Digital Declutter: Creating systems to keep you on top of your game
Create an organized and pleasant digital workspace that saves you time, improve productivity and keeps you up-to-date
MELISSA PEOPLES ADMIN GURUS
Employees waste nearly 2 hours every week “finding, sharing and storing documents.”1 Ain’t nobody got time for that!
Our goal with this course is to help you find sanity in your digital workspace. We will help you get your digital workspace organized so you can save time, mental energy, and work in a pleasant digital environment.
We hope to empower you also create processes and protocols to handle future documents and files.
We are joined by Melissa Peoples who has teamed up with Lauren to show you how easy it can be audit and analyze your digital workspace in order to create systems that create an easier flow of information that saves you time.
No more overflowing inboxes. No more FOLDERS OF DOOM sitting on your digital desktop. It’s time to take back control!
This course is for you if you…
Struggle to keep up with your inbox(es)
Are looking for best practices to organize your digital files and folders
Have inherited numerous documents, files, and emails that need dealing with but you aren’t sure where to start
Are you afraid to delete anything and now it’s causing anxiety
This course is designed for administrative professionals including office managers, administrative assistants, personal assistants, executive assistants, chiefs of staff and more
What you will learn
How to successfully audit and analyze your current problem areas
The Ten Commandments to help you know how to avoid the digital clutter deadly sins
Tools and tips to assist you with purging the correct documents and files
To create processes and protocols to create a clear path and way to deal with future documents and files before the clutter builds again
Learn some fun ways to make your digital workspace beautiful, clean and a pleasant place to work to improve your productivity and energy levels
Melissa Peoples is a career EA and founder of Admin Gurus, a YouTube channel dedicated to helping Administrative Professionals crush it in their careers. She is also an Executive Assistant coach and productivity consultant who assists executive teams to become more effective.
Melissa is a Certified Microsoft Trainer and serves as the Executive Operations Advisor to the CEO of the New York Times. Basically, she likes to geek out on streamlining operations, increasing personal and team productivity strategies, and anything Microsoft.
Successfully manage projects while being innovative, responsive and in control
LAUREN BRADLEY FOUNDER OF THE OFFICIALS
“Your brain is a crappy office. It’s meant to have ideas, not hold them.” David Allen, author of Getting Things Done
Administrative professionals are constantly working from their ever-changing to do lists. Over time the lists get longer and longer and yet working hours don’t change. Oh and if you are an executive assistant you are probably tracking your executive’s tasks, too. Oh… and the tasks of everyone from that meeting you took minutes for and were asked explicitly to make sure “everyone does what they promised in that meeting.”
Noooooow… add complexity such as managing a project like an offsite event, policy review, or office move and it’s no surprise that you can’t easily prioritize your to do list.
What if I told you there was a better way? A roadmap to better move your tasks along? That’s an example of what Agile does. Combine it with project management skills and you will be able to get your task under control, reprioritize in minutes instead of hours, and manage projects successfully.
This course is for you if you…
Want a better way to track your overflowing to do list
Would like to enhance your skills by learning the principles of project management
Are interested in learning more about Scrum and Kanban
Want to embrace tech to help you digitally track and implement your special projects
This course is designed for administrative professionals including office managers, administrative assistants, personal assistants, executive assistants, chiefs of staff and more
What you will learn
The origin story of Agile
The difference between Scrum and Kanban
How to properly scope a project
How to properly run a daily stand-up and the important questions to ask to keep the work aligned with the goals
Tools to measure the success of your project
The importance of a productive retrospective
How combining Agile methodologies with basic project management skills can make you an expert PM
How to gain control of your daily to do list
Ways to track more complex projects through technology to help eliminate redundant meetings, improve clarity and keep to timelines
Your Instructor
Lauren Bradley
Founder The Officials
Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.
Want to impress your team with gorgeous presentations? Grab their attention with impactful signage? Wow them with beautifully designed reports? Show off your impressive social media posts with ease? Look no further than Canva.
