Sitting on a File Cabinet, Naked, with a Gun: True Stories of Silicon Valley Ceo Assistants (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781449031596)

Sitting on a File Cabinet, Naked, With a Gun offers an engaging, entertaining insider's look into the offices of some of the most powerful men and women in Silicon Valley, as executive assistants spill the beans about their CEOs. Executive assistants are arguably the most influential people on a chief executive's staff. Currently, over 8 million administrative professionals help over 4 million executives & general managers to broker and schedule meetings, decide who gets the CEO's ear, and select airlines, hotels, car rentals, and other vendors. In addition, they often support the CEOs' personal needs. They also regularly give input to the CEO on employees, from new candidates to old-timers, and they most definitely impact the fortunes of the businesses that serve them. CEO executive assistants are historically a "secret weapon" - typically not even recognized for their power to influence the CEO, and often written off as "just a secretary." Beware of making that outdated mistake. Today, t

Author: Linda McFarland, Joanne Linden
ISBN-10: 1449031595
ISBN-13: 9781449031596
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2009
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d