The ultimate guide to administrative tasks and duties
20 best executive assistant tools & apps you should know about
1. TravelPerk
Top features:
- Users get quick real-time updates.
- Travelperk not only covers flights but also trains, hotels, and rental cars
- Easy way to keep track of travel expenses, including interface connectivity with some of the most popular expense management software solutions
- Give employees the freedom they need to book their travel while you still enjoy full control and visibility
- Possibility to offset your carbon footprint
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2. Gmail
Top features
- Automatic email filtering and categorization, which makes it easy to prioritize, manage and look for emails without wasting time
- The scheduling option has quickly become a favorite, allowing users to write and schedule emails at any time of the day without worrying about inappropriate business hours
- Assistive smart writing suggestions that can save so much of a user’s time
3. Google Calendar
Top features
- Users can use the invite option to send and receive invites from other users and add events to their calendar with just one click
- Being a part of GSuite, it automatically syncs with Gmail and Google Drive, allowing users to easily create events from emails and access their contacts from the calendar
4. Zoom
Top features
- Messaging and video conferencing through Zoom are end-to-end encrypted, ensuring data protection
- Their large meeting license offers the possibility to host meetings of up to 1,000 participants
- A screen sharing option, which users can use to share their screen with the rest of the meeting's participants
5. Calendly
Top features
- Users can sync Calendly to their own calendar or update their available hours on the platform directly
- Calendly generates a link so users can share it with people, so they can schedule the appointment at the most suitable date and time
- It automatically syncs according to different users' time zones
6. Trello
Top features
- Users can collaborate on projects and manage work using different features such as labels, tags, and comments
- Progress meter checklist to help users stay on track
7. Monday.com
Top features
- Because of its easy-to-use interface, team members can jump right into the work without learning how to use the software first
- Every team member can communicate with others and share files, images, updates, and feedback real-time
8. Expensify
Top features
- Makes it easier for employees to report expenses by allowing them to upload a picture of their receipts or import them directly from apps such as Uber
- Create automatic alerts
- Allows importing of personal or business card transactions for automatic receipt processing
9. Google Drive
Top features
- No risk of losing files, as they’re stored in the cloud
- Files are saved automatically
- Option to work on files offline
- Highly secure
- Files can be easily shared via a link or email
- Create and edit different file types using Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides
10. Grammarly
Top features
- It highlights all sorts of spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, and issues with sentence structure
- Not only does it highlight, but it also provides suggestions
- Option to generate plagiarism reports
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11. Evernote
Top features
- With Evernote, users can digitalize physical notes through a simple process
- It also works with pictures, videos, and audio files, allowing your notes to gather much more information
- Integrates easily with different browsers and email services
12. Dropbox
Top features
- Option to restrict access to sensitive data
- System backup feature, so there’s no risk of losing important files
- Users can sync files across different devices
13. Slack
Top features
- Conversations are organized in channels
- Ideal for teams of all sizes, including large groups
- Other apps and software such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Asana and Trello can be integrated with Slack
14. Outlook
Top features
- The interface can be customized to fit a company’s needs
- Send similar emails quickly using the Quick Parts feature (template blocks)
- Use its many keyboard shortcuts to make navigation and text processing faster
- Rules can be set up to process email more easily
15. Asana
Top features
- Project management tools that can be adapted to the needs of large companies too
- Dashboards can be customized according to individual needs
- High security standards, which ensure that the data of its users remain safe and secure
16. Otter.ai
Top features
- The notes created in Otter.ai can be shared, searched, edited, and organized
- The AI system has a speaker ID feature which can distinguish between different speakers
- Compatible with other platforms such as Google Meet, Dropbox, and Zoom
17. Cabinet
Top features
- Can be integrated with Outlook and Google Calendars
- Its automated scheduling tool is great for sharing availability
- To-do list with useful functionalities, such as customizable labels
- Time-tracking and analytics that help you optimize your time
- Create a file for each executive which includes their details, preferences, and other important information to keep in mind
18. Boomerang
Top features
- Get notified when your emails are not answered by setting follow-up reminders
- Use artificial intelligence to help you write and assess the probability of your email getting a reply
19. Time Zone Ninja
Top features
- Users enter all the participants’ dates and locations, and the tool then suggests the best time according to everyone’s time zone
- Possible times are categorized into “working hours”, “doable hours”, and “insanity hours”
20. Lastpass
Top features
- Users with admin roles can give login access to other employees without revealing the password to them
- Users can autocomplete their login info with just one click
- Secure password sharing within groups
Conclusion
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