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Your exec’s version of you is missing a few chapters
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Hi Reader, This came up again in a coaching conversation this week. An Executive Assistant. Smart, experienced, across everything. She said: “I just don’t feel like they really see what I do.” This is something I keep seeing: brilliant, capable EAs who are genuinely operating at a strategic level, but whose exec would describe them as "great at keeping things running." Not wrong. Just limited. And that’s the version of you they're making decisions about. The work of a great EA is designed to be invisible. Add to that years of being rewarded for being reliable and low-maintenance... and suddenly you're in a role where you're carrying much more than your title suggests, and the people around you are working with a version of you that's missing a few chapters. And right now with AI taking chunks of transactional work and offshoring becoming a real boardroom conversation, the roles that are safe aren't the ones doing the most. They're the ones that are most clearly understood. If your contribution isn't legible to the person who matters most, that's worth fixing. This week's article is about exactly how. Check it out if you'd like some practical thoughts on this topic, some suggested language rewrites, and a clearer picture of how to move from being seen as "capable" to being trusted as a partner. Trinity P.S. If this landed, you probably already know which conversations you need to start having differently. Reach out if you'd like some assistance, I'd be happy to chat. Trinity James Career Coach Views Professional Development Thank you for being here Reader, I appreciate you! |
Trinity James
You're doing work that's holding entire organisations together. Your resume probably doesn't show that yet. Neither does your LinkedIn. Neither do your interview answers. That's exactly what I help EAs fix. Subscribe for a weekly email written specifically for you.
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