057: What the Right EA Can Do For You: Behind the Scenes with our Client Lauren Pawell

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not every attempt at working with an Executive Assistant goes according to plan. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When they fall short of expectations or miss deadlines, it puts pressure back on you as a Leader to get the work done or correct mistakes. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It can also make you reluctant to delegate again in the future.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lauren Pawell had just such an experience. However, her understanding of the value of an EA made her willing to put her trust in someone new.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lauren helps entrepreneurs generate, nurture and qualify more leads online through high-impact marketing efforts. She has been featured in Copyblogger and as a guest expert in 90 Day Year Live, Freshbooks and LeadPages. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lauren shares her experience on the podcast today of being a “recovering control freak” and how she’s learned to properly communicate expectations with her EA.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Even after a bad experience, Lauren’s willingness to work with a new EA has helped her relieve stress and focus on impactful areas of her business.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode, you will hear:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Lauren learned to stop viewing Executive Assistants as exclusive to  “fancy executives.” </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The process Lauren followed to discover what ONLY SHE could do to make an impact on her business. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The valuable lesson Lauren learned after an EA didn’t deliver, but why she’s willing to trust a new EA.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ways that Lauren communicates and troubleshoots with her EA and casts vision.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;