Books

Power of Habit - Learn the science behind habits and how to effectively build and/or change yours

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity - Methods for stress-free performance

Everything is Figureoutable - Retrain your brain to think creatively and positively in the face of setbacks

The Founder & The Force Multiplier - Real life example of how EAs can be strategic partners

Culture & Team Building

Caroo - Connect & treat your team no matter where they are (while donating to Feeding America!)

Nectar - Easily manage employee recognition, rewards & swag (mention The Assist and get 18% off)

Outback Team Building - Virtual team building events your team will actually look forward to

CultureHQ - Be the first to get their new unique storytelling app to connect your team at work

Switchboard Games - Take the work out of your next virtual event (mention The Assist and get 7% off)

Events

Base #StartLeading Summit - Free event for assistants on March 10, 2021

EA Ignite - ASAP Conference on November 2-4, 2021

Administrative Professionals Conference - ASAP Conference on September 19-22, 2021

Friends of The Assist

Whole Assistant - Annie Kroner focuses on well being and fighting burnout

The Officials - Lauren Bradley offers tons of resources to empower admins and assistants

The Collective - Nick Ginsburg cultivates a global community for admin professionals

The Executive Solution - Learn how to become your own boss & launch your own business

Podcasts

The Assistants Together - Henrietta Barker features Assistants who share their stories weekly

Diary of a Doer - Trivinia Barber interviews business owners, thought leaders & influencers weekly

REACH - A podcast for Executive Assistants

Software & Tools

Office Otter - Automatically turn your convos into tasks

Nifty - A visual work management platform for Assistants

Cogsworth - Like Calendly, but better in our opinion ;)

Templates

Meeting Agenda (with adjustable times) - Keep your meetings on time with this template

Meeting Agenda (blue sphere design) - A true blue template to keep participants on task

Board Meeting Agenda - Use this for your next board meeting to stay organized

Adjustable Calendar (make a copy) - Dates will adjust accordingly when you input the year 

Videos

How to Use OneNote - Melissa Peoples dives into using OneNote for meeting mgmt & minutes

Top 10 Tips for OneNote - Quick video on tips for OneNate

20 Microsoft Outlook Tips & Tricks - Tutorial on utilizing some of the best Outlook tricks

Microsoft Outlook Keyboard Shortcuts - Learn some of the best Outlook shortcuts in 6 minutes

Gmail Hacks - This <10 min video teaches you how to increase productivity with your Gmail flow

Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts - 9 Gmail shortcuts you should know