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PLEASE NOTE: this book is not available as it has been superseded by a second edition, published in September 2022. . PA Coach and Trainer and former PA herself, Lindsay Taylor understands the diversity of the PA role. The challenges you inevitably face call for specific skills and attributes, specific pearls of wisdom that are crucial for your overall success. Based on personal experience and with input from her PA clients across the world, Lindsay has pulled together these Pearls of Wisdom in a useful A-Z format. PAs worldwide will not only find these Pearls of Wisdom beneficial but essential in today's demanding business environment. By far the best guide to getting things done that I have read. Engaging, funny, thought provoking and a definite Bible for all PAs looking to enhance their skill sets and achieve career success. 100 per cent recommended - Vanessa Vallely, Managing Director, WeAreTheCity. Right from the top, Lindsay Taylor is (A) 'Assertive' in her impressive depth of (U) 'Understanding' about the life of PAs. This book takes a unique, highly informative, and entertaining approach to an important subject. I especially love the wise and relevant quotes that are sprinkled about. The one by Einstein is a favourite. A great read. Bonnie Low-Kramen, Bestselling author of Be the Ultimate Assistant, International Speaker & Trainer. Lindsay, a former EA herself has huge credibility understanding the challenges we face every day and what qualities we need to keep our knowledge and skills up to date as the role continues to evolve. This book features top of my recommended reading list as an essential toolkit for every Executive PA and Administrative Professional. Debbie Grimshaw, Award Winning PA and Senior Executive Assistant in the Technology Industry.

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Lindsay Taylor is the Director of Your Excellency Limited, an executive training and coaching organisation in the UK. Lindsay specialises in delivering training and coaching to PAs, EAs, Secretaries and Administrators across the world and believes that fun, experiential training delivered in a jargon-free down-to-earth manner will ensure a memorable experience and optimise learning. Lindsay herself spent 10 years as a PA and Executive Assistant in organisations in the UK and USA, including Transamerica Corporation the innovative financial services and products provider. When Lindsay retrained as a Coach and Trainer, gaining practitioner status in Neuro Linguistic Programming, (NLP), she realised the huge benefit of these skills to PAs in improving and maintaining a great working relationship - with themselves, their boss and the teams they support. Lindsay is passionate about sharing her knowledge. She develops and delivers unique programmes that utilise the tools and techniques of NLP in a fun, jargon-free way ensuring the skills are instantly useable by PAs to reach their full potential. In the UK Lindsay is renowned for developing and delivering the fun and experiential workshop Be a PA with PA - Perfect Awareness specifically for PAs, EAs, Secretaries and Administrators. Lindsay believes the tools and techniques are hugely beneficial to PAs in improving and maintaining a good working relationship, enabling them to work more effectively and efficiently in supporting individuals, teams and the business as a whole. The workshop receives high acclaim across the UK for providing communication, awareness and rapport-building skills to PAs serious about creating a strong professional identity and ensuring their time is spent as effectively and efficiently as possible. The training carries the endorsement of The IAM (Institute of Administrative Management). Lindsay is an Associate Trainer and Consultant for a number of global learning and development providers. She develops and delivers bespoke programmes to administrators worldwide, something she readily admits is her favourite aspect of training as she believes travel is one of life's great educators.

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