Comments on: Great Assistants Help (Senior) Managers http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/08/great-assistants-help-senior-managers.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Yuan Li http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/08/great-assistants-help-senior-managers.html/comment-page-1#comment-4882 Yuan Li Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:08:35 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=697#comment-4882 I once met an assistant who was much more helpful and capable than the senior manager, though I agree that she was a rare treasure... I once met an assistant who was much more helpful and capable than the senior manager, though I agree that she was a rare treasure…

]]> By: HR World » Blog Archive » Wednesday Links: Dewey Color System Rehashed http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/08/great-assistants-help-senior-managers.html/comment-page-1#comment-4868 HR World » Blog Archive » Wednesday Links: Dewey Color System Rehashed Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:04:34 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=697#comment-4868 [...] People talks about why great assistants are necessary and how they can make or break careers. Read it here. All fields are required. Your E-mail will not be published. [...] [...] People talks about why great assistants are necessary and how they can make or break careers. Read it here. All fields are required. Your E-mail will not be published. [...]

]]> By: Steve Freeman http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/08/great-assistants-help-senior-managers.html/comment-page-1#comment-4864 Steve Freeman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:04:46 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=697#comment-4864 Not just for managers. I've written a follow up <a href="http://www.m3p.co.uk/blog/2008/08/21/great-assistants-help-everyone/" rel="nofollow">here</a> Not just for managers. I’ve written a follow up here

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://www.jrothman.com/blog/htp/2008/08/great-assistants-help-senior-managers.html/comment-page-1#comment-4861 Dwayne Phillips Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:32:58 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=697#comment-4861 I agree with your concept. I believe that specialization is a great practice. Having someone specialize in being an assistant is practiced all too rarely. Unfortunately, I have met more bad assistants than great ones. What usually happens is the assistant starts attending meetings for the senior manager (manager cannot come). The assistant is an assistant, not a senior manager. The lack of skills and knowledge show quickly, the assistant is downgraded in the eyes of everyone else, and then the work really hard to bypass the assistant all the time. I agree with your concept. I believe that specialization is a great practice. Having someone specialize in being an assistant is practiced all too rarely.

Unfortunately, I have met more bad assistants than great ones.

What usually happens is the assistant starts attending meetings for the senior manager (manager cannot come). The assistant is an assistant, not a senior manager. The lack of skills and knowledge show quickly, the assistant is downgraded in the eyes of everyone else, and then the work really hard to bypass the assistant all the time.

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