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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

Success

In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. Through her work, Arrington is breaking cycles of incarceration and creating pathways to college education and careers for historically underserved communities.

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10 Must Follow Admin Resources On Twitter

Office Dynamics

In fact, there is an event called #AdminChat that’s just for assistants – a free event that happens with a select resource, weekly, hosted by Executive Secretary Magazine (another phenomenal administrative resource). IAAP International Association of Administrative Professionals – The largest association for administrative professionals.

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Career Blogging: A new way of marketing yourself

Laughing all the Way to Work

Having worked in a law firm in the Employment and Labour Department, I have been educated on the risks to employees who blog. Make sure if you are using your blog as part of your "career package" that you keep your blog professional and on target. Sometimes I think we look to others to teach us, when we really are the experts ourselves.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

It’s not only about what happens internally, how to build good teams , but also about how you relate with clients.” And among the constituencies IBM tracked , the gay community ranked highest in education level, computer literacy and disposable income. The decision-makers in your markets are getting more and more diverse,” Kaplan says.

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Experience vs. a university degree part two

Practically Perfect PA

I’ve attended numerous seminars in leadership, time management, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, meeting planning, event planning, and disaster recovery planning (Joan Eisendot and her website are fantastic resources) as well as is Tyler Davidson at Meetings Focus magazine/website, and freely shared the knowledge with my peers and anyone who asked.

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OFFICE DYNAMICS CONFERENCE RECAP PART I: AN EVENT OF DISTINCTION BEGINS

Office Dynamics

Meanwhile, the Office Dynamics team including Joan Burge and the conference’s featured expert presenters like Julie Perrine, Chrissy Scivique and Lucy Brazier flowed through the space, helping connect people with industry peers and mentors, sharing stories and smiles.