This presentation was delivered to a group of around 100 PAs who attended a Roadshow staged by Hays (PA & Secretarial) and APA (The Association of Personal Assistants) in London on 2nd March 2011.
Speakers included: Geoff Sims, Managing Director, Hays PA & Secretarial, Laura Richardson FAPA DipPA, the current Hays and The Times UK PA of the Year and Dr. Gareth Osborne. Director General, APA.
Outline of what I plan to take you through today- hopefully I won’t bore you!! I’ll give a brief overview of how I got to where I am today- I’ve been asked a lot what I think makes a great PA- so, I've spoken to a lot of industry experts and top Pas , past award winners and added these to my own views- I’ve distilled the down into the 5 key roles an excellent PA needs to perform. I’ll then look at what’s needed to be a really excellent EA , and give top tips on how to get there! Pics of Devil wears Prada- hopefully none of your bosses are like that! But in case they are hopefully this presentation will help give a few suggestions on how to do what Anne Hathaway did- and show the boss who’s the real boss in the end!