Executive Assistant Productivity Architect

Become the Executive Assistant who designs how work gets done.

The Executive Assistant Productivity Architect Programme helps experienced Executive Assistants use Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI to redesign workflows, free up time, reduce pressure and support leaders at a higher level. This is how you move from being constantly reactive to being strategic, visible and in control.

If you want training that changes how work gets done, not just what buttons to press, this programme was built for you. Use the booking options below to book your place, or enquire about team training.

Led by Paul Pennant, a Microsoft MVP and former Executive Assistant, this five-week programme is part of Today’s PA, trusted by over 4,000 organisations worldwide. It is built for real executive environments and designed around implementation, not passive attendance.

• Save time: reduce manual admin, duplication and constant chasing
• Gain control: build calmer inbox, diary and workflow systems
• Support leaders better: improve decision support, follow-up, communication and meeting output
• Work more strategically: use Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI to create higher-value contribution
• Progress your career: build confidence, visibility and modern capability

Why capable assistants still feel behind

Most Executive Assistants are not struggling because they lack commitment. They are struggling because the work is still held together by manual processes, disconnected tools, constant interruptions and underused technology. Add the pressure to keep up with AI, and even high performers can end up busy all day without feeling in control.

• Inboxes, diaries and follow-up become reactive rather than intentional
• Microsoft 365 is used partially, not strategically
• AI feels important, but unclear, risky or hard to apply properly
• Manual workflows consume time that should be spent on higher-value support
• Training often adds knowledge without changing behaviour

From reactive support to strategic workflow leadership

This is assistant transformation first, Microsoft training second. You will learn how Microsoft 365, Copilot, automation and AI fit together across real executive workflows, so you can remove friction, redesign how work is structured and create more space for strategic contribution.

Instead of spending your day reacting to volume, you will know how to build systems that help you:

• prioritise faster and with more confidence
• manage executive time with greater control
• capture decisions and actions more clearly
• improve communication across stakeholders
• produce executive-ready documents and presentations faster
• reduce stress by removing unnecessary repetition
• support leaders with better structure, follow-through and visibility

What you will be able to do after the programme

• Use Copilot and AI confidently for drafting, summarising, analysis and decision support
• Write better prompts that produce stronger, more reliable outputs
• Build more effective diary, inbox and task workflows
• Run meetings with clearer actions, ownership and follow-up
• Create executive-ready documents and presentations more efficiently
• Reduce repetitive admin through automation
• Design tracking systems, dashboards and simple workflows that support better executive decision-making
• Operate with more confidence, control and strategic impact

Why this is different

Generic training teaches features. This programme transforms workflows.

• Generic training teaches apps in isolation. This programme shows how Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI work together in real assistant workflows.
• Generic training focuses on knowledge. This programme focuses on implementation and visible workplace change.
• Generic training is tool-led. This programme is assistant-first and outcome-led.
• Generic training helps people learn software. This programme helps Executive Assistants change how work gets done.

This is workflow transformation, not feature training. You do not leave with theory. You leave with practical systems you can apply immediately.

How the programme works

You will attend 10 live half-day sessions delivered across five weeks, with time between sessions to apply what you learn in your real working environment. You receive practical handouts, frameworks and digital resources, and completion is based on evidence of implemented workflow improvement, not just attendance.

• 10 live half-day sessions over five weeks
• Real executive scenarios, not generic exercises
• Time between sessions to implement learning immediately
• Small cohort delivery for depth, support and accountability
• Completion based on applied change in the workplace

Who this programme is for

• Executive Assistants and senior Assistants supporting leaders and decision-makers
• Professionals who feel overloaded by volume, complexity or digital clutter
• Assistants who want to use Microsoft 365 properly rather than partially
• Professionals who know AI matters but want safe, practical application
• Organisations that want stronger assistant capability and better return on Microsoft and AI investment

Delivered by Paul Pennant

Paul Pennant combines real Executive Assistant experience with over 20 years of specialist training experience and deep Microsoft expertise. As a Microsoft MVP recognised for real-world knowledge sharing, he teaches in a way that makes complex technology practical, relevant and immediately usable for assistants. This specialist focus is why Today’s PA stands apart from generic Microsoft and AI training providers.

Today’s PA has also been voted Best Assistant Training Provider in the UK seven years running, reinforcing the quality, relevance and specialist credibility behind the programme.

Why this is worth the investment

For assistants, the return is more control, less stress and greater confidence. For organisations, the return is better Microsoft 365 use, stronger AI adoption, less time lost to manual work and more effective support for leaders. Because participants implement during the programme, the value is designed to be visible in the workplace, not left behind in a notebook.

• better prioritisation and workflow control
• stronger communication and follow-through
• higher-quality executive support
• reduced reliance on manual, repetitive processes
• greater confidence using Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI
• more strategic assistants delivering higher-value contribution

Need manager approval?

This investment is easy to justify because it improves how executive support is organised and delivered. The result is better use of your existing Microsoft investment, stronger AI adoption and more effective support for senior leaders without adding more manual effort.

What assistants say

“His Copilot and AI training has opened my eyes to new ways of working smarter, not harder.”

Mia Lane – Manager, Executive & Administration, UKG

“On the first day I used it I completed 13 tasks.”

Sarah Sherriff – MOD

That is the difference between learning tools and changing workflows.

Book your place

If you are ready to stop firefighting and start building the systems that make executive support calmer, faster and more strategic, this programme is for you.

Book your place below or enquire about team training.

Places are limited to protect the quality of the learning and support.