Exclusive to Executives

How to effectively work with your assistant

With the demands placed upon executives in today’s competitive business environment, a greater need exists for executives to use the time and talents of their administrative and executive assistants. A fully-utilized assistant helps facilitate the executive’s job, sets the tone of the office, is seen as the channel of communication, and can be a center of influence.

This 3-hour highly-specialized workshop is exclusively for managers, executives, and vice presidents. Attendees will:

Discover how assistants who become an integral part of the management team make an even bigger impact on the bottom line
Learn specific ways to strengthen assistant/manager partnerships
Maximize the time and talents of your administrative assistants
Open the lines of communication with your administrative or executive assistant
Keep your assistant connected to you
Achieve more in less time, with even better results
Clarify the skill sets embraced by today’s top assistants
Communicate your expectations
Identify tasks that should – and shouldn’t – be delegated to assistants

Program Outline:

I. Perceptions

Administrative role; team relationship; tasks
Mission of process improvement: e-mail, travel, telephone calls, meetings, prioritization, daily activities
Setting high expectations

II. Striving for Synergy

Assistant/Executive Team Pyramid and Stages
Moving from a team to a partnership
Achieving a strategic business partnership

III. Communications

Staying connected using various tools
Scheduling daily huddles
Maximizing together time
Verbalizing constructive observations

IV. Questions and Answers

New: Now available as a webinar just for your organization. The Client needs to provide the technology for the webinar; Office Dynamics provides the electronic handount, PowerPoint, and speaker. Program length: 60 minutes.

Call 800-782-7139 or fill out our contact form for more information.

“We continue to receive a tremendous amount of positive feedback from everyone who attended the workshop and we thank you for sharing your knowledge in a way that was easily received, and very easy to learn and apply – the workshop was full of great insights and ideas!”
David Forrester, President
Forrester Construction