The Modern-Day Assistant - Build Your Influence and Boost Your Potential
Verlag | Kogan Page |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 240 |
Format | 14,0 x 1,5 x 21,6 cm |
Gewicht | 300 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781398612204 |
Bestell-Nr | 39861220UA |
Uncover the skills and strategies that will improve your productivity, efficiency and effectiveness as an assistant or administrator.
WINNER: 2024 International Book Awards - Business: Careers
DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE: NYC Big Book Award 2024 - Career
Assistants and administrators are the backbone of every organization. Discover how to innovate and thrive in this vital sector with The Modern-Day Assistant.
As technology and disruption continue to reshape the business world, the responsibilities and skills of a modern-day assistant have transformed. Executives and leaders are more dependent than ever on the unique and varied responsibilities of their administrators and assistants. Drawing upon decades of experience, Lucy Brazier OBE demystifies the strategies and approaches that will allow you to reach your full potential as an assistant, and how to accelerate your career while doing so.
From building your network and developing your communication skills to time management and strategic planning, The Modern-Day Assistant is the ultimate guide to developing your abilities and reaching you r full potential at work. It also explores how you can effectively capitalize upon your skills, whether that's climbing the ranks of the assistant sector or pivoting into a new role.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Chapter - 00: Introduction;Chapter - 01: A changing world and your place in it;Chapter - 02: The network is all powerful;Chapter - 03: The assistant as an influential leader;Chapter - 04: Communication, the key to advancement;Chapter - 05: Quality conversations, office politics and emotional intelligence;Chapter - 06: Building powerful partnerships;Chapter - 07: So, you think you're strategic?;Chapter - 08: The productivity piece;Chapter - 09: The future is hybrid;Chapter - 10: Project management;Chapter - 11: The problem is not the problem;Chapter - 12: Stress: how to stop the overwhelm;Chapter - 13: Book club questions;
Rezension:
"The Modern-Day Assistant is a must read book. I loved reading it. Lucy delivers a truly knowledgeable, heart driven book for assistants and their leaders." Samantha Cox, COO, Denny Group and former EA to Sir Richard Branson