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The Perfect Executive Assistant—Hard Skills or Soft Skills?

C-Suite Assistants

If you’re looking to hire a new EA or EA/PA, it’s critical to assess the balance needed between “hard” technical skills and “soft” skills, before you start the process. Often, soft executive assistant skills are the difference between an average EA and the perfect EA.

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NEW! OneNote 2016 Training Series

All Things Admin

Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Using OneNote with PowerPoint (e.g.

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How to create an assistant handbook

Practically Perfect PA

Policy & Procedure , for HR documents, travel and expense policies, health and safety etc.; User Guides , for programs such as “Concur” and “Salesforce”, telephone manuals or step guides on how to book travel; 3. Utilising the skills of the wider team. Outcomes for your team. Outcomes for you.

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Today’s Admin Needs to Become a Mobile Office Pro

Office Dynamics

Apps for file access, e-mail, calendar, password protection, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, virtual meetings, news, weather and travel are examples of key productivity tools mobile devices should have installed. An added benefit is the ability to share and collaborate on files of various types with others. Google Drive.

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Why the Right Executive Assistant is Crucial to a CEO or Founder’s Success

C-Suite Assistants

Firstly, you may opt to hire a new, more experienced executive assistant for the CEO, someone with additional skills and expertise to fulfill the existing role more effectively. Many EAs also assist with or produce PowerPoint decks for presentations for projects. An upgrade could involve two possible options.