Overview

The organizational and interpersonal skills that assistants need to manage their managers and achieve greater respect at work.

"""My boss is always in crisis mode."" ""My boss never gives me all the information I need."" ""My boss doesn’t understand what I do."" ""My boss never says thank you.""

Sound familiar?

It is the assistant who bears the brunt when manager and assistant are working ""out of synch."" This unique book shows assistants how to take charge of their relationship with their boss -- using a multitude of tools, tips, and interactive exercises to help assistants meet the challenge and make themselves indispensable. They will learn how to:

* bridge communication and workstyle gaps with

the boss

* take responsibility for their own job satisfaction

* focus on shared goals, both long-term and short-

term

* take purposeful actions aligned to their manager's

actions

* use specific techniques to ensure they and their

managers work as a team

* clarify priorities -- for themselves and for what their

managers need"

About the Author

MICHELLE MARIE BURKE (San Francisco, CA) is president of Executive Counterparts, a consulting company specializing in training and coaching administrative support staff for higher productivity and greater job satisfaction.