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AAA34 | Celebrating Birthdays at Work17 Sep 202400:23:57

Always make birthday celebrations optional at work!  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61141421

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA33 | Start Planning Your Company Holiday Party NOW10 Sep 202400:32:11

Planning a holiday party in September might feel a bit early, but trust me, you're better off starting sooner than later.  It takes time to complete site visits, develop menus, look into entertainment options, and for leadership to review (and approve!) all of the work you've done.  Plus, all of best venues tend to book up months if not years in advance!  Get a budget from your finance team, schedule those site visits, and get to work.

Resources mentioned:

Ask An Assistant 14: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-14-who-what-when-where-why-of-it-all/id1476184074?i=1000651240282

Varsity Theatre Minneapolis: https://www.varsitytheater.com/

Cadence and Eli: https://cadenceandeli.com/

DJ Jake Rudh: https://www.instagram.com/jakerudh

 

Stay hydrated, call your grandmas, and take care!  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week! 

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA24 | I'm Baaaaack09 Jul 202400:07:56

I'm back after an unexpected break.  Wonderful to be with you all again.  Stay hydrated, and stay tuned for more episodes coming your way!  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week! 

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA23 | Juneteenth and a Brief Event Debrief20 Jun 202400:09:32

Juneteenth // Wikipedia // Smithsonian 

 

Ericka Hart // Juneteenth Mutual Aid

 

Brittany Packnett Cunningham

 

Danielle Coke Balfour // Freedom School

 

Opal Lee // Donate

 

Antiracism Daily // Subscribe // Support

 

Free Root Organization // Donate to FRO

 

Mutual Aid (organization theory)

 

Thanks for rolling with the production from the road!  I did not bring my podcast closet set up with me, but I did bring my iPhone 15 Pro.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA22 | Events and Conferences in 202411 Jun 202400:34:07

Minnesota Business Partnership Executive Assistant Conference

 

Administrative Professionals Conference

 

Office Dynamics Conference

 

SkillPath (Two Day Administrative Professional Accelerated Certificate Program)

 

SkillPath (One Day Conference for Administrative Professionals)

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA21 | Employee Handbooks04 Jun 202400:14:16

Let's dive into the wild world of employee handbooks.  

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA 20 | Seek and Destroy (Large Files)22 May 202400:20:59

Add another task to your own Roughly Quarterly schedule of Things That Need To Be Addressed...or not, it's up to you!  Seriously, though, don't let it ride for years like I did.  Stay on top of your files so you don't run into an unpleasant situation where you lose something more important than two minutes of a podcast recording.  xo Jess

 

Substack // Patreon

 

Find and delete files on your Mac

 

Copy/paste this into search in your gmail/google apps for business search bar:

has:attachment larger:10M

You can change 10M to any number you'd like to find larger files.  :)

 

Free up drive space in Windows

Storage limits in Outlook

Disk cleanup in Windows

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA20 | Placeholder Episode15 May 202400:01:36

The title is not a typo!  I'm having major GarageBand technical trouble, and this is the best thing I could get my computer to produce.  GarageBand keeps claiming the disk is too slow to record, and when it will record, it spontaneously crashes and deletes my music track.  ¯\(ツ)/¯   

 

Enjoy the entirety of the theme song, which is Deviate by Podington Bear.  See you next week!  

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA19 | Selling Domains08 May 202400:08:35

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA18 | Comments, Questions, Thoughts, Concerns30 Apr 202400:02:54

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA17 | Good, Fast, Cheap23 Apr 202400:08:18

You can pick two.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA16 | Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day17 Apr 202400:15:59

There are four tips, and there will be a quiz.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA32 | Getting That Annoying Project DONE03 Sep 202400:28:12

Let's talk about motivation to get that one annoying project DONE, from a headspace and/or treat perspective.

Some of my favorite treats:

Fatcat Baking: https://fatcatbaking.com/

Strong Hearts: https://stronghearts315.com/

Mojo's: https://www.instagram.com/mojosmisc/

Two of my favorite Get Things Done headspace treats:

ALIVE (Daft Punk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B38CY-4Rd6s

All Day (Girl Talk): https://illegalart.net/allday/

Let me know if I missed any other resources, happy to add them here!  

