Ask An Assistant
Jess Lindgren shares lessons learned, best practices, and actionable advice from her 20+ years as an administrative professional. Submit your questions at askanassistant.com for consideration!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 90
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
AAA84 | Job Title Change
Esteemed Colleague Roy reached out with a question about my job title. What's your title, and how do you feel about it? xo Jess
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September 2025 Housekeeping
September Housekeeping! Let's talk about the end of year holidays and birthdays more generally. xo Jess
AAA34 on birthdays in the office: click here
AAA33 on holiday party planning: click here
AAA3…
AAA83 | Mental Health Day(s)
Take care of yourselves, Esteemed Colleagues. xo Jess
Jess Lindgren
4465 E Genesee Street STE 114
Syracuse, NY 13214
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AAA82 | Unsubscribe From Email Newsletters | Roughly Quarterly
It's #roughlyquarterly time! I'm [perpetually] working on unsubscribing from email newsletters that are no longer relevant...or that I never signed up for. Designate some time on your calendar, dust …
AAA81 | Colleagues Are Not Saying Hi When They Walk By My Desk, and I'm Feeling Disrespected in the Office
Hoo, dang, this week's episode is a DOOZY. So much so that I'm breaking it down into four parts. Today is part one of four: Colleagues are not saying hi when they walk past my desk, and I'm feeling…
AAA80 | Meetings That Could Have Been an Email
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. #mtchbae
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Jess Lindgren
4465 E Genesee Street STE 114
Syracuse, NY 13214
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AAA August 2025 Housekeeping
Plan those holiday parties: Revisit Episode AAA33
Refresh those holiday gift lists: Revisit Episode AAA35
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AAA79 | BUSY | Importance of Language
It's Importance Of Language: BUSY time. I would looooove to know what you think!
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AAA78 | Diplomatically Bringing Up Mistakes in the Office
Esteemed Colleague Jamie has a question about being a person who notices things and says, "Hey!" The importance of language is cited. Would love to know what you think!
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AAA77 | Compensation Expectations
Esteemed Colleague Pam wants to know about salary band research as she hunts for her next role.
Blog post from Haseem Qureshi: 10 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer
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AAA76 | Card Party East 2025 | Event Debrief
Esteemed Nephew Everett has a question about my line of work!
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Intermission (See You Next Week)
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AAA75 | Top 5 Travel Tips for Executive Assistants on the Go
Esteemed Colleague Charlotte needs travel tips! Today's episode is a high-level overview of travel tips. Let's dig deeper into the nitty gritty of travel this fall at my rescheduled #AdminProDay ev…
AAA74 | Taking Time Off as an Executive Assistant
Esteemed Colleague Ava needs a vacation! Today's episode is a step-by-step breakdown of what it takes to get out of the office as an EA.
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AAA73 | Working from Home with Pets
Esteemed Colleague Kathy asked for some tips when it comes to working from home with pets. My thoughts may (or may not) surprise you. :)
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AAA72 | Celebrating Milestones at Work
Esteemed Colleague Meredith wrote in with a question about celebrating milestones at work. Let's discuss!
I'm celebrating a milestone at work today with my exec - his new book pubilshes today! You …
AAA71 | Should | Importance of Language Series
Let's talk about the importance of language when it comes to the word SHOULD.
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AAA70 | Clean Your (Virtual) Desktop | Roughly Quarterly
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Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess
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AAA69 | Scheduling with Third Parties
I'm baaaaack! Today, we're talking about scheduling with third parties. A bit of a rant, hope you can relate...or implement change in your organization. xo Jess
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AAA68 | Speak Soon!
Esteemed Colleagues, hello! It's been too long...and it will be juuuuust a bit longer. I'm feeling much improved on the pneumonia and bronchitis front, but now I've lost my voice! Two of my favori…