Jess Lindgren

Ask An Assistant with Jess Lindgren

Business EN ↓ 106 episodes

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!

Author

Jess Lindgren

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.askanassistant.com

Latest episode

Apr 22, 2026

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Episodes

AAA29 | Finding EA Communities Online 13.08.2024

Resources mentioned during the episode - not necessarily in order, and quite possibly not all of them!   LMGTFY: https://letmegooglethat.com/ Leader Assistant Circle community: https://circle.leaderassistant.com/home EA How To: https://www.eahowto.com/ EA Campus: https://www.practicallyperfectpa.com/ea-campus/ Leader Assistant LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/153542/ EA subreddi...

AAA28 | Personal Meets Professional | School Year 06.08.2024

Resources mentioned in the episode!   AAA 6 | Time Split Talk   Connect with me on LinkedIn , but know that I'm hot on the block button for anyone pitching an MLM.   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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...

AAA27 | Booking Travel for Others 30.07.2024

Befriend the legal and financial professionals in your life! Follow their processes and procedures.  It's a big job, but I know you can do it.  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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...

AAA26 | 1:1 Frequency and Format 23.07.2024

Let's talk about the all-important 1:1 with your executives!  Frequency and Format are the agenda of the day.   Ask An Assistant templates: click here ! Trivinia Barber's blog post on Priority VA:  Gateway not Gatekeeper   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome wee...

AAA25 | Up & Down the Calendar | Importance of Language Series 16.07.2024

Up, down, back, forward, earlier, or later - I'd love your thoughts!  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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...

AAA24 | I'm Baaaaack 09.07.2024

I'm back after an unexpected break.  Wonderful to be with you all again.  Stay hydrated, and stay tuned for more episodes coming your way!  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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 m...

AAA23 | Juneteenth and a Brief Event Debrief 20.06.2024

Juneteenth // Wikipedia // Smithsonian     Ericka Hart // Juneteenth Mutual Aid   Brittany Packnett Cunningham   Danielle Coke Balfour // Freedom School   Opal Lee // Donate   Antiracism Daily // Subscribe // Support   Free Root Organization // Donate to FRO   Mutual Aid (organization theory)   Thanks for rolling with the production from the road!  I did not bring my podcast closet set up with me,...

AAA22 | Events and Conferences in 2024 11.06.2024

Minnesota Business Partnership Executive Assistant Conference   Administrative Professionals Conference   Office Dynamics Conference   SkillPath (Two Day Administrative Professional Accelerated Certificate Program)   SkillPath (One Day Conference for Administrative Professionals)   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, q...

AAA21 | Employee Handbooks 04.06.2024

Let's dive into the wild world of employee handbooks.     I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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 Syracu...

AAA 20 | Seek and Destroy (Large Files) 22.05.2024

Add another task to your own Roughly Quarterly schedule of Things That Need To Be Addressed...or not, it's up to you!  Seriously, though, don't let it ride for years like I did.  Stay on top of your files so you don't run into an unpleasant situation where you lose something more important than two minutes of a podcast recording.  xo Jess   Substack // Patreon   Find and delete files on your Mac  ...

AAA20 | Placeholder Episode 15.05.2024

The title is not a typo!  I'm having major GarageBand technical trouble, and this is the best thing I could get my computer to produce.  GarageBand keeps claiming the disk is too slow to record, and when it will record, it spontaneously crashes and deletes my music track.  ¯\(ツ)/¯      Enjoy the entirety of the theme song, which is Deviate by Podington Bear.  See you next week!     I always love...

AAA19 | Selling Domains 08.05.2024

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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

AAA18 | Comments, Questions, Thoughts, Concerns 30.04.2024

I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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

AAA17 | Good, Fast, Cheap 23.04.2024

You can pick two.  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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

AAA16 | Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day 17.04.2024

There are four tips, and there will be a quiz.  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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...

AAA15 | National Volunteer Week 2024 10.04.2024

Let me know how you and yours mark National Volunteer Week!  xo Jess Links mentioned in the episode: Solidarity and Snacks Cafe Sankofa Cooperative Ruff Start Rescue   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!     Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II type...

AAA14 | Who, What, When, Where, Why of it all 02.04.2024

Let's talk about the 5 Ws !   Please submit your question for consideration at askanassistant.com , move your body, drink some water, read a book for fun.  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!   Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II typewrit...

AAA13 | Cold Pitches 27.03.2024

I'd love to hear from you!  Sign up for the newsletter, ask your question, stay hydrated.  xo Jess I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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 44...

AAA12 | Minimizing Buyer's Remorse 19.03.2024

We're talking decision paralysis and buyer's remorse today!  Topics include buying a washing machine for one's home, choosing a ticketing platform for an event, and picking a polo shirt vendor.     I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess   Want a note...

AAA11 | Office Cleaning Schedule 12.03.2024

Listener Sally landed a sweet new gig as an Office Manager, and she would like some tips about establishing a cleaning routine for the space.  Tune in to hear my thoughts!   I always love to hear from you:  askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess   Want a note from me and my IBM Sel...

AAA10 | Spring Ahead 2024 06.03.2024

Enjoy some fascinating stats on DST or perhaps peruse the history of DST .   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching 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 St...

AAA9 | Phones at Work 27.02.2024

Let's talk about phones, baby!  Ten years ago, I made a huuuuuge mistake with mine.  Hear all about it and weigh in with your thoughts and experiences.  askanassistant.com Call your grandpa, he misses you.  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!   ...

AAA8 | Roughly Quarterly Template Refresh 21.02.2024

Dust off the cobwebs and refresh those messages that you send all the time!  Give them a fresh set of eyes and a little love. Take the templates and make them your own !   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!  xo Jess   Want a note from me and my IBM Select...

AAA7 | Employee Appreciation Day 2024 14.02.2024

Employee Appreciation celebrations should come AFTER your company is paying all of its taxes, providing good benefits, paying fair/equitable/thriving wages, and generally running an ethical business inside and out.  These tips are NOT for companies like Sephora who earned $10 Billion Dollars and "rewarded" their employees with custom-printed sugar cookies bragging about their banner year, or Amazo...

AAA6 | Time Split Talk 06.02.2024

Tell me about your job percentage split!  Visit askanassistant.com to ask your question or drop me a note.   Theme music by Chad Crouch. See you on the internet!  xo Jess   I always love to hear from you: askanassistant.com Book a 1:1 with me: jesslindgren.com/coaching Lay your comments, questions, thoughts, and concerns on me.  Have an awesome week!     Want a note from me and my IBM Selectric II...

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