Corporate Executive Excellence Masterclass Training

The Knowledge Academy Corporate Executive Excellence Masterclass 5 day course covers the following topics: Introduction:

The Corporate Executive Excellence Masterclass is a five-day course designed to give you the skills you need to become an Executive Assistant. A recent survey has stated that 90% of business executives think they would not be able to do their job well without their executive assistants.

Therefore, executive assistants play a very crucial role in a business. This training will provide an opportunity for Executive Assistants to stretch themselves and build their skill-set.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Who should attend this course?

• Personal Assistants
• Office Managers
• Executive Administrators
• Senior Executive Administrators
• Sr. Personal Secretaries
• Sr. Administrators
• Strategic Planning Assistant

Course Structure:

Corporate Executive Excellence Masterclass course has four modules.

• The first module is about how to develop partnership skills with your executives.
• The second is about the how to manage your time skills in an adequate way.
• The third module is about how to build your communication skills and developing win-win strategies.
• The last module is about how your career will develop in an executive assistant role.

Course Content:

Module 1:

Building a partnership with your executive

• Executive Assistants role as a necessary business partner
• Finding your Executive’s daily priorities without being told
• Applying forward thinking to your role
• Self-leadership skills: an attitude for partnership success

Blending in with the executive team

• Building the skills profile of an Executive personal assistant
• Blending in by improving your leverage in the organisation
• Working with unique work styles
• Operating multiple managers; prioritising demands based on your own time

Module 2:

Managing yours and your team’s time

• Prioritising your workload
• Email strategies which save time
• Diary administration: methods for organising your time
• Fixing issues within the team

Knowing project management methods

• Types of project management methods
• Practising a work breakdown schedule
• Building a timeline event plan
• Major event management & planning suggestions

Module 3:

Communication skills

• Developing your written communication skills and body language
• Influencing management using a variety of techniques
• Person-To-Person presenting your ideas to higher-ups
• Dealing assertively with managers without causing offence

Win-win strategies

• The practices of negotiation skills
• Learn how to talk about the other party’s interests
• Practising win-win negotiation
• Practical problem-solving techniques

Module 4:

Building your managerial potential

• Individual and personal brand
• Writing an individual growth plan
• How to recognise tasks that add value to your role
• Strategies for maximising your performance review scores

Grow your career

• Maintaining your professional development
• Developing the executive assistant role
• Identifying web tools for the role of Virtual Assistant
• Using social media to promote your brand

Learning Objectives:

• Find how to develop a vital business partnership with executives
• Explore how to stay ahead of your manager’s changing priorities
• How to plan a project in a given timeline
• Discover strategies for managing your individual brand and career
• Discover email management techniques and save time
• Learn how to manage a team
• Learn valuable presentation techniques
• Find out methods for managing your time effectively
• Discover how to manage various demands on your time
• Learn how to negotiate firmly