Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin

Welcome to episode 3 of season 2 of the Hello Ladies Podcast, where I continue to endeavour to bring you a different perspective to the role of the admin. In this episode I look at my past week. That’s it. Just this past week.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.

Welcome to episode 2 of season 2 of the Hello Ladies Podcast, where I continue to endeavour to bring you a different perspective to the role of the admin. In this episode I look at some of the limitations of the new Outlook, and Microsoft CoPilot, and how return to work is impacting certain types of productivity.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.

Welcome back to the Hello Ladies Podcast, and this first episode of season 2. I continue to endeavour to bring you a different perspective to the role of the admin. In this episode I look at the history of the “CC” and “BCC”, and a new feature on ChatGPT.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn. What is pasted below is the ChatGPT cover letter I discuss in the third segment of this weeks episode: Dear Hiring Manager,I am excited to applyfor the Senior Executive Assistant position in the finance industry at youresteemed organization. With over [number of years] of experience in providingadministrative support to C-level executives, I am confident that I have the skillsand expertise necessary to excel in this role.As an experiencedexecutive assistant, I understand the importance of managing multiplepriorities and maintaining confidentiality. In my previous roles, I have beenresponsible for a wide range of duties, including scheduling meetings andtravel arrangements, preparing reports and presentations, and managing budgets.I have also been involved in special projects, such as organizing companyevents and coordinating with external vendors.My experience in thefinance industry has given me a solid understanding of the unique challengesand opportunities that come with working in this field. I have worked with avariety of financial documents, including budgets, financial statements, and investmentreports. Additionally, I have experience working with senior executives infinancial institutions, where I have gained a deep understanding of theindustry's complexities.What sets me apart fromother candidates is my attention to detail, strong organizational skills, andability to work under pressure. I have a track record of deliveringhigh-quality work on time and under budget. I am also a strong communicator,both verbally and in writing, and am comfortable working with people at alllevels of an organization.I am excited about theopportunity to bring my skills and experience to your organization and tocontribute to its success. Thank you for considering my application. I lookforward to the opportunity to discuss my qualifications further.Sincerely, [Your Name]

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. We’ve made it to the end of Season 1 of the podcast with this second of a two part episode on Christmas in the Office. In this episode I look at downtime, recurring meetings, cards & gifts, and one other thing.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I want to wish you all a wonderful Holiday Season, and a New Year. I’ll see you in 2024, and look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this first of a two part episode, I look at the Office Christmas Party.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this episode, I look at the overlap between the admin and the Chief of Staff, including some Chiefs of Staff, both real and fictional.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this episode, I revisit my explanations on the C-Suite. My regular episodes will resume next week.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this sixteenth episode, Mentoring, I take a view on the good and bad that I’ve had with mentoring as an admin.On my socials this week, you will also find a new feature. You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this fifteenth episode, Adventures in Interviewing, I look back at a few of my memorable interviews; and some things I’ve learned from being on the other side of the table.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this fourteenth episode, Reading up on Reddit, I peruse and review some of the discussions occurring on Reddit, and offer up my view.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.New to this episode, I am providing section markers and links to the posts I discuss, which follow here:Admin Assistant Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AdminAssistantExecutive Assistant Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExecutiveAssistants/ Reddit #1 @ 4:51 - Is Sending a Booking Link Frowned Uponhttps://www.reddit.com/r/ExecutiveAssistants/comments/17nzr8t/is_sending_a_booking_link_frowned_upon/Reddit #2 @ 6:24 - Commute to meet the CEOhttps://www.reddit.com/r/ExecutiveAssistants/comments/17n4q09/toronto_meetups/Reddit #3 @ 8:01 - EA as stepping stonehttps://www.reddit.com/r/ExecutiveAssistants/comments/17mp2e9/from_admin_staff_to_ea_where_can_i_go_from_there/Reddit #4 @ 9:17 - What we do without accoladeshttps://www.reddit.com/r/ExecutiveAssistants/comments/17l09nd/being_an_ea_means_never_getting_the_bouquet/Reddit #5 @ 10:39 - Small Mistakeshttps://www.reddit.com/r/ExecutiveAssistants/comments/17gori5/small_mistakes_that_caused_big_issues/

