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When Nature Calls, Boston Harbor Now CEO Kathy Abbott Answers

Success

Created in 2016, Boston Harbor Now is a merger of two nonprofit organizations—Boston Harbor Island Alliance and Boston Harbor Association. She heeded the DPW director’s advice and got a job managing the playground at the Falmouth Recreation Department. When she interviewed for positions, her interviewers asked why she resigned.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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We share war stories over happy hours, at backyard barbecues and sometimes via an international phone call if need be. I worked very well with