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If The Bro-Leadership Vibes Are Back |
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The Culture Shift You’re Probably Feeling First
If you’ve noticed the workplace getting a little louder, faster, and strangely obsessed with “high performance” lately, you’re not imagining it. The bro-leadership era has made a comeback, and your Exec might well be leaning into this slightly less empathetic shift in culture. Suddenly, everything is urgent. Tone is sharper. Decisions are quicker but not always better. And of course, it’s EAs who feel the shift first, because we’re the ones navigating the change while your Exec experiments with their new personality. So this week, we’re talking about how to stay sane, steady, and in control when the culture around you starts cosplaying as a tech founder. Here are a few pointers:
- When your Exec is moving quickly, start with the point they actually need. Once you have their attention, you can add the detail that keeps things on track. It helps them make decisions without losing the nuance.
- If something needs their input, bring two workable choices and a recommendation. This keeps the conversation focused and helps them feel supported rather than slowed down.
- You don’t need to mirror a sharper or more urgent communication style. A calm, confident tone often resets the energy in the conversation without making it a Thing.
- When speed is more important than quality, bring it back to what’s real. A quick “Here’s what this impacts” or “Here’s the timeline that will actually work” gives your Exec something concrete and realistic.
- Even if everything else is moving fast, one short scheduled touchpoint each week helps you guide the conversation, align expectations, and catch issues before they spill into the rest of your workload.
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In the last few years, we’ve seen a clear shift in the C-suite. A growing number of executives are leaning into harder, faster, more dominant leadership styles. Many Executive Assistants are seeing Alpha Leadership Styles surface more often in the C-suite as the culture around us shifts.
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Managing up is one of the most impactful ways we add value. Managing Up as an EA means creating a two-way, high-trust partnership with your Executive. It’s understanding what they need, sometimes before they do, and setting up systems that support their success and your own.
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CoPilot for Executive Assistants Masterclass
Friday 12th December 2025, 10:00 AM ET | 3:00 PM GMT
Unlock the full power of ChatGPT with prompts, protocols, and workflows designed specifically for Executive Assistants. In this exclusive ChatGPT for Executive Assistants Masterclass, you’ll discover how to use AI as a trusted productivity partner – enhancing efficiency, protecting sensitive information, and creating reliable outputs you can use with confidence.
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Comet
Comet is Perplexity’s new AI-powered browser that brings search, research, and browsing into one place. Instead of jumping between tabs, tools, and windows, Comet lets you ask questions, pull in sources, and summarise information as you work. For EAs, it cuts down the time spent gathering background info for your Executive, preparing briefs, or double-checking details. Everything happens in the same browser, so the research process feels faster and more organized without needing extra apps or extensions.
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This week, reach out to one person in your organization you don’t normally speak to and start a small connection. Nothing formal. Just a quick message, a short conversation, or a simple “I’d love to understand more about what you do.” Strong internal relationships make every part of the EA role smoother, especially when the culture around you is shifting. One connection. That’s it. It pays off. |
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December 12th, 2025 @ 10.00am ET | 3:00pm GMT
Copilot for EAs Masterclass
In this exclusive 3-hour live masterclass, you’ll discover how Copilot brings generative AI into Microsoft 365, giving Executive Assistants the ability to save hours, reduce admin, and deliver professional outputs with speed and confidence. Book now>>>
January 27th, 2026 @ Live for 24hrs
The EA Campus Virtual Summit
This Summit is your space to pause, reset, and design a way of working that’s smarter, calmer, and built for what’s next. Over four focused hours, you’ll explore how to bring order to a busy calendar, use AI tools like ChatGPT with confidence, communicate in ways Executives instantly recognise, and build a 90-day plan that turns goals into genuine progress. Book now>>>
January 29th, 2026 @ 11am EST | 4pm GMT | 5pm CEST
ChatGPT for EAs Masterclass
Unlock the full power of ChatGPT with prompts, protocols, and workflows designed specifically for Executive Assistants. In this exclusive ChatGPT for Executive Assistants Masterclass, you’ll discover how to use AI as a trusted productivity partner – enhancing efficiency, protecting sensitive information, and creating reliable outputs you can use with confidence. Book now>>>
April 22nd-24th, 2026: London, UK
The EA Campus Conference
Over three unmissable days, you’ll dive into game-changing sessions on the future of the Assistant role, take part in hands-on workshops that deliver practical, real-world results, and explore the latest in AI tools, tech demos, and tactical support you can use immediately. Best of all, you’ll do it all surrounded by a room full of people who get what it means to do your job, and love it just as much as you do. Book now>>>
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