✅ Today’s checklist:
- Supercharge your workflow with Zapier
- Thania opens up about a nagging question
- Recipe of the week: Funfetti Protein Birthday Cake
🤔 Trivia: In what year was the first email ever sent? Find out.
QUICK LINKS
🍎 Health: Do you have bad tongue posture?
👥 Leadership: Why vulnerability can build people-first culture.
🧬 Fertility: A common drug may extend women’s fertility by years.
⭐️ Goals: Our tried and tested SMART goals template for you.
🧠 Mind: Stressed about election season? Five ways to take care of yourself.
PRODUCTIVITY
9 Ways to Automate Your Workflow with Zapier
Automation tools like Zapier can significantly streamline operations across departments by connecting your favorite apps, automating repetitive tasks, reducing errors, and freeing you up to focus on strategic initiatives.
1. Streamline Lead Management: Capture leads from various sources like websites and social media, automatically populating your CRM and assigning them to sales reps, ensuring no potential customer is missed.
2. Elevate Customer Support: Convert incoming emails or chats into support tickets instantly and assign them to the right agents, improving response times.
3. Accelerate Engineering: Create bug reports automatically from error logs to expedite troubleshooting, and trigger automated tests upon code commits.
4. Optimize Onboarding: Welcome new hires seamlessly by automating their addition to directories, IT provisioning, and tool access.
5. Enhance Executive Efficiency: Sync flight and hotel bookings with calendars to generate detailed itineraries and reminders for smooth travel.
6. Conquer Email Overload: Tame your inbox by automatically adding key emails to your to-do list or calendar.
7. Master Data Entry: Eliminate manual data entry errors by automating information transfers between apps.
8. Delight Customers: Send personalized welcome emails and create support tickets automatically to ensure prompt responses.
9. Boost Social Media Presence: Schedule posts in advance and respond to comments automatically to build engagement.
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
The ONE Thing Every Employee Wants…
As a people manager, I’m always looking for ways to reward my team between bonuses and promotions.
Because like you, I know that showing employees appreciation is the key to getting everyone pumped and delivering results.
So when I joined a company that used this platform called Bonusly, I was super excited to learn that it’s everything I look for in my quest to show recognition.
But I was in for a surprise — when I was treated to a custom demo of Bonusly, I discovered that I could also totally nerd out on the insights. Like who was getting appreciated for what, by whom. What values were most active in the workplace. What people would redeem their points for.
I felt like I could both motivate my team and learn what makes them tick.
Bonusly is offering custom demos for Assist members so you can see the impact it could have at your org. Request yours here.
Joanna (Co-founder of TA)
FAMILY PLANNING
To Freeze or Not to Freeze
I hate that I’m even writing this, but here it is—the big question: “Should I freeze my eggs?”
As a 35-year-old who definitely wants to be a mom someday, I feel the pressure—society, family, you name it.
Two friends have already gone the IVF route—one isn’t ready for kids yet, the other froze hers after a tough breakup to avoid rushing into relationships just for kids.
A couple of years ago, Joanna did the KindBody fertility assessment, and I tried the Modern Fertility test. Thankfully, both of our results were favorable.
With more women freezing their eggs or even starting families solo, I’m rethinking the conventional path. Do I really need a husband to have a child? Shouldn’t I plan for a child as seriously as I do my career?
But I also trust love, trust, and appreciate the F out of my body. I believe that when the time comes, my body will do its job. Plus, the potential side effects of IVF and my love for a holistic lifestyle make me hesitant.
We’re navigating a world our parents and grandparents never did. As of now, I’m not freezing my eggs, but I reserve the right to change my mind. And I totally respect anyone who does.
Deciding whether to freeze your eggs is personal and complex. It’s an evolving conversation we’re all figuring out together.
What about you? Have you considered it? Reply and share your thoughts.
Thania (TA Content Mgr.)
COMPANY SWAG
Swag That Won’t Be Thrown in the Trash
Ditch the boring corporate gifts — it’s bad for morale and the environment.
Swag.com offers high-quality, customizable products that your team will be proud to show off.
You can customize your own swag box here, or you can steal our swag box ideas below:
✈️ For The World Traveler:
☕ For The Coffee Addict:
🧘♀️ For The Zen Master:
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Funfetti Protein Birthday Cake
🎂Who doesn’t love funfetti? Now it can be high protein and yummy with this recipe.
Have a recipe you love? Share your recipe here.
STAFF PICKS
Stuff We’re Loving This Week
🌿 Grow fresh herbs and vegetables indoors with this tabletop hydroponics garden.
✨ Brighten your eyes with these sparkly under-eye masks, perfect for a little pampering.
📚 If you didn’t get enough of Snoop at the Olympics, bring home his recipes with Snoop Dogg’s Cookbook.
🍹 The Casamigos Cocktail Mixer Set is perfect to bring as a gift to your next Labor Day BBQ host.
JUST FOR FUN
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
🚨 Job Alerts
- MidCap Financial is hiring for a AVP / VP (Greater Los Angeles, CA).
- Tandem Resource Solutions, LLC is hiring for a 1099 Virtual Assistant (US-based only/Remote).
- Hays is hiring for a Project Manager – Retail (Tampa, FL).
- Monument Consulting is hiring for a Group Financial Controller (Richmond, VA).
- Ariat International is hiring for a Director, Product Merchandising – Footwear (San Leandro, CA/Hybrid).
