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

Success

Marble Hill School for International Studies, in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, has a 96% nonwhite and overwhelmingly first-generation-immigrant student body of about 450, speaking more than 35 languages. She’s got the organization, planning and confidence of a 40-year-old chief operating officer.” Annas Islam.

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Ann Hiatt on What It Takes to Be an Executive Assistant

Go Burrows

In 2002, Ann Hiatt was fresh out of college, starting her first post-university job supporting Jeff Bezos’ at Amazon in Seattle. Amazon was made up of less than 1000 employees in 2002, compared with today’s 1.3 As the most junior member of Jeff Bezos’ office, Ann’s days consisted of a lot of intern-level work.

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7 Strategies To Attract And Retain Top Talent

Allwork

And research indicates leaders tend to be way too confident about the quality of their decisions. . Unfortunately, women are still undervalued compared to their skills and abilities. Google discovered this to its chagrin in 2002, when it launched an experiment by getting rid of all bosses. Don’t believe me?

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