The New Executive Assistant: Advice for Succeeding in Your Career

The Changing World of Today's Executive.An Overview of Today's Successful Job Search.The Information Revolution, and Why People and Not Technology Come First.Adaptability.Leading-Edge Communication Skills.Leading-Edge Leadership and Management.Leading-Edge Conflict Resolution Skills.Leading-Edge Organizational Skills.The Company Spokesperson.Mastering Customer Service and Public Relations Tasks, Personal.Professional, and Spiritual.The Road Ahead.

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.