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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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She also founded, in 2016, a nonprofit membership organization , Advancing Women in Tech, which “accelerates careers and addresses diversity gaps in leadership.” The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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In an effort to sound gracefully diplomatic during a grad school interview, I found myself referencing that particular experience in terms of “teachable moments,” a buzzy phrase I’d never used before in my life that suddenly made a lot of sense. This article was published in July 2016 and has been updated. Lacking Leadership.

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The Real Good Life Takes Dinner Stress Off Your Plate

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What started as a one-person cooking operation in a church basement has since expanded to a bigger organization with its own kitchen, more than 30 employees and a rotating weekly menu including a soup, salad, entrée and—as a nod to its founder’s love of chocolate—an indulgent dessert. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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This Canadian Real Estate Agent Helped His Daughter Break an Unusual Guinness World Record and Found a Breakthrough of His Own

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From 2015 to 2016, Canadian real estate professionals Tom and Kerri Everitt accompanied daughter Capri (then 11) and her brother (then 9) as the former set out to sing national anthems in as many different countries as possible. I paid her $10 to learn the American national anthem,” Everitt says. The logistics are nuts.

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Ep 221: Jennifer Chamberlin on Working From Home and Seeing Yourself as More Than Just an Assistant

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Jennifer Chamberlin launched My Bilingual VA in 2016 after working as a Personal / Executive Assistant in Paris for 15 years. LEADERSHIP QUOTE If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. She grew up in England but was always passionate about Europe and learning foreign languages.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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On a sunny March day in his hometown of Chicago, Chance the Rapper makes his way to The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center for our interview and his SUCCESS photo shoot. In 2016, he co-created the Warmest Winter project, which created coats that doubled as sleeping bags for the homeless. And I closed out the show.

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Ep 159: Nellie Jacob – Longtime Executive Assistant and Strengths Coach

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In this episode, Nellie talks about the evolution of the role, how to take the pulse of your executive, organization and team, leading with empathy, and becoming aware of your strengths. Nellie was raised by a highly organized mother, and hardworking father. Oprah Winfrey. CONNECT WITH NELLIE. Nellie’s LinkedIn. ABOUT NELLIE.

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