Be a Kickass Assistant

Critical Praise

"Everyone needs a good assistant, whether one is a lexicographer, a president, or just a busy executive....This remarkable, clever, and genial book offers endlessly useful instruction for one of modern society's most vital but least understood professions."
-Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman

"A great book...organized to make this not just a great read but an indispensable tool. I'll never hire another assistant without insisting he or she read it first!"
-Dee Dee Myers, former White House press secretary

"Heather is the perfect person to write this book. Her organization, reliability, and efficiency kept my White House office afloat."
-George Stephanopoulos

"Heather understands the importance of being an assistant, from the small yet crucial details to the sometimes enormous responsibilities associated with the job. This book will provide a huge advantage to anyone starting out."
-Vanessa Flindt, former assistant to Tipper Gore

"This unique guidebook should become the bible of every assistant in the workplace today. Heather's straight-talk style of techniques and day-to-day practices provides the professional and personal skills it takes to become a 'kickass assistant.' There can be no higher compliment....[Her] common sense combined with personal and professional techniques give you all you need to win that title."
-Joanne Cea-Eboli, former assistant to Ralph Lauren

"Heather Beckel has captured the urgency and professionalism of the White House and made the lessons learned there applicable for everyone from the corner office to the home office....Filled with keen insight, practical advice, and humorous anecdotes."
-Stephen Goodin, former aide to President Clinton