The Duncan Group Resource Forum: How to Leverage Marketable Skills for Career Advancement

Online, October 5, 2009 (Newswire.com) - CONTACT:
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RECESSION SPELLS OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE ABLE
TO LEVERAGE MARKETABLE SKILLS

The Duncan Group Hosts Forum To Focus On The Role Of
Executive Assistants Working With Corporate Leaders

New York - September 2009 - With unemployment at record levels, at least one career advisor believes that one field holds enormous promise and will be helping New Yorkers to learn about this opportunity. The Duncan Group Inc. will redefine this critical function and discuss the reasons why the role of Executive Assistant is even more vital in today's dynamic global workplace. The first of a series of Forums will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, NY.

"In an economy that demands that we do more with less, corporate leaders are relying more on their Executive Assistants and positioning them as indispensable members of senior leadership teams around the world," said Melba Duncan, President and CEO of The Duncan Group Inc. and author of The New Executive Assistant. "When it comes to Executive Assistants, we have clearly transitioned into a new normal, defined as being open to dramatic modifications in order to acquire new knowledge and skills."

A featured guest presenter at the first Forum will be Erika Andersen, the founding partner of Proteus International, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that helps organizations clarify and move toward their hoped-for future. Ms. Andersen is the author of Being Strategic, Plan For Success, Out-Think Your Competitors, Stay Ahead of Change.

"This is a time when administrative resources will be rapidly reallocated and redefined," Ms. Duncan added. "We believe that the Executive Assistant position is a career option with a rewarding future and, surprisingly perhaps, less vulnerable than other positions to layoffs and restructurings."

The Forum series will feature interactive discussions with panels of CEOs, Executive Recruiters, Human Resources Executives and Executive Assistants/Chiefs of Staff. They will allow participants to:

• discover relevant new knowledge in the art of assisting;
• hear about the complex challenges facing business leaders, which require a revised job description for assisting;
• discover what indispensable skills and capabilities are required in order to assume higher levels of responsibility, and
• learn how to leverage their strengths to advance their careers.

This is an essential platform for those who wish to advance in the career of executive assisting, or for those from different career paths who may be searching for alternatives.

The Duncan Group Inc. has been advising chief executive officers, the C-level suite and other corporate leaders regarding specialized senior management support resources since 1985. Based in New York City, the firm serves a global client base.