maker can use.

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Prioritization Frameworks Every Operator Should Know
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/2/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 5/2/26

Prioritization Frameworks Every Operator Should Know

Compare Eisenhower, RICE, ICE, MoSCoW, and value-versus-effort frameworks, with guidance on choosing one and avoiding false precision.

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Board Meeting Prep: The Chief of Staff's Playbook
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 4/27/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 4/27/26

Board Meeting Prep: The Chief of Staff's Playbook

A practical board-meeting preparation process for chiefs of staff, from agenda and materials through director context, logistics, and follow-through.

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How to Build an Operating Cadence: The Rhythm of Business
The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 4/27/26 The Craft / Playbooks Adrienne Gaughan 4/27/26

How to Build an Operating Cadence: The Rhythm of Business

Build an operating cadence that gives each meeting a clear job, connects decisions across time horizons, and removes redundant reporting.

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