Feel free to follow Ask An Assistant on IG: https://www.instagram.com/askanassistant/

You can connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jvlindgren/

Have an awesome week!  We've changed heat and humidity for hoodies here in upstate NY.  Hope you're all sleeping with the windows open.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA15 | National Volunteer Week 202410 Apr 202400:17:55

Let me know how you and yours mark National Volunteer Week!  xo Jess

Links mentioned in the episode:

Solidarity and Snacks

Cafe Sankofa Cooperative

Ruff Start Rescue

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA14 | Who, What, When, Where, Why of it all02 Apr 202400:12:22

Let's talk about the 5 Ws!

 

Please submit your question for consideration at askanassistant.com, move your body, drink some water, read a book for fun.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA13 | Cold Pitches27 Mar 202400:12:18

I'd love to hear from you!  Sign up for the newsletter, ask your question, stay hydrated.  xo Jess

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA12 | Minimizing Buyer's Remorse19 Mar 202400:10:24

We're talking decision paralysis and buyer's remorse today!  Topics include buying a washing machine for one's home, choosing a ticketing platform for an event, and picking a polo shirt vendor.  

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

 

Theme music is Deviate by Podington Bear.

 

AAA11 | Office Cleaning Schedule12 Mar 202400:20:27

Listener Sally landed a sweet new gig as an Office Manager, and she would like some tips about establishing a cleaning routine for the space.  Tune in to hear my thoughts!

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA10 | Spring Ahead 202406 Mar 202400:14:26

Enjoy some fascinating stats on DST or perhaps peruse the history of DST.

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA9 | Phones at Work27 Feb 202400:15:56

Let's talk about phones, baby!  Ten years ago, I made a huuuuuge mistake with mine.  Hear all about it and weigh in with your thoughts and experiences. 

askanassistant.com

Call your grandpa, he misses you.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week! 

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA8 | Roughly Quarterly Template Refresh21 Feb 202400:14:08

Dust off the cobwebs and refresh those messages that you send all the time!  Give them a fresh set of eyes and a little love.

Take the templates and make them your own!

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA7 | Employee Appreciation Day 202414 Feb 202400:25:17

Employee Appreciation celebrations should come AFTER your company is paying all of its taxes, providing good benefits, paying fair/equitable/thriving wages, and generally running an ethical business inside and out.  These tips are NOT for companies like Sephora who earned $10 Billion Dollars and "rewarded" their employees with custom-printed sugar cookies bragging about their banner year, or Amazon, a company that penalizes employees for taking bathroom breaks and pays less in corporate taxes (percentage-wise) than I do every year.  

Drink some water, enjoy the company pizza party, and ask for a raise!  You deserve it.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week! 

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA6 | Time Split Talk06 Feb 202400:12:45

Tell me about your job percentage split! 

Visit askanassistant.com to ask your question or drop me a note.  

Theme music by Chad Crouch.

See you on the internet!  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA31 | Firm Management Software Onboarding27 Aug 202400:16:19

I get a little ranty in this one!  I hope it's a helpful rant.  xo Jess

 

Pareto principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle

Qount: https://www.qount.io/

SecureFilePro: https://securefilepro.com/

SmartVault: https://www.smartvault.com/home/

AAA9 | Phones at Work: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-9-phones-at-work/id1476184074?i=1000647254212

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA5 | Tax Form Day (in the USA) 202431 Jan 202400:02:58

Happy January 31st to those who celebrate!

I am not an accountant, I am not a lawyer, I am not an IRS agent, merely an EA in a small company who is responsible for tax form distribution.

Should this task fall to you, make it a priority to print and postmark W2s and 1099s before EOB on Wednesday, January 31st.  I promise I'll post next year's episode a bit earlier than the actual deadline.  ;)

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA4 | The Lady Behind the Microphone 2024 Edition30 Jan 202400:16:31

Life is super different than it was in 2021.

 

Weekly menu boards and other professional Auntie happenings!

 

Read the Substack!

 

Find me on LinkedIn!

 

Theme music is Deviate by Podington Bear aka Chad Crouch!

 

Exclamation points!!

