The executive PA is a pivotal part of an organisation’s leadership team. You are expected to run the office, handle multiple priorities, manage the support team and often manage senior people on the boss’s behalf. All with a calm, ‘I can handle it’ approach.
The truly effective personal assistant is the foundation that supports every great leader and every successful organisation. Today the executive PA is more a partner than a staff member.
To thrive in this fast paced role requires strong operating skills, teamwork, confidence and great communication skills. The challenge is to develop these skills when under relentless day-to-day pressure.
This course is the solution. Step-by-step the highly participative content brings you the learning and development you require to maximise your potential.
The course will challenge you, make you more versatile and give you more control of your time and energy. The programme is suitable both for those newly promoted to executive PA and those intent on enhancing their current role.
Course
Objectives
At the end of the course participants will:
Be better equipped to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Increase their job satisfaction and be more valuable to their manager
Know how to communicate more effectively - upwards, with peers, with staff, with suppliers
Be able to energise and 'manage' others with an inspirational style
Delegates
Will Learn
The role of the executive PA
The importance of credibility and professional
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How to manage your boss/more than one boss
How to set priorities and handle interruptions
How to use assertiveness skills, saying 'no'
constructively
How to handle difficult people and situations
How to embrace change
How to speak for the boss
The Impact of great questioning and listening
skills
How to influence when you have no 'authority'
How to build self-confidence and strengthen your on-the-job composure
How to negotiate with suppliers
Key business writing and skills
How to deal with workload pressure. Time and energy management
