Entrepreneurs must keep the tables and their minds as free as possible from routine problems. A good personal assistant is needed.
Ken Davenport is a Broadway producer. When he first started production company, he worked outside his apartment but later managed to develop it. It’s beginning to make it not able to do his best skill: dreaming of new projects and promote the company.
“One of the biggest challenges to be faced entrepreneur and founder of the company is to find ways to continue to keep the creativity that started their company, as was done in the daily routines of running the company, the more weight to keep the creativity … A good assistant can save you time every day . Every minute saved can be used for new projects and perhaps, a little time to relax. Conversely, the less good assistant can spend your time. Do not skimp in choosing an assistant. Get someone experienced.
Vanessa Cameron is the chief executive of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London. His role required him to do a lot of national and international trips and he relied on assistants to coordinate personal records and travel plans. Not only that, he also relies on a trusted personal assistant as a person, may be the only person in the company who will give honest opinions and understand them well in times such as Cameron is under pressure or using the wrong tone in communicating.
“My personal assistant is my right hand. He is someone that I trust. I can fully rely on loyalty but more importantly he knows that he always tells the truth about me, not telling me things he thought I wanted to hear. He also will tell me when he thinks I’m doing something wrong. He would change my mail if I use the wrong tone, such as too aggressive, too apologetic, or if the reality is different … He knew when I was under pressure and react to it. “
The role of an entrepreneur as a leader is to lead and guide the company, not set it. One of the main skills that owned a successful leader is the ability to choose the things that became the center of attention, rather than be controlled by a personal note. A good personal assistant can be given the responsibility of making important decisions about what is important and not important to focus attention and time of the leader. They also can take care of many details that suck up time and can assist leaders in delegating tasks to other team members. A good assistant can provide comments about the behaviour of a leader with the objective. It is impossible to have a relationship like this with other team members.
