LEVELS – Inside the Company

#26 - Executive Assistants and Why They Are a Force Multiplier for Our Team | Ben Grynol, Sam Corcos & Michael Mizrahi

Apr 7, 2023

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Ben Grynol

Michael Mizrahi

Sam Corcos

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Quick takeaways

Delegating tasks to executive assistants (EAs) allows team members to focus on adding meaningful value to the company.

EAs can contribute strategically and become thought leaders and advocates within organizations.

Building trust and confidence between managers and remote workers is crucial for task follow-through and career growth of EAs.

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Delegating tasks and creating space for value-added work

Using executive assistants (EA's) as a force multiplier, the podcast discusses how delegating processes and tasks that would otherwise consume valuable time allows individuals to focus on adding meaningful value to the company. By outsourcing work-related minutiae to EA's, team members can free up space to set up processes, strategize, and focus on higher-priority tasks. The podcast highlights the surprising levels of productivity and quality achieved by working with EA's, emphasizing the importance of leveraging their support to streamline workflows and boost overall efficiency.

Value of executive assistants in task delegation

00:51

Importance of Feedback Mechanism and Task Recording

00:45

Challenges of Over-Classification and Document Discrepancies

00:46

Role of Engineering Administrators in Pull Request Formatting

00:50

Introduction

3min

Working with Executive Assistants: Delegation and Challenges

14min

Exploring the Power of Loom and the Evolving Role of Executive Assistants

6min

The Value of Executive Assistants (EAs) in Enhancing Team Productivity

31min

Managing Recurring and Ad Hoc Tasks with Executive Assistants

5min

The Impact of Trust and Delegating Tasks to an Executive Assistant

3min

The Role of the FATA Team, Handing Tasks Off to EIA, Running Experiments, and the Value of Support Staff

3min

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with Co-Founder and CEO, Sam Corcos, and Head of Operations, Michael 'Miz' Mizrahi, about how we all scale our time at Levels to be effective team members. We achieve this with Executive Assistants (EAs) from a company called, Athena. They dived into how we delegate and outsource tasks to Athena and why they are an important part of our company.

🎙 What Sam Corcos, Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi, & Ben Grynol discuss:

(06:47) - Reluctance to delegate

(08:52) - Make time for bigger work

(13:32) - Have automation and delegation

(15:29) - De-risk delegation

(16:55) - Document everything

(22:49) - Hire support staff early

(24:12) - Add in accountability

(30:01) - Divide process work and critical thinking work

(50:38) - See what they can take off your plate

(54:37) - Audit communications

Transcripts and Show Notes

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

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