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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!

AAA86 | Convincing Colleagues to Schedule with me Instead of my Executive 09/18/2025

AAA86 | Convincing Colleagues to Schedule with me Instead of my Executive Our Anonymous Esteemed Colleague from Episode 81 is back! Part 2/4 of their massive question, today we're talking about convincing your colleagues to schedule with the right person - you! xo Jess Join me live every week for the inside the Leader Assistant community on Circle! Ask An Assistant Episode 81: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. #askjess #askanassistant /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/38262655

AAA85 | How to Handle Requests for Donations of Products, Services, and Cash? 09/10/2025

AAA85 | How to Handle Requests for Donations of Products, Services, and Cash? Esteemed Colleague David reached out with a question about donation requests at their place of employment. How does your company spread the love? xo Jess Join me live every week for the inside the Leader Assistant community on Circle! Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. #askjess #askanassistant #donations #corporategiving #philanthropy /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/38153375

AAA84 | Job Title Change 09/02/2025

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 Beginning September 8th, join me for the ongoing inside the Leader Assistant community on Circle! AAA6 on Time Split Talk: AAA65 on AI, Yay or Nay: helped me design new business cards! He was so easy to work with, and I love the finished result. Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. #askjess #askanassistant #deeppocketmonster /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/38054240

September 2025 Housekeeping 09/01/2025

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: AAA33 on holiday party planning: AAA35 on gift lists: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Beginning September 8th, join me for the ongoing inside the Leader Assistant community on Circle! Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. #askjess #askanassistant /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/38041925

AAA83 | Mental Health Day(s) 08/28/2025

AAA83 | Mental Health Day(s) Take care of yourselves, Esteemed Colleagues. xo Jess Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Beginning September 8th, join me for the ongoing inside the Leader Assistant community on Circle! Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. #askjess #askanassistant /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37991615

AAA82 | Unsubscribe From Email Newsletters | Roughly Quarterly 08/19/2025

AAA82 | Unsubscribe From Email Newsletters | Roughly Quarterly It's 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 off that project list, and let me know what you're working on this quarter. SPI 115: Back to School wishlist: Venmo: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 On August 25th, 2025, join me and Jeremy Burrows for the inaugural edition of the inside the Leader Assistant community on Circle! Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess #askjess #askanassistant /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37858470

AAA81 | Colleagues Are Not Saying Hi When They Walk By My Desk, and I'm Feeling Disrespected in the Office 08/12/2025

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 disrespected in the office. Back to School wishlist: Venmo: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37628500

AAA80 | Meetings That Could Have Been an Email 08/05/2025

AAA80 | Meetings That Could Have Been an Email Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. #mtchbae Back to School wishlist: Venmo: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37628195

AAA August 2025 Housekeeping 08/01/2025

AAA August 2025 Housekeeping Plan those holiday parties: Refresh those holiday gift lists: Back to School wishlist: Venmo: Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37612905

AAA79 | BUSY | Importance of Language 07/29/2025

AAA79 | BUSY | Importance of Language It's Importance Of Language: BUSY time. I would looooove to know what you think! Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37590585

AAA78 | Diplomatically Bringing Up Mistakes in the Office 07/23/2025

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! Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37515235

AAA77 | Compensation Expectations 07/15/2025

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: Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37408910

AAA76 | Card Party East 2025 | Event Debrief 07/09/2025

AAA76 | Card Party East 2025 | Event Debrief Esteemed Nephew Everett has a question about my line of work! Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37344065

Intermission (See You Next Week) 07/04/2025

Intermission (See You Next Week) Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: Patreon is another fancy option: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37281135

AAA75 | Top 5 Travel Tips for Executive Assistants on the Go 06/25/2025

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 events. :) Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37145075

AAA74 | Taking Time Off as an Executive Assistant 06/17/2025

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. Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/37036785

AAA73 | Working from Home with Pets 06/10/2025

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. :) Join the newsletter if you're feeling fancy: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36933000

AAA72 | Celebrating Milestones at Work 06/03/2025

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 can find out more at while we kick back and enjoy the day. I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36829155

AAA71 | Should | Importance of Language Series 05/26/2025

AAA71 | Should | Importance of Language Series Let's talk about the importance of language when it comes to the word SHOULD. I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36723820

AAA70 | Clean Your (Virtual) Desktop | Roughly Quarterly 05/20/2025

AAA70 | Clean Your (Virtual) Desktop | Roughly Quarterly I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36634440

AAA69 | Scheduling with Third Parties 05/13/2025

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 I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36545110

AAA68 | Speak Soon! 05/06/2025

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 favorite housemates step in to record in my stead. I hope to drop an episode or two later this week - I miss you! xo Jess /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36450295

AAA67 | See You Next Week 04/29/2025

AAA67 | See You Next Week Still riding high on the recovery train! While I am much improved since falling ill on April 14th, I have a long way to go. I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36351420

AAA66 | AdminProDay 2025 04/22/2025

AAA66 | AdminProDay 2025 Happy Administrative Professionals Day/Week to all who celebrate! At the time of recording, I am recovering from having pneumonia and bronchitis at the same time! The message up top is short and sweet, the episode that follows is evergreen and dear to my heart. All tickets to Ask An Assistant #AdminProDay events have been refunded. Thank you to everyone who enrolled, your belief in me is humbling, and I look forward to learning together later this year, and always. I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36255015

AAA65 | AI - Yay or Nay? 04/15/2025

AAA65 | AI - Yay or Nay? Esteemed Colleague Jen has questions about AI - do I use any, can I recommend any programs, and do I worry that AI is coming for my job as an EA? I'm hosting three sessions for Administrative Professionals Day 2025 - it would be an honor to have you join me for any/all of them: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36144040

AAA64 | Scheduling the Right Amount of Time with Anyone and Everyone 04/08/2025

AAA64 | Scheduling the Right Amount of Time with Anyone and Everyone Esteemed Colleague Nat writes in with a question about scheduling the right amount of time with people who need time on their executive's calendar. I'm hosting three sessions for Administrative Professionals Day 2025 - it would be an honor to have you join me for any/all of them: I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36048445

AAA63 | April Housekeeping 04/08/2025

AAA63 | April Housekeeping Welcome to April housekeeping! Ask An Assistant Episode 15: Administrative Professionals Day happenings: // (no H!) // Let me know how you're cultivating/maintaining community, whether at home or at work. It's so important - now more than ever. <3 I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/36048525

#AdminProDay Announcement 04/01/2025

#AdminProDay Announcement See you there! xo Jess /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/35955405

AAA62 | Responsive vs Reactive | Importance of Language Series 03/28/2025

AAA62 | Responsive vs Reactive | Importance of Language Series Let's talk about the importance of language when it comes to considering ourselves to be responsive vs reactive! I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/35902145

AAA61 | My Favorite Scheduling Tool 03/18/2025

AAA61 | My Favorite Scheduling Tool Today's question comes from Esteemed Colleague, Kate. They have a question about scheduling tools, and I Have Thoughts. Listen in and let me know what you use! I always love to hear from you: Book a 1:1 with me: Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me. Have an awesome week! xo Jess Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewriter? Write to me here and I'll type back soon: Jess Lindgren 4465 E Genesee Street STE 114 Syracuse, NY 13214 /episode/index/show/askanassistant/id/35740495

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