Executive Support Leadership Expert & Founder of The Duncan Group; CEO at Duncan Leadership Institute; Author of "How to Succeed in Business as an Executive Assistant"
Melba J. Duncan Biography
Melba J. Duncan is a recognized leader in executive support and the professional executive assistant field. Duncan is the founder and president of The Duncan Group, a retained search and consulting firm advising CEOs and corporate leaders on senior management support resources. The firm operates internationally and specializes in recruitment, organizational consulting, coaching, and executive-level training for administrative staff, with a focus on C-suite strategic executive management assistants.
Before founding The Duncan Group, Duncan served as assistant to Peter G. Peterson, founder of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, chairman emeritus and co-founder of The Blackstone Group, former chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Incorporated, and former secretary of commerce. Duncan also worked as assistant to Sanford C. Bernstein, chairman and CEO of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., where she was elected corporate secretary and became a stockholder.
Duncan has contributed to the executive assistant profession through her books and articles. She is the author of "How to Succeed in Business as an Executive Assistant" and "The New Executive Assistant: Advice for Succeeding as an Executive or Administrative Assistant." Her book "EQ/IQ: Developing Emotional Intelligence for Effective Executive Support" addresses emotional intelligence best practices for executive support professionals. Duncan's articles include "The Case for Executive Assistants" and the interview "What Executive Assistants Know About Managing Up," both published in Harvard Business Review.
Duncan is also the founder and CEO of the Duncan Leadership Institute, which provides educational programs and curriculum solutions for administrative support staff at all levels. The Institute focuses on developing specialized skills for senior-level and C-suite assistants. Duncan is a member of The Seraphic Society and serves as vice president of C-Suite Executive Support Professionals, a global not-for-profit organization that highlights the strategic business partnership role of C-suite executive support professionals.
Duncan is an active public speaker, addressing audiences worldwide on topics such as executive assistant leadership, management, and strategic support skills. She has chaired the Marcus Evans Executaries Forums in North America and delivered keynote addresses at the EA&PA Congress Series in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne, as well as the American Management Association's Annual Conference for Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants. Through her work, Duncan continues to shape the evolving role of the executive assistant in the business world.
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