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Melba J. Duncan:
Articles & Press Coverage
Articles
Melba is an avid writer and has penned many articles based in her experience and knowledge of the world of specialized management and work assistance. Her work is accessible here:
The Pathway to Chief of Staff
starts with linking the traditional knowledge of the EA role with new knowledge and skills
Invest In Your Potential:
Ensure the conferences in which you participate are champions of authenticity
A Road Map for the Future for Professional Assistants:
No one can do the work that is necessary to be done in your life but yourself
Executives: Here’s Why You Need to Pay Attention to This
Evaluating the role of the Executive Assistant
The Case for Executive Assistants
A good assistant is a crucial productivity booster for a busy executive—one that offers a solid ROI if they are deployed correctly.
An Urgent Message to Business Leaders: Achieving Workplace Equality
What are the fundamental attitudes and values that we must exemplify in our global workplace in order to acknowledge individual contribution, regardless of race or heritage?
Management, Leadership and Innovation: The Indispensable Role of Executive Support
Constancy, stability, and challenging learning curves have expanded the Executive support role to its present status
Indispensability: The Start Point of the Effective Executive Life Manager
This career requires skillful imagination, precise execution, with equal parts of trust and timing, and a range of attributes, perspective, empathy and prior knowledge.
A Letter to Result-Driven Executives and Executive Assistants: Recognizing and Awarding the Superior Executive Assistant
The role is no longer symbolic; there now is a concentration on the function and its correlation at the level of partnership.
The Essential Assistant
In this video, Melba unravels key concepts and ideas that reflect qualities of successful Executive Assistants.
The Pathway to Chief of Staff
starts with linking the traditional knowledge of the EA role with new knowledge and skills
Invest In Your Potential:
Ensure the conferences in which you participate are champions of authenticity
A Road Map for the Future for Professional Assistants:
No one can do the work that is necessary to be done in your life but yourself
Executives: Here’s Why You Need to Pay Attention to This
Evaluating the role of the Executive Assistant
The Case for Executive Assistants
A good assistant is a crucial productivity booster for a busy executive—one that offers a solid ROI if they are deployed correctly.
An Urgent Message to Business Leaders: Achieving Workplace Equality
What are the fundamental attitudes and values that we must exemplify in our global workplace in order to acknowledge individual contribution, regardless of race or heritage?
Management, Leadership and Innovation: The Indispensable Role of Executive Support
Constancy, stability, and challenging learning curves have expanded the Executive support role to its present status
Indispensability: The Start Point of the Effective Executive Life Manager
This career requires skillful imagination, precise execution, with equal parts of trust and timing, and a range of attributes, perspective, empathy and prior knowledge.
A Letter to Result-Driven Executives and Executive Assistants: Recognizing and Awarding the Superior Executive Assistant
The role is no longer symbolic; there now is a concentration on the function and its correlation at the level of partnership.
The Essential Assistant
In this video, Melba unravels key concepts and ideas that reflect qualities of successful Executive Assistants.
The Pathway to Chief of Staff
starts with linking the traditional knowledge of the EA role with new knowledge and skills
Invest In Your Potential:
Ensure the conferences in which you participate are champions of authenticity
A Road Map for the Future for Professional Assistants:
No one can do the work that is necessary to be done in your life but yourself
Executives: Here’s Why You Need to Pay Attention to This
Evaluating the role of the Executive Assistant
The Case for Executive Assistants
A good assistant is a crucial productivity booster for a busy executive—one that offers a solid ROI if they are deployed correctly.
An Urgent Message to Business Leaders: Achieving Workplace Equality
What are the fundamental attitudes and values that we must exemplify in our global workplace in order to acknowledge individual contribution, regardless of race or heritage?
Management, Leadership and Innovation: The Indispensable Role of Executive Support
Constancy, stability, and challenging learning curves have expanded the Executive support role to its present status
Indispensability: The Start Point of the Effective Executive Life Manager
This career requires skillful imagination, precise execution, with equal parts of trust and timing, and a range of attributes, perspective, empathy and prior knowledge.
A Letter to Result-Driven Executives and Executive Assistants: Recognizing and Awarding the Superior Executive Assistant
The role is no longer symbolic; there now is a concentration on the function and its correlation at the level of partnership.
The Essential Assistant
In this video, Melba unravels key concepts and ideas that reflect qualities of successful Executive Assistants.
Press Coverage
In addition to authoring articles herself, Melba has had press coverage by a variety of sources, including Harvard Business. These have been compiled below:
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