The Executive's Competitive Edge: Why You Need to Leverage the Talents & Time of an Executive Assistant
Language: English
Published by Office Dynamics, 2022
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- Title
- The Executive's Competitive Edge: Why You Need to Leverage the Talents & Time of an Executive Assistant
- Author
- Burge, Joan; Bristow, James
- Publisher
- Office Dynamics
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0985931612
- ISBN 13
- 9780985931612
- Item weight
- 0.7 pounds
In this groundbreaking book, The Executive's Competitive Edge, written for both newly-appointed and seasoned Executives, managers, and business owners, Joan Burge, Founder and CEO, Office Dynamics International, and James Bristow, Managing Partner, Universal Engineering Services, share a fusion of enduring success practices with new-world thought about why you need an Executive Assistant. They share what makes that position both powerful and significant, how to exponentially increase your sphere of influence through your Executive Assistant, and real-world strategies for building a strategic business partnership through trust, goal alignment, and delegation.
You will gain successful leadership strategies from Joan (69) and James (37) as they share multi-generational views and comprehensive insights, best practices, stories, visuals, and step-by-step processes to help you develop a winning strategic business partnership with your Executive Assistant. In six sections of highly engaging and thought-provoking material, the book presents a wealth of thoroughly researched, workable solutions for the issues you face daily.
By maximizing your Executive Assistant as a powerhouse who has your back, acts as a sounding board, and keeps information flowing while running the ball down the field with you day after day, you will become more successful and improve your work/life balance. Building a strategic partnership drives measurable results!
THEIR GOALS FOR THIS BOOK AND FOR YOU ARE:
- Show you why you need an Executive Assistant
- Teach you how to leverage the time and talent of an Executive Assistant (new or established relationship)
- Merge multi-generational best practices
- Help up-and-coming Executives see how to bridge timeless success practices with new-world thought
- Establish a mindset that allows your Executive Assistant to grow into your strategic business partner
Joan and James approached the writing of this book as a conversation, sharing their thought leadership as CEOs about how to get more done by leveraging their Executive Assistants as strategic partners. You will read their direct thoughts and best practices, along with stories, examples, how-to instructions, and visuals to highlight major points.
SIX PARTS
THESE ARE THE CRITICAL PIECES THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE EDGE!
- Why You Need an Executive Assistant
- Tectonic Shifts
- Building a Strategic Partnership
- How to Maximize the Time and Talents of an Executive Assistant
- Why You Need to Invest in Professional Development
- Looking for a Star Performer
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About the Author
JAMES BRISTOW, PE, Managing Partner at Universal Engineering Sciences, is a highly educated and credentialed leader in engineering sciences. His writing balances extensive thought leadership with an unabashed openness to share real-world experiences about how to best manage the Executive/Executive Assistant strategic partnership.James became the owner and CEO of his own Las Vegas engineering firm at the age of 28. He grew the company, and in 2020, James' firm joined the Universal Engineering Sciences Family of Companies. James is now responsible for expanding the Western Division of the nation's fastest-growing engineering firm.Throughout this time, James has been a constant student at UNLV. Earning his master's degree and is currently working towards his Ph.D. in engineering. He is also an active member of several boards for industry organizations, such as the Nevada Contractor's Association, American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and more. His career experiences constantly push him to pay it forward and encourage the next generation of leaders to excel and challenge themselves.
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