A true partnership: A talk with CEO Lucy Brazier and EA Franziska Lielje

076: Lucy Brazier OBE is one of the world’s leading authorities on the administrative profession. As CEO of Marcham Publishing, specialist publishers of Executive Support Magazine, Lucy’s passion is for the Assistant role to be truly recognised as a career and not just a job. With access to the most forward-thinking, passionate and knowledgeable administrative business leaders in the world, as well as personally meeting and speaking to literally thousands of Assistants over the last 10 years, Lucy’s knowledge of the market and what Assistants all over the world are facing on a day-to-day basis are second to none. In 2021 Lucy was awarded an OBE in recognition for her services to office professionals. Franziska Lielje is Office Manager & EA to CEO Lucy Brazier OBE. She has worked as an Executive Assistant to the CEO in Germany and as an Office Manager in Jordan and has found her passion for supporting the administrative profession when joining the team here in Spain! Fran is a hardworking young woman with eyes and ears everywhere – making sure that things around the office run smoothly, while helping the team & Lucy to be the best they can be. https://executivesupportmagazine.com/ https://wa-alliance.com/home/ https://globalskillsmatrix.com/ http://www.isiphoadmin.org.za/ Article by Simone White on inclusion: https://executivesupportmagazine.com/the-need-for-inclusion/ Book recommendation of Lucy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Life-Shortlisted-Booker-Prize/dp/1447294831/ref=asc_df_1447294831/

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