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Orion Brown, Creator of BlackTravelBox®, Is Changing Self-Care for Travelers of Color

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She had miscalculated the extent of the humidity, and her tiny travel bottle of conditioner wasn’t cutting it when it came to taming her tresses. This experience, and many others throughout her life’s travels, made her wonder why finding appropriate beauty and self-care products when traveling as a Black woman was so difficult.

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Executive Assistant To Entrepreneur: Powering Your Own Path to Success

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From managing their calendars, emails, and travel arrangements to handling administrative tasks with precision, your efficiency, and professionalism will be in high demand. From booking travel arrangements, arranging meetings, and managing events, to handling personal errands, your knack for multitasking will shine in this role.

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Ep 264: Rachel Bennett on Serving the Work

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In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Rachel talks about learning your role while onboarding an executive, communicating with an executive who travels extensively, and serving the work. Rachel Bennett is a curious, self-motivator who loves to learn new ways to make life more efficient and effective for her executive.

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How I Learned to Work Less But Do More

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By happy coincidence, I had been reading Neil Pasricha’s book The Happiness Equation. A special project management app? he says in his best-selling book, The Now Habit. Enter Greg McKeown, prophet of essentialism, and author of the book by the same name. The burn box. On one axis is “doing,” high and low.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

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From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). They feel they have been managing calendars or planning meetings forever so why pay attention. Manager Support. Supporting Multiple Managers. Task and Project Management. Time Management. This is not smart.

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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

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Smith is a disciple of agile project management, a standard among software development firms. Sitting has become the smoking of our generation,” says Merchant, whose book The New How explains ways of collaborating for better business outcomes. Make meetings uncomfortable. Use cutting-edge video conferencing.

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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

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Travel Planning Apps: Whether you’re the one traveling, or simply attempting to get your executive from point A to point B, travel planning apps can be a life saver. Project Management Apps: Teamwork is, by far, my favorite project management app. The solution? Smartphone apps!