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McQuire Rens & Jones has put together a very timely and informative programme aimed at building the professionalism and capability of the secretary to meet present business demands and challenges. The secretary as an integral part of the business and administrative support must be seen by business heads and bosses. It is to this end that the secretary must be developed ‘fast-track’ so that the value addition to the organisation’s or department’s strategic framework.
This seminar, scheduled for 22nd August 2007 at the Galadari Hotel will feature hands-on business professionals that include Nalin Jayasuriya (Managing Director, McQuire Rens Group), Ronnie Pieris (Group Director Finance, John Keells Holdings Ltd.), Deepal Sooriyaarachchi (Managing Director, Eagle Insurance Ltd.), Niranjan de Silva (Managing Director, metropolitan Computers Ltd.), Gajaba Gunawardene (Project Director, World Bank Funded Projects, Ministry of Highways). The panellists are Samanthi Gunasekera (Group head of People management & Development, Millennium IT Ltd) and Samanthi Bandula (General Manager-HR, Diesel & Motor Engineering Co. Ltd)
The areas that will be addressed at the seminar are – emerging role and challenges of the secretary, being assertive and professional, communication effectiveness for follow-up and persuasion, time and task planning techniques to manage deadlines, danger of stress and how to manage it, managing the organisational relationship with the boss.
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