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this thirteenth episode, Supporting at the Top, I look at the unique challenges and differences of supporting the top of the org chart – the CEO & the Board.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this twelfth episode, Just One More Thing, the episode I’m calling my “Columbo” Episode, I look at some of those other things we admins do, that don’t fit onto any job description.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this eleventh episode, About Me, I look back at my career progression and how I got to where I am now.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this tenth episode, Times and Dates and Travel & Trust Revisited, I look at what it takes to schedule across timezones, plan travel, and the peculiarities of trust (revisited). I’ll also revisit the offsite again, and a note about Thanksgiving.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this eighth episode, Event Planning, I look at the different types of events the admin plans. From single day to multi-day offsites, to large events, and small events.You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this eighth episode, Up, Down, and Around, I delve a bit into the world of supporting the Leadership Team. There are many nuanced aspects to supporting a C-Suite member, but not all C-Suite are members of the management team. You can continue to find all my social media accounts on my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this seventh episode, Trusting in Technology, I focus on how technology has made a difference in the way admins support executives. From Outlook to the power of delegation, technology has made the admin more than a typist and file clerk.All my social media accounts can be found through my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcast, and as always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this sixth episode, Requiescat in Pace, I go into the delicate and morbid topic of dealing with death. I also have a touching story to share, to balance out the topic.I have created a Linktree list of all the social media presences I have. You can find my Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/helloladiespodcastAs always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. In this fifth episode, Here, There, and Everyone – the second of a two-part series on supporting styles – I detail my experience supporting more than one exec, filling in for another admin, and supporting other admins. I now add to my growing social media platform presence, a Facebook Page, a YouTube channel – which you can find by searching for “Hello Ladies Podcast”. You will be able to find there the same videos from Instagram and TikTok video, as well as some slightly longer and more involved videos, explaining or expanding on, some of the topics brought up here. As always, you can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn; and you can find the Instagram and TikTok channels under the handle of ‘helloladiespodcast’.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to this week’s episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin, where I bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. The role itself is part scheduler, and part manager, and part counsellor, and part confidante. In this fourth episode, Me, Myself, and Them – the first of a two-part series on supporting styles – I detail my experience supporting in the pandemic, supporting the new manager, and supporting the micromanager. You can find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn. There are also Instagram and TikTok accounts under the username: helloladiespodcast. I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to the third episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin.My goal and my intention for this podcast, is to bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. A role which goes by many titles: Executive Assistant of course; but also: Administrative Assistant, Administrative Coordinator, or Receptionist, to barely scratch the surface.In this third episode, A Role Not Defined by a Title, I delve a bit into the different types of titles, and the history of the EA. You can now find this podcast hosted on Buzzsprout, and published on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and TuneIn. I have also started complimentary Instagram and TikTok profiles under the username: helloladiespodcast. Where I will post short complimentary videos, to coincide with each episode.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to the second episode of my podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin.My goal and my intention for this podcast, is to bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. A role which goes by many titles: Executive Assistant of course; but also: Administrative Assistant, Administrative Coordinator, or Receptionist, to barely scratch the surface.In this second episode, Who’s The Boss, I touch on the following topics:Something More? – Where I was questioned about whether I wanted to do something more than being an AssistantAbout Him – The time I wasn’t hired, because I was a manMistaken Identities – Where either myself or my boss was mistaken for each otherForgotten – A time where I was forgottenTo Tie a Bowtie – That time where being a male admin was certainly an advantageYou can now find this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and hosted on Buzzsprout.I look forward to bringing you into my world.

Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast: Hello Ladies: Perspectives from a Male Admin.My goal and my intention for this podcast, is to bring a different perspective to the role of the Executive Assistant. A role which goes by many titles: Executive Assistant of course; but also: Administrative Assistant, Administrative Coordinator, or Receptionist, to barely scratch the surface. In this first episode, I touch on these topics:WelcomeAbout MeHow I Became an EACareer TrajectoryWhy, Hello Ladies?Snapshot for Cover ArtI look forward to bringing you into my world.