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

January 2024 Housekeeping23 Jan 202400:05:59

Welcome to the first episode of Ask An Assistant since...May 2021!  I've lived A LOT since then, and I know you have, too.  Hope you're all doing well, and to hear more from you in the coming weeks.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week! 

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA3 | Administrative Appreciation12 Apr 202100:28:12

The lovely Jadah Sellner sent a question my way!  I shared some thoughts on Administrative Professionals Day, showing appreciation to your support people, and some of the ways I have felt valued in former and current roles.  Resources mentioned include the International Association of Administrative Professionals and SPI 473.  As ever, please ask your questions at AskAnAssistant.com, and drink some water.

AAA2 | The Lady Behind the Microphone07 Apr 202100:19:08

A bit about me and my career, and a call for questions.  I don't have a show without you!

Connect with me at askanassistant.com or on Instagram.  Call your grandma!  Drink some water!  xo Jess

AAA1 | Welcome to Ask An Assistant19 Oct 202000:01:19

Welcome, everyone - I'm so glad you're here.  This episode is a quick intro to the pod.  Show notes with transcripts are coming so very soon.  Visit askanassistant.com to view said transcripts, subscribe to the show, and ask your question.  Do something nice for yourself today.  xo Jess

AAA30 | Roughly Quarterly Subscription Audit20 Aug 202400:16:33

It's Roughly Quarterly time!  Add another task to your own Roughly Quarterly schedule of Things That Need To Be Addressed...or not, it's up to you!  xo Jess

 

Roughly Quarterly Template Refresh, AAA8: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-8-roughly-quarterly-template-refresh/id1476184074?i=1000646201883

Roughly Quarterly Seek and Destroy (Large Files), AAA20: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-20-seek-and-destroy-large-files/id1476184074?i=1000656340389

Phones at Work, AAA9: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-9-phones-at-work/id1476184074?i=1000647254212

Subscribe to the Ask An Assistant newsletter: https://askanassistant.substack.com/

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA29 | Finding EA Communities Online13 Aug 202400:19:01

Resources mentioned during the episode - not necessarily in order, and quite possibly not all of them!

 

LMGTFY: https://letmegooglethat.com/

Leader Assistant Circle community: https://circle.leaderassistant.com/home

EA How To: https://www.eahowto.com/

EA Campus: https://www.practicallyperfectpa.com/ea-campus/

Leader Assistant LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/153542/

EA subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExecutiveAssistants/

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA28 | Personal Meets Professional | School Year06 Aug 202400:21:23

Resources mentioned in the episode!

 

AAA 6 | Time Split Talk

 

Connect with me on LinkedIn, but know that I'm hot on the block button for anyone pitching an MLM.

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA27 | Booking Travel for Others30 Jul 202400:16:09

Befriend the legal and financial professionals in your life! Follow their processes and procedures.  It's a big job, but I know you can do it.  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA26 | 1:1 Frequency and Format23 Jul 202400:30:35

Let's talk about the all-important 1:1 with your executives!  Frequency and Format are the agenda of the day.

 

Ask An Assistant templates: click here!

Trivinia Barber's blog post on Priority VA: Gateway not Gatekeeper

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA25 | Up & Down the Calendar | Importance of Language Series16 Jul 202400:06:57

Up, down, back, forward, earlier, or later - I'd love your thoughts!  xo Jess

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  

 

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

 

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA58 | March 2025 Housekeeping04 Mar 202500:08:44

I'm coming to your ears with a few housekeeping items for March 2025!

  1. Employee Appreciation Day is Friday, March 7th, 2025.  You can listen to last year's episode here, and know that the advice is evergreen.
  2. It's time change o'clock in a decent chunk of the world this weekend!  Time and Date dot com has the details for the first half of the year's time change.  You can also listen to last year's episode on Daylight Saving(s) Time, and know that my rage at the time shifting system is evergreen.
  3. A full episode will release by EOB Pacific today.  AAA 59 needed a little more time in the editing phase than usual.
  4. If you're feeling fancy, please consider signing up for the Substack and/or Patreon (and/or Apple podcasts premium once I get that set up).  Your support means the world, and I don't have a show without you.  

 

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I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

Jess Lindgren

4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

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AAA57 | Tips for Remembering Names25 Feb 202500:17:50

Esteemed Colleague Brenda is asking for tips on remembering names in the office.  Spoiler alert - like so many things in life, it's a practice!

