Description

A focused course, tailored for you

Executive Operations IC's Authorship Playbook

How an executive operations IC reframes the seat when AI assistants absorb the executive-support layer.

When the AI assistant starts drafting the executive briefing, the work that used to take you half a day takes thirty minutes. The executive's calendar starts looking different on your screen.

$199 one-time

Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.

Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

AI assistants have absorbed a meaningful slice of the executive operations workload: briefing drafts, calendar choreography, follow-up summaries, status compilations. The work didn't go away, but the layer that used to need an exec ops human is now half-done before you start.

The exec ops ICs who stay valuable are the ones who moved up the stack into program ownership. A weekly state-of-the-org artefact the executive reads first. A cross-team coordination pattern the leadership team adopts. An exec briefing the C-suite quotes back at the executive. Exec ops ICs who continue running calendars and drafts compete with the assistant.

The course covers the three artefacts that mark program-ownership work and the 90-day plan. Plus a hand-built implementation playbook against your exec's actual scope.

What you walk away with

A weekly state-of-the-org artefact your executive reads first.
A cross-team coordination pattern the leadership team adopts.
An exec briefing the C-suite quotes back to the executive.
A clean translation from exec ops IC to exec-ops program-owner.
A defensible answer when the AI-assistant rollout asks what the exec ops seat does that the assistant cannot.
A 90-day plan from calendar-and-draft to program-ownership scope.

The 12 modules

Module 1. Reading the AI-assistant rollout for exec ops implications

AI assistants in executive workflows absorb specific layers. The diagnostic for which exec ops seats land on which side.

Module 2. Calendar-and-draft vs program ownership

Two structurally different framings of the exec ops role. The three artefacts ownership requires.

Module 3. Your weekly state-of-the-org artefact

Structure of the weekly artefact the executive reads first. Cross-team status, decision pipeline, risks, asks. The artefact the executive forwards.

Module 4. Cross-team coordination pattern

Coordination patterns the leadership team adopts. Decision-rights, escalation rhythm, meeting choreography that the leadership team runs by reference.

Module 5. Exec briefing the C-suite quotes back

Briefings the C-suite reads, internalises, and quotes back to the executive in their own conversations. Format. Distribution. Refresh rhythm.

Module 6. Working with the AI assistant as accelerator

Assistants accelerate exec ops output. The work split that uses the assistant for drafts and humans for program ownership.

Module 7. Decision pipeline ownership

Decisions pile up in executive inboxes. The exec ops IC who runs the decision pipeline (queue, dependencies, deadlines) becomes irreplaceable.

Module 8. Cross-function partnership without role-fatigue

Exec ops sits across all functions. The collaboration pattern that strengthens influence rather than diluting it.

Module 9. Confidentiality, discretion, and the executive's trust

Program ownership requires trust that survives discretion tests. The patterns that build and protect it.

Module 10. Scope statement: exec ops IC vs chief of staff associate

Two overlapping seats. The scope statement that puts you in the chief-of-staff track.

Module 11. Promotion mechanics for exec ops at tech platforms

Internal path from exec ops IC to chief of staff or program lead. The promotion artefact.

Module 12. Your 90-day move to program ownership

Day-by-day plan. State-of-the-org artefact v1 in week one. Coordination pattern in week two. Exec briefing v1 in week three. Executive conversation in month two. Program-owner conversation in month three.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Modules 1 and 2 cover the diagnostic for an exec ops IC at a tech platform with AI assistants integrated.

Modules 3 to 5 produce the three artefacts (weekly artefact, coordination pattern, exec briefing) every program-owner exec ops IC has.

Modules 6 to 9 cover the operating cadence with the assistant, decision pipeline, cross-function partnership, and trust mechanics.

Modules 10 to 12 cover scope, promotion, and 90-day execution.

What you get with this course

The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
Templates for the state-of-the-org artefact, the coordination pattern, and the exec briefing.
A hand-built implementation playbook generated for your specific exec (exec ops IC at a tech platform with AI assistant integrated).
Three worked examples of the state-of-the-org artefact (calibrated for different exec profiles).
Scripted talking points for the executive conversation about program ownership.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: State-of-the-org artefact scaffold drafted; coordination-pattern target chosen.

Week 1: State-of-the-org artefact v1 in front of executive; coordination pattern v1 drafted.

Month 1: Exec briefing live; program-owner conversation scheduled.

Before and after

Before

You run executive operations. Calendar, drafts, briefings. The AI assistant has been integrated. The work that used to take half a day takes thirty minutes. The executive has not said anything specific yet. There is no document with your byline that the executive forwards.

After

Your state-of-the-org artefact is what the executive reads first every Monday. The coordination pattern is what the leadership team runs by reference. The exec briefing is what the C-suite quotes back. The chief-of-staff conversation is scheduled.

What happens if you do not address this

AI assistants in executive workflows reshape exec ops seats within months. ICs without program-ownership artefacts get the calendar-and-draft compression. The window to publish the artefacts is the weeks before the next workforce-mix review.

Who it is for

For executive operations specialists, chief of staff associates, and senior executive support ICs at fast-growing technology platforms where AI assistants have been adopted in the executive support workflow.

Who this is NOT for. Traditional executive assistants without program-ownership scope. Chiefs of staff at director-and-above level (the move is already done). ICs at firms where AI assistants are not yet integrated into executive workflows.

How it arrives

Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and the hand-built implementation playbook.

Time investment. Roughly 8 hours of reading and 10 to 14 hours producing your real artefacts.

Why $199 is the right number

Internal exec ops training is workflow-specific. External chief-of-staff communities cover technique not the program-ownership move during AI assistant rollouts. A senior chief of staff mentor would cover maybe four of these 12 modules informally. $199 buys the focused playbook plus the implementation document for your real exec scope.

FAQ

Will my executive actually read my state-of-the-org artefact first?

Module 3 is built around the format executives read first. Short, decision-oriented, anticipates the executive's next question.

What if my executive has not formally integrated the AI assistant yet?

Module 1 covers that case. The program-ownership move applies pre-integration and accelerates after.

Why pay for this instead of reading free chief-of-staff content?

Free content covers framing. This covers the specific exec-ops-IC-to-program-owner move during AI assistant rollouts at tech platforms.

Is the chief-of-staff seat actually open?

Module 11 covers that diagnostic. The internal-signal reading is in the worked examples.

What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?

A draft state-of-the-org artefact against your real exec scope; a draft coordination pattern; a 90-day visibility plan with conversations against your executive and skip-level.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.