Executive assistants can be the most important people in your office. (Photo: Ryan McVay via Getty Images) The most important person in the office is often not the CEO at the top of the organizational ...

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As an executive, the complexity of your day-to-day responsibilities requires more than just traditional support. It demands strategic partnership. Deciding whether you need an executive assistant (EA) ...

As an executive coach, I found it ironic that as I am strongly recommending my executive clients to acquire an executive assistant you published “The Vanishing Executive Assistant” (Exchange, Jan. 18) ...

An effective executive assistant (EA) provides a CEO with invaluable support. But sometimes, I meet CEOs who feel like their EA needs a little more handholding than they have the time to provide. Many ...

Whether you’re a corporate executive, a nonprofit leader or a highly regarded elected official, when Ginny Czarnecki calls, you answer, according to her boss, James Madlom, co-CEO (with Lori Richards) ...

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Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Assistant is a bit of a catchall term. Sure, assistants schedule meetings, take notes, and retrieve ...

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Good help is hard to find. Family offices, the private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy, are increasingly willing to pay extra for it. The talent war between family offices and Wall Street has ...