To centralize or not to centralize the Administrative function?

That's the question a growing number of organizations across nearly every industry are contemplating as they explore options to improve efficiencies and rethink ways to better provide administrative support to organizations and their leaders.

While there are organizations that have successfully made the leap to a centralized administrative model, there are others that have experienced tremendous growing pains and in hindsight, believe they could have had a more effective rollout with more buy-in from those affected.

This Roundtable Discussion Covered:

• What is the Centralized Administrative
• Model today and how is it different from the ‘Secretarial Pool of the 70’s’?
• Why a Centralized Administrative Model doesn’t mean a ‘one size fits all approach’
• What are the key advantages and disadvantages of a Centralized Administrative Model?
• What are the critical success factors of an effective Centralized Administrative Model
• What are the signs that a centralized model might work or the red flags that it won't
• Does a hybrid model make the most sense?

Panelists:

• Jennifer Boyd, Digital Technical Analyst, ExxonMobil, Houston
• Joan Burge, Founder & CEO, Office Dynamics, Las Vegas
• Erin Joslyn, Manager, Fidelity Institutional, Boston
• Tammy Pimentel, Executive Assistant, McKinsey & Company, Boston
• Katie Watts, Senior Executive Assistant, Fivetran, Denver