Your Q4 Edge: Be Seen Before the Year is Set

The Strategic Assistant Revolution Continues

Joshua Washington
September 25, 2025

Bold strategies only matter if we deliver.

Hey EA-Pros Community,

October is when visibility becomes leverage.

Execs are reviewing what moved, what didn’t, and who made it happen.

And here’s the hard truth: If your strategic value isn’t documented or framed, it won’t factor into Q4 decisions.

This week, I’m giving you a 2-line formula to shift that.

With purpose,

Joshua

If your fingerprints are all over this quarter’s biggest wins, but no one’s connecting the dots, here’s your fix:

Use this Visibility Formula:

Impact = [Result] + [Narrative Framing]

❌ Don’t say: “I prepped the board meeting.”

✅ Say: “I equipped my exec to land our Q3 growth story with clarity, confidence, and data alignment.”

You're not bragging.

You're translating your contribution into business terms before performance season locks in.

October is your moment. Your ability to close the quarter strongly is what gets remembered.

✔️ Publish a Q3 Wins Recap (bullet-point style)

✔️ Tie your projects to OKRs or revenue impact

✔️ Spotlight how you reduced drag or saved time for your exec

If you don’t narrate your Q3 wins, someone else will write your year-end story for you. And it won’t include what they can’t see.

Senior EA layoffs are hitting record levels.

When budgets tighten, task-doers are the first to go. Strategic Partners stay.

That’s why we built the Executive Partnership Mastery Intensive: a 3-week micro-learning experience designed to make you indispensable.

Seats are limited and Early Bird pricing ends Oct 15. Claim your seat today!

You can’t control the review process, but you can control the receipts.

With respect,

Joshua Washington,

Senior Executive Coach