At a seminar in March 2011 three key individuals in the PA profession spoke to an audience of PAs in Ipswich - here is the content.
The presenters are: Geoff Sims, Managing Director, Hays Pa & Secretarial, Laura Richardson FAPA DipPA, the Hays and The Times UK PA of the Year 2010/11 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!