The Boss's Boss
"Thank you, Boss."
"Pastor, I'm not the boss."
That exchange changed how Jeanne D. Smith saw her entire career. As Executive Assistant to the Pastor of Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and behind the scenes of church anniversaries, community give-aways, board meetings, and crisis after crisis, she discovered a truth most executive assistants feel but rarely hear said out loud: you don't need a title to lead.
The Boss's Boss™ is the everything guide for executive assistants, ministry administrators, church coordinators, office managers, and every behind-the-scenes leader who has ever been the one everyone quietly turns to when things fall apart.
Across 18 chapters, real stories from ministry life, decades of hard-won experience, and a signature Boss Lesson, Executive Insight, and Boss Challenge in every chapter, this book walks you from task manager to strategic partner, from managing a calendar to protecting a calling, and from valuable to indispensable.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
Anticipate needs before you're asked, and think three steps ahead of every crisis
Build the trust that earns you real access and real influence, without needing formal authority
Protect your executive's time, energy, reputation, and focus, quietly and without being asked
Navigate the real world of ministry and organizational life: conflict, difficult people, and plans that fall apart
Turn fixes into systems, so the same problem never has to be solved twice
Build a professional brand and a legacy that outlasts your time in the role
Complete with a foreword by human capital strategist Dr. Darricka Sorrells and a 15-template Boss's Boss Toolbox (agendas, trackers, crisis checklists, and more), this is not just a book. It is a practical, faith-rooted playbook for becoming the person every executive wants, and needs, by their side.
Get your highlighter in one hand and a to-do list forming in the other. You're about to become the next Boss's Boss.
