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Articles on AI, automation, and executive support

Practical notes on being an AI-augmented executive assistant, from someone who does the work.

I write about what actually works: automating the busywork, using AI with good judgment, and the parts of executive support that no tool can replace.

Automation

5 No-Code Automations Every Executive Assistant Can Build

Five no-code automations any executive assistant can set up in under 30 minutes each, ranked easiest first, to give back hours every week.

2026-07-31 · 5 min read

The role

5 Things AI Still Cannot Do for an Executive Assistant

AI can handle the tasks. Here are the five things it still cannot do, and why they are the real job of an executive assistant, and your job security.

2026-07-29 · 4 min read

Communication

How to Say No Gracefully as an Executive Assistant (with AI Prompts)

Saying no is half an executive assistant's job. Here is how to decline without damaging the relationship, plus the AI prompts I use for graceful declines.

2026-07-24 · 4 min read

Systems

The Weekly Operating Rhythm That Keeps an Executive Ahead

The weekly cadence I run so an executive is never surprised: a Monday set-up, midweek focus protection, and a Friday close-the-loop.

2026-07-22 · 5 min read

Tools

ChatGPT vs Claude for Executive Assistant Work: An Honest Comparison

A daily-user comparison of ChatGPT and Claude for executive assistant work: when to reach for each, and why the best EAs quietly use both.

2026-07-15 · 5 min read

Career

Executive Assistant Skills in 2026: The Modern Skill Stack

The executive assistant skill stack has changed. Here are the baseline and edge skills that get EAs hired and paid the most in 2026.

2026-07-12 · 5 min read

Systems

How I Keep a Founder's Inbox at Zero

The system I use to manage a founder's inbox to zero and keep it there: treat the inbox as a queue, handle every email in one of four ways, and let a system do the sorting.

2026-07-12 · 5 min read

Tools

7 AI Tools Every Executive Assistant Should Know in 2026

A practical, no-hype roundup of AI tools for executive assistants in 2026, across scheduling, meeting notes, writing, and automation, and how to choose what is worth your time.

2026-07-11 · 6 min read

Email

How to Write Emails in Your Executive's Voice with AI

The prompt and method for getting AI to draft email in your executive's voice instead of a robot's, plus the guardrails that keep every message safe to send.

2026-07-11 · 4 min read

Automation

How I Automate Executive Assistant Work with AI (Without Writing Code)

Practical, no-code ways an executive assistant can automate calendar triage, meeting notes, inbox, and reporting with AI, from someone who does it every day.

2026-07-10 · 6 min read

Prompts

10 ChatGPT Prompts That Save an Executive Assistant 5 Hours a Week

Ten copy-and-paste ChatGPT prompts an executive assistant can use to draft emails, summarize threads, prep meetings and more, plus the one rule that keeps them safe to use.

2026-07-09 · 6 min read

The role

The AI-Augmented Executive Assistant: What the Role Really Looks Like in 2026

Why the routine executive assistant is fading while the AI-augmented EA is more valuable than ever, and the skills that separate the two in 2026.

2026-07-08 · 5 min read