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  <titleInfo>
    <title>The definitive personal assistant &amp; seretarial handbook: a best-practice guide for all secretaries, PAs, office managers and executive assistants</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>France, Sue</namePart>
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  <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource>
  <originInfo>
    <place>
      <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">xxu</placeTerm>
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    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">London</placeTerm>
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    <publisher>Kogan Page</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2009</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
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  <physicalDescription>
    <form authority="marcform">print</form>
    <extent>viii, 246 p.: ill.; 24cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Contents: Introduction -- Relationship management -- Communication skills -- Confidence, self-belief and goal setting -- Dealing with difficult people and managing conflict -- Time, organising and stress management -- Organising meetings and events -- Presentations -- Ergonomics: Your health and safety -- Networking -- A chapter to share with your boss -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Personal strenghts assessment form -- Appendix 2: Personal development plan (PDP) -- Appendix 3: Preferred thought-processing style -- Appendix 4: Proforma for goal setting -- Appendix 5: Problem-solving master.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Sue France</note>
  <note>Includes index.</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Administrative assistants</topic>
    <topic> Handbooks, manuals, etc</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject>
    <topic>Secretaries</topic>
    <topic> Handbooks, manuals, etc</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject>
    <topic>Office management</topic>
    <topic> Handbooks, manuals, etc</topic>
  </subject>
  <classification authority="lcc">HF5547.5.F84</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9780749453459</identifier>
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