In this course, our founder Lauren Bradley will walk you through one of her favorite applications of all time. Learn not just how to use it but how to use it as an administrative professional.
Please note in this course we will be utilizing Canva Pro edition.
This course is for you if you…
Would like tips and tricks from a former designer who happily hung up the Adobe Suite for faster, easier design (psst we still love designers and Adobe)
Desire to improve your overall skills as an administrative professional by making reports, documents, invites and more that look professional and expensive to design
Want to learn something new that you will absolutely love and will make your life easier as an assistants
Are looking to embrace intuitive tech in your life
What you will learn
The core foundations of Canva
Principles of design
How to build a brand kit
The versatility of elements
Final design formats to wow your audience
Creating jaw-dropping presentations that impress
Easy video design
Embedding powerful integrations to your designs
How to create trending social media designs
Sign-up to Canva
Before you get started you need a Canva account. You can sign-up for a free account but in this course. we will be utilizing the Pro Edition.
Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.
Building a Strong Relationship with your Principal
Achieve true collaboration through mutual respect and vision
Ursula Kohler Founder and Managing Director at Capital EA
You could be the most talented and committed assistant in the world but still be left feeling impotent and unfulfilled in your role due to a lack of connection with the principal (aka executive, manager).
Imagine building a solid foundation of respect, trust and affinity with them. How would it feel to know that your principal not only cares about your opinion but trusts you with key decision making? Without this, no role can truly be 100% fulfilling. So how do you build that strong relationship?
We collaborated with Ursula Kohler of Capital EA to bring you this course that will walk you through the steps of forging a healthy and respectful relationship with your principal. Ursula’s impressive experience gives her a unique vantage point of what it is like to be the assistant and the business leader, as the founder of Capital EA.
This course is for you if you…
Have struggled to capture high trust, regard and connection with your principal
Are ready to make the step up to a senior assistant position and need to know which skills to hone
Want to know the unique pressures, needs and requirements of today’s business leaders
Are looking for ways to improve your emotional intelligence to be the support your principal truly needs through a mutually beneficial partnership
The Results
Gain clarity with your principal to avoid ambiguity
Align your responsibilities to the goals and targets of the principal and company in order to articulate your value to the growth of the company
Recognize and cultivate your own Intellectual Property
Interview and research the principal to build a better understanding of their footprint
Future planning for success through time management, focus and support
Understand how to create and value your personal goals and how they contribute to your success as a senior level assistant
Your Instructor
Testimonials
<!–td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}–> I have new found confidence in what I do and how to really connect with my principal – it’s so much more about the past in order to understand the future!
Magnificent Official
I found this course incredibly insightful. I have worked with my current exec for just under a year but am constantly looking for new ways to improve our relationship, especially whilst we work from home. I have so many new ideas now!
Fabulous Official
For me, this was a great course of reminders of how to continue to build a relationship with my Executive, with several “lightbulb” moments. I loved those. One was I am a “consultant” or an “advisor”. I need to really think of myself this was. I need to think more like an entrepreneur – a word I would never use to describe myself, until now (yet still with a bit of Imposter Syndrome). Another was simply asking myself “what does a successful year look like?” That’s excellent, big picture, strategic thinking. I get so consumed with details and tasks, that I do not take the time to think strategically. This course certainly emphasizes that. Ursula is so warm and inviting as a facilitator. I loved the webinar that was included. Great job Ursula! And, thank you for the quote of “Rule your mind, or it will rule you.” This is so very true!
With over 25 years’ experience as an EA/PA, Ursula has worked with and supported some of Australia’s most recognised and rewarded individuals. She founded Capital EA in 2014, a company that flies the banner for all EAs and is one of its kind in Australia. Ursula has a Diploma of Business Management, was one of five finalists in the 2019 Canberra Women in Business – Business Woman of the Year category. She has lived on the Sunshine Coast and prefers Canberra, is married with one daughter, two mini dachshunds and a British short-haired cat!
She is an incredible advocate for admins and assistants around the world and we are proud to call her an Official as well.
