Earlier this week the executive assistant world lost one of its voices, a long standing business & an educator -The EAN. The news was a shock for me and many others, A huge gap has been left in the market but lets not crumble, lets find a solution to stick together and allow all EAs to step into their true power and potential.

I love Executive Assistants, I was one for over decade and believe whole heartedly what they stand for and the true worth they bring to the business they partner with.

The EA function has transformed from a supporting role to more of a strategic one. Today’s executives lean on their EA not just for admin help (this is roughly 20% of the role in some cases) but for strategic counsel, technical expertise, and critical analysis. EAs are expected to dabble in things as wide and varied as project management, event planning, and internal communications. And let’s not sugarcoat it – executives can be demanding and as their support we need to be discreet and agile with our actions at all times!

The best EAs become trusted confidants and counsel for their execs and truly great EAs play chess, not checkers. We are always ten moves ahead, and anticipate issues before they become full blown problems. As an advocate for Executive Assistant’s I will continue to support, educate ,disrupt and shout very loud from the roof tops the importance of the Executive Assistant in todays world.

We must stand tall & connect like we know how to do best.There are EA communities and groups out there for you to join like Chief Wranglers, PA Group, Sassy Assistant, Tribe – find your fit and what works well for you.

You also be interest in a series of workshops I am hosting in March with Tory Archbold who has partnered with the worlds top performing brands. To understand the demands, you must understand the power you have to navigate them and deliver business solutions to your team.

Michelle Bowditch

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My name is Michelle Bowditch and I am the founder of Door20A - confident and engaging speaker with over 15 years as an Executive Assistant supporting CEO & CFO's across the Financial Services, Energy Management & Star-tup Tech space.

I help Executive Assistants find their voice, disrupt the status quo and identify better ways to do business. ‘I'm passionate about EAs making positive changes to declutter their day, automate the mundane, and focus on the stuff that gets them excited’. Working within large organisations or startup business's to make them understand the true worth of an EA and wy the business partner relationship is so essential + her advocacy in this space is very visible thru her 'Walk n Talk' series and the podcast "Door20a" platform.

2020 sees me bringing a series workshops around Australia called EAs Lead From Within where executive assistants will learn how to create & leverage their personal brand.

I believe every executive assistant has the opportunity to build their personal brand and alongside the amazing Tory Archbold from Powerful Steps, we will teach you to take further leaps to harness the power of your networks

My side hustle is a podcast series called BeBrave & launching soon a YouTube channel called Project Laneway plus I love to connect women thru my events series I run every quarter

So some say I am busy but I say I am connected and I love collaborations with amazing women and executive assistants

So that’s me for 2020 and can’t wait to connect so thru my coffee challenge or via instagram

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