Executive Assistant in Management

Introduction to strategic corporate management

• Strategy as a central component of entrepreneurial activity.
• Goals and challenges in strategy development - pitfalls and solutions.
• Difference between operational and strategic management.
• The role of the assistant in the strategy process: thinking along - steering along - shaping along.

Method and toolbox for strategic assistance

• Strategy pillars: Understanding vision and mission and translating them into day-to-day business.
• SWOT analysis for practical use: structured evaluation of projects and decisions.
• Translate strategic intent into concrete measures.
• Stakeholder analysis: recognizing interests, strategically maintaining relationships.

Supporting and managing strategic projects

• From operational task management to strategic project support.
• Recognize and mitigate obstacles in the implementation of strategies.
• Develop measures and action plans: from a rough target to a concrete to-do list.
• KPI and OKR methodology: translating targets into measures and controlling them.

Communication as the key to the strategy process

• Communication as a success factor in strategic projects: From information to impact.
• Efficiently manage the "Strategy" project: status reports, milestone updates & escalation.
• Accompanying change management: Guiding employees and teams through change.
• Recognize resistance and turn it into opportunities.

The assistant as co-pilot in the strategy process

• The role in the strategy cockpit: responsibility, influence and scope.
• Show presence and raise profile in strategic projects.
• The toolbox for practice: tools & methods with impact.
• From training to the company: Planning implementation in your own environment.