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The Invisible Habit That Makes Executives See You As Indispensable

The Strategic Assistant Revolution Continues

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Joshua Washington
May 22, 2025

Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.

Marie Forleo

Hey EA-Pros Community,

We’re moving into a powerful new season, not just on the calendar, but in your career too.

By now, you’ve probably realized: the assistants who stay stuck in “doing more” are the ones getting left behind. It’s not about the hours. It’s about the habits that quietly elevate you from invisible support to indispensable partner.

This week, I want to show you one invisible habit that senior leaders instinctively look for, even if they can’t always articulate it.

If you master this, you don’t just get noticed.

You get trusted.

You get invited in.

You get valued at a strategic level.

Let’s unpack it.

With high expectations for you,

Joshua

In Today’s Edition of EA-Pros

✍️ Feature Article

The Invisible Habit That Makes Executives See You As Indispensable

 💬 Executive Coaching Corner

Weekly Wisdom: How small behaviors rewire big perceptions

✍️ Feature Article:

The Invisible Habit That Makes Executives See You As Indispensable

There’s one thing that the highest-performing senior-level assistants do without even realizing it:

They anticipate alignment.

They don’t just “react” to what’s urgent.

They predict what matters most to the business before it’s said out loud.

Here’s what it looks like in action:

  • They frame updates in terms of executive priorities (not task completions).

  • They catch potential misalignments before they become costly mistakes.

  • They connect the dots across departments, showing how decisions impact bigger goals.

Invisible to casual observers. Obvious to leadership.

🔎 Real-World Example:

An EA in the Strategic Assistant Masterclass shared how she started preemptively aligning meeting prep with the CEO’s Q2 revenue objectives.

  • Instead of just scheduling quarterly reviews…

  • She prioritized customer meetings tied to expansion goals.

  • She highlighted key data points that supported aggressive growth targets.

Result?

Her CEO began looping her into senior leadership meetings without her asking.

Why?

Because she wasn’t just supporting. She was thinking with him.

🧠 Try this challenge this week:

Every time you’re asked to complete a task, pause and ask:

“How does this align with our executive’s strategic objectives?”

Then — even if no one asks — bring that alignment into your updates.

It rewires perception over time — and changes your career trajectory.

💬 Executive Coaching Corner

Weekly Wisdom: 

“How do I shift my executive’s perception of me without begging for attention?”

Answer: Consistency compounds influence.

Here’s how you build leadership visibility quietly but powerfully:

Link Your Actions to Business Strategy

Every update, every decision you touch, tie it back to business objectives.

Catch Blind Spots Before They Become Problems

Executives LOVE assistants who help them look brilliant by spotting gaps early.

Mirror Leadership Language

Speak the language of “priorities,” “strategic outcomes,” and “long-term goals.”

This doesn’t just inform. It signals leadership thinking.

🚨 Final Call: ElevateEA Master Strategy Class  

This is your last chance to join our next cohort of senior-level assistants stepping into strategic leadership.

✅ Want to stop being overlooked and finally be seen as a strategic partner?

✅ Want your executive to depend on your value, not just your availability?

✅ Ready to step into a level of career fulfillment that matches the value you deliver?

Then this is your moment.

The ElevateEA Master Strategy Class isn’t just another training — it’s a transformation.

You’ll leave with a complete strategic blueprint, industry-recognized certification, and tools you can use immediately.

⏳ Doors are closing, and early access pricing ends this week. Secure your seat and join a group of high-performing senior executive leaders.

Let 2025 be the year you stop explaining your worth and start embodying it.

Closing Note

You don’t have to ask for a bigger role.

You become it through tiny daily acts of strategic alignment that compound over time.

This is how assistants become indispensable.

This is how careers quietly but powerfully transform.

See you at the top,

EA-Pros Team