An event can be a powerful tool to bring people together. Being tasked with planning, implementing and managing a company event is a big responsibility.
Officials know this all too well. Admins and assistants are often tasked with planning various types of events. It could be a large annual general meeting, an internal conference, a social event, holiday party or a client event… and now we have to figure out how to do it all virtually!
On top of all of our other responsibilities, event planning and management can be daunting.
That’s why we have roped in the magnificent Lisa Boissel of Miss Jones PA to give us a crash course in event planning basics. Lisa is a pro under pressure and thrives on running the show. She walks you through planning and managing a successful event step by step and has gifted you with the same templates she uses for friction-free events.
This course is for you if you…
Have been tasked with hosting an event and
Want to know what it takes to design and manage a successful event
Love event planning and want access to expert tips
Need to transition live events to virtual events
Are looking to expand your skillset to be a more desirable candidate
What you will learn
Powerful scoping questions that will kill ambiguity so your events run smoothly from Day 1
Mastery of planning and implementation templates from events experts
Determining what success looks like for your event
Tools to transition events from in-person to virtual
Design tips and tricks for marketing your events
Budgeting with a buffer and what to do when budget has not yet been clarified
Seamless event planning through task management and timeline creation
Properly analyzing your success post-event and documenting lessons learned correctly
Lisa Boissel is the Managing Director of Miss Jones PA, a global leading assistant and event planner network. She has been an event planner for over 14 years and is an expert at crafting luxury experiences.
Then add to it the list of all the actions you are supposed to keep track of for every meeting you’ve ever minuted and you can kiss 😘 your sanity goodbye.
Not anymore. If your current task management method is failing you then this course is for you. Follow fellow Official, Anna Read, as she gives you an over the shoulder view of how she uses Asana in her role as an EA.
This course is for you if you…
Seek focus and clarity in a day of chaotic requests
Know your current task management system isn’t cutting the mustard – pen and notebook, Trello, Tasks, etc.
Need a way to track projects, meeting actions and more
Ready to work like a leader and delegate that sh*t
Want to stay on top of the latest productivity tech solutions
What you will learn
How to align your attention to your intention
Asana for task management
Task management through collaboration
To maximize your productivity and focus through superior task management
Anna is an Asana Certified Pro and co-founder of Empowered Assistants Empowering Assistants (EAEA). She currently serves as the Executive Assistant to the CEO of YWCA Central Alabama.
Anna has been working with C-Suite executives for over 9 years. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama. On any given Sunday, you can find her in the garden or hanging out with her husband and their dog, Tuppy Tebow.
Do you have what it takes to create your own VA startup? Ready to go from EA to CEO?
Well now is the time, so consider building a Virtual Assistant business. In this course, we will give you a roadmap to take your experience of working with business leaders and use it to become one yourself.
Learn the ups and downs of starting your own business and how you can set yourself up for success.
This course is for you if you…
Want to determine if now is the time to start your own VA business
Think it’s time to stop working so hard for someone else and start working hard for yourself
Feel uncertain about your future and want to take matters into your own hands
Are a new VA who started their business by stumbling upon clients but now want to grow your business
What you will learn
What it truly means to be a business owner
Thinking like a business leader
Setting goals and milestones to success
Calculating your worth with competitive pricing
Determining your services and articulating your value
The pages you MUST have on your website
Defining the customer journey and sales funnel
Building your support team
Bonus: Utilizing Instagram for business promotion
Testimonials
Gave me the essentials and framework to start a VA business.
Umm Lauren you are AMAZINNNNGGGGGGGG!!! This course rocks! ❤️ You’re setting realistic expectations to your members and I appreciate it!
Your Instructor
Lauren Bradley
Founder The Officials
Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.
You feel demotivated and disconnected from the purpose of your work. You want to be anywhere else and working on anything else.
About half of job seekers cite company culture as very important when choosing to apply to a company. This is because we like to feel useful, to feel there is purpose to our work and that our colleagues and leaders share our values.
