In this book, Joan Burge, the pioneer of administrative excellence exposes the game-changing truths and unwritten rules you need to know in order to maximize your potential. Joan shares never before revealed career stories and life lessons that will teach you how to master your craft and triumph in today's business environment.
Assistant, you are a leader. As an assistant, you constantly face obstacles that hold you back from accomplishing your career goals. Whether it's a job change, shifting deadlines, a micromanaging executive, a toxic co-worker, a high-pressure project, or an intense negotiation with a vendor, the administrative profession is not for the faint of heart. If you're looking to maintain the status quo and be "just an assistant," this book is not for you. But, if you want the confidence and ability to conquer the challenges that most try to avoid, then you're in the right place. The Leader Assistant outlines four pillars-embody the characteristics, employ the tactics, engage in relationships, and exercise self-care-that will help you rediscover your passion for the profession and become a confident, future-proof, game-changing Leader Assistant. If you neglect even one pillar, you'll head for burnout, stagnation, and anonymity. You are meant for so much more. Are you ready to be the Leader Assistant the world needs?
Today's executive assistant has become a crucial member of every organization's support staff--a key business ally with diverse responsibilities, from overseeing employees to making strategic decisions. Here is the first step-by-step guide specifically designed to help you thrive in this fast-paced profession. Developed by nationally-known business consultatnt and author Melba Duncan, this leading-edge resource provides all the up-to-date information you need to manage information technologes, deal effectively with abrupt organizational changes and office politics, handle stress, resolve conflicts, motivate workers and forge a team mentality, master public relations and the media, capitalize on opportunities emerging from corporate restructuring, and more.
The new administrative assistant is a team member! Gone are the days of performing only the basic duties of typing and filing; now the assistant is a vital part of the every day business process. If you want to learn the basics of administrative duties, plus how to be exceptional and be a central part of a boss's work processes, this is the course for you. Learn the professional way to handle the basics -- calls, calendars, filing, time management, organization -- and also learn how to present yourself as a true professional -- demeanor, actions, skills, etc. Become the promotable key player you know you can be. This self-paced training course is in workbook format, and each lesson is followed with a quiz. Completion of all quizzes with at least an 80% passing grade entitles you to the included Certificate of Completion found at the back of this workbook. This training course workbook will also serve as an excellent reference manual for you on-the-job.
Real life tools and advice for every professional assistant and their high-powered employers. A first-hand look at the world of a celebrity assistant, and its application to the larger realm of all professional assistants.
This handbook for administrative assistants and secretaries covers such topics as telephone usage, keeping accurate records, making travel arrangements, e-mail, using the Internet, business documents, and language usage.
Everyone has a boss. And anyone who has aspired to move up the corporate ladder knows that their relationship with those they report to is crucial. In Managing Up Rosanne Badowski offers a straightforward, entertaining, no-holds-barred account of what it takes to make your relationship with your boss work to your advantage, no matter where you stand in the corporate hierarchy. Told through rich, colorful anecdotes about her years spent working with one of the smartest, most demanding and dynamic business leaders of the twentieth century, legendary GE CEO Jack Welch, Badowski reveals the secrets to career success she has gleaned over the years. At heart, it’s about working with the person above you to create a productive and effective partnership. Everyone is a manager, in one way or another, Badowski points out. She discusses first-hand what it’s like to have to be a mind reader, to anticipate the future, to plan for the unexpected, and to perform the impossible. With refreshing candor and a hint of attitude, Badowski’s advice is unlike any other. She advises us that “Impatience is a virtue,” to “Have no shame,” and to “Beware the too-quiet office.” Having worked in one of the most challenging, high-profile corporate environments anywhere, no one knows more about prioritizing, about making decisions on behalf of your boss, about sifting through a daily barrage of data and information, about multitasking at warp speed, and exhibiting grace under fire. Ultimately, Badowski says, excelling at what you do is about a shared passion for the job. Managing Up is an invaluable guide for managing your career and juggling responsibilities with finesse and confidence. It should become a management bible for anyone hoping to get ahead in their profession.
"A book for executive assistants written by executive assistants...offers practical, creative strategies for achieving success and building leadership attributes, compiled from the diverse experiences of high-achieving administrative professionals in a wide variety of businesses and industries."--page [4] of cover.
Club Wealth's World Class Admin Assistant book is meant for administrative assistants who want a guidebook specific to working with a real estate agent or team. We also encourage Team Leaders who want to improve their organization to share this book with their admins. Co-written by powerhouse agent and Club Wealth Coach, Sarah Santa Ana, who developed the Club Weath's Admin Assistant Bootcamp, which is a impactful training for all assistants (general admins, transaction coordinators, marketing managers, listing and buyer agent admins) - and by Tara Hellickson, who is the Rockstar Office Manager and Client Care Specialist for the Club Wealth organization, and has over 20 years in working in the real estate industry. This hands-on guide is a MUST HAVE for Real Estate Team Leaders and their assistants. It has practical advice and dozens of ready-made forms, detailed checklists, and tools including: -Plans for Setting Goals and Developing the Perfect Daily Schedule-Telephone and Email Training, including answering techniques and words to avoid-Advice on establishing a World Class Office Procedures and Policy Manual, including job roles and descriptions-Open House Management-Planning Client Events, Team Huddles, and Staff Meetings-Onboarding & Offboarding Procedures and Admin Training-Managing your Database The World Class Admin Assistant book will identify the key roles of a real estate assistant while breaking down the precise workflow of each when serving as a general admin, office manager, listing and buyer agent admin, transaction coordinator, marketing director, and bookkeeper.Readers will discover how to organize everything from their workspace to meetings and events, and they'll gain a better understanding of their organization style preferences for space and time. For the Team Leader or Solo Real Estate Agent, using admin assistants can help increase your production and free up time for sales, yet most real estate professionals lack the knowledge and experience to hire, train, and supervise a World Class Admin Assistant. Each chapter has a Team Leader Insight section which advises what your assistant must know to keep your office running smoothly so you can focus on generating business, following up on leads, conducting appointments, writing offers, and negotiating contracts.Our Club Wealth motto..."No success in the world can compensate for failure in the home."
