Hi EA Team! I’m interested in hearing from you all, what kind of projects do you take on? In the EA role Besides the basics: of travel, expenses, calendaring, space captain, offsites. I ask bc my boss is offering me an opportunity to start getting more involved in the business he said, and i quote “i want you to be an extension of me” what kinda role is that? I love Ops work, i use to do it at a start up, and being in a global company now i realized how much calendaring is not my favorite lol

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This is really great news for you in your role! "I want you to be an extension of me" could mean different things, and frankly, it's fairly common with experience EAs: you sit in on calls or meetings in your boss's place, taking notes, relaying his/her instructions and reporting back to them; making decisions on their behalf - prioritizing for them, figuring out necessary travel details, etc. I'm pretty sure you will still be calendaring, doing travel and expenses, but with more authority. Does this make sense?

For me: for one of my execs, I make all the decision for him as to what he needs to prioritize and what to skip; I speak with his teams to figure out when he needs to be in-person, when he can be remote, when he can skip meetings all together, when he needs to travel and book that for him. He stated early on that he hates making these decisions and that I would always be an extension of him. It's actually very empowering.

In your case, I would ask your boss where specifically he'd like you to step in/step up, where are his/her biggest challenges, and how you can help. Perhaps you see these things already and can make suggestions as to where you can best build out your role.

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Thank you for sharing your experience BCG 1. Can I ask a question? From the vision you described of “being an extension of the Executive” - making decision on Exec behalf, sit it on meetings and making calls - is it not the CoS role? Thanks
Ps. Currently trying to figure out the boarders between an experienced EA and CoS

Agree with BCG1. Sounds like this could become a chief of staff role. Do you know anyone in your network in that position? You could pick their brain a bit.

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It would be good to let him know that you're interested in a Chief of Staff role down the road. Generally, people get paid for what they've done, not what they're about to do. So as you grow in comfort and confidence, acting on behalf of your executive, you can definitely frame this as a CoS role, perhaps as early as your next review.

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