We’ve teamed up with Christie Arias of Elite Assisting to talk all things culture and why admins and assistants are perfectly placed to shape the culture of a company.
This course is for you if you…
Enjoy the people side of any admin and assistant role
Want to make your organization a safe and comfortable place for all employees
Want to be a leader in culture
Are looking for initiatives and programs to promote culture as well as support equality, diversity and inclusion
Looking to diversify your skills and gain the respect of your leadership team
Desire to increase employee retention and elevate your organization as a desirable employer
What you will learn
The importance of culture for successful business
Defining your organizational culture
The traits of a culture keeper
Curating, keeping and correcting culture
Equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives
Attracting and engaging diverse talent
Testimonials
I LOVED this course! My boss really wants me to help think of ways to improve our teams culture (We’re a fairly new department within a huge organization and it feels a bit like a start up!), and I didn’t think I knew how. My notebook is now brimming with ideas that just poured out of me as I read this course and I cannot wait to implement them!!
Awesome Official
It provided a lot of background on this issue and food for thought. I think I’ll be coming back to this one!
Sara B.
This is a course for newly appointed HR reps, office managers at start-ups and scale-ups, solopreneurs who need actionable advice on how to create culture. Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Upon completion of this course, they will they know how to serve a delicious breakfast.
Carla VH
Your Instructors
Lauren Bradley
Founder The Officials
Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.
Christie is an EA with an impressive resume working at YSL, Burberry and Victoria’s Secret. She is the creator of Elite Assisting a blog and forum for admins and assistants. Christie lives and works in NYC.
If we could give one gift to every admin or assistant in our industry it would be confidence. Lack of confidence, imposter syndrome and servile tendencies plague our industry – but there is hope.
This course addresses breaking conditioning, the role of the assistant in the leadership team, how to battle imposter syndrome, dealing with salty staff and being a strategic business partner. Take this course and know your worth!
This course is for you if you…
Want to motivate and inspire others to make important change
Desire to speak with the leadership team with confidence and ease
Struggle with finding your voice at work
Interested in using your talents as an assistant to help making a positive impact at your company
What you will learn
The Influence Formula
How to build confidence
Mindset Mastery
Combating imposter syndrome
Dealing with difficult people
Leadership qualities and characteristics
Flexing your influence
Want this course? Make It Official.
This course is available through our on online training and community HQ Membership platform.
HQ Membership
Want this course PLUS instant access to ALL of our courses? Then it’s our affordable HQ membership you want. Inside you’ll find courses for assistants by assistants packed with video tutorials, workbooks, templates and downloadables.
Included in your affordable membership you will be granted access to our global online community of supportive and talented assistants.
Oh and don’t forget that all of our popular events that are completely free to HQ Members.
Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.
Learn how to communicate, act and lead in a high-trust remote environment
with Ebony Belhumeur of The Assistant’s List
About the Course
Remote working has never been more necessary than it is right now. And while remote working has its benefits it also has some unique challenges. Current predictions are that at least 30% of the global workforce will continue to work from home at least one day a week.
It’s time to embrace your future and get the skills you need to become a successful remote assistant.
This course is our first official collab at The Officials and we couldn’t have teamed up with a better person. Ebony Belhumeur of The Assistant’s Listis the ultimate remote assistant.
This course is for you if you…
Or anyone at your company needs to master remote working techniques
Want to learn productivity tips from a pro
Work for a fully remote company
Help your company during times where remote working is necessary
This course is designed for administrative professionals including office manager, administrative assistants, personal assistants, executive assistants, chiefs of staff and more
What you will learn
To remain visible and relevant when not physically present
To develop a mindset for success
Must know tech that increases remote working productivity
How to develop your ideal remote working routine
How to be an ideal remote candidate
How to successfully support your team and executive from afar
Meet Your Instructor
Ebony Belhumeur
The Assistant’s List
Ebony is the curator and blogger behind The Assistants List. Past lives include EA to the CEO of Sephora and the EA to the CEO at Twitch. Currently, she lives in Tours, France while working for a fully remote company in Silicon Valley.