Dunbar's Number

 

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com

Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching

Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess

Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter?  Write to me here and I'll type back soon:

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4465 E Genesee Street STE 114

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AAA48 | Unplugging Over the Holidays24 Dec 202400:26:30

Burnout session: https://circle.leaderassistant.com/c/leader-assistant-live-events/battling-burnout

Esteemed Colleague Abby needs advice for ACTUALLY unplugging from work over the holidays.

 

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AAA47 | Owning up to Mistakes17 Dec 202400:13:05

Esteemed Colleague Dana needs advice for a big, expensive mistake.  

 

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AAA46 | Laptop Bags For The Executive Assistant On The Go10 Dec 202400:13:49

Esteemed Colleague Julie wants to know what I'm using for a laptop bag these days, and what she might consider for herself.   

 

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AAA45 | Scheduling Annual Board Meetings for your Exec03 Dec 202400:12:36

Does your exec serve on a dizzying number of boards?  Does the cadence of the meetings stress you out?  You've got this!  Give Ask An Assistant #45 a listen (that's this one), take some notes, and get your exec's board of directors service wrapped up in a nice, tidy little package.  With a bit of proactive maneuvering, managing board meetings, travel, and follow up can be a breeze.

 

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AAA44 | Gifting in the Office26 Nov 202400:14:42

As 2024 winds down and we are eyeballs deep in the holiday season, gifting is top of mind.  Give this episode a listen for my thoughts on giving a gift to your executive.  Spoiler - it depends!

Other Ask An Assistant episode mentioned in this episode:

Boss's Day, AAA 37:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-37-bosss-day-2024/id1476184074?i=1000672197661

 

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AAA43 | Roughly Quarterly Email Signature Refresh19 Nov 202400:20:15

Roughly Quarterly projects from 2024

Q1, Template Refresh, AAA 8: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-8-roughly-quarterly-template-refresh/id1476184074?i=1000646201883

Q2, Seek and Destroy Large FIles, AAA 20:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-20-seek-and-destroy-large-files/id1476184074?i=1000656340389

Q3, Subscription Audit, AAA 30: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-30-roughly-quarterly-subscription-audit/id1476184074?i=1000665982113

Q4, Email Signature Refresh, AAA 43 - that's this episode! 

 

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AAA42 | Weird Requests12 Nov 202400:22:10

Ask An Assistant episode 17, Good/Fast/Cheap:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-17-good-fast-cheap/id1476184074?i=1000653342484

Ask An Assistant episode 6, Time Split Talk: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-6-time-split-talk/id1476184074?i=1000644307125

 

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AAA41 | Mail Merges05 Nov 202400:17:53

How to do a mail merge, per Microsoft.

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AAA40 | Specificity in the Workplace | Importance of Language Series29 Oct 202400:21:11

Time zones and names and days of the month, oh my!  Obviously, this specificity doesn't only apply to the workplace, take these thoughts and apply them in your world wherever they're...applicable.  

Episode 10/my thoughts on DST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-10-spring-ahead-2024/id1476184074?i=1000648154270

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AAA39 | Task Management Systems22 Oct 202400:31:33

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Syracuse, NY 13214

AAA56 | Clean Your (Physical) Desktop | Roughly Quarterly18 Feb 202500:14:53

It's Roughly Quarterly time!  Here is a refresher on the projects we tackled in 2024:

Q1, Template Refresh, AAA 8: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-8-roughly-quarterly-template-refresh/id1476184074?i=1000646201883

Q2, Seek and Destroy Large FIles, AAA 20:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-20-seek-and-destroy-large-files/id1476184074?i=1000656340389

Q3, Subscription Audit, AAA 30: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-30-roughly-quarterly-subscription-audit/id1476184074?i=1000665982113

Q4, Email Signature Refresh, AAA 43: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-43-roughly-quarterly-email-signature-refresh/id1476184074?i=1000677451103

AAA 11, Office Cleaning Schedule: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aaa-11-office-cleaning-schedule/id1476184074?i=1000648972658

 

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AAA38 | Start, Stop, Continue15 Oct 202400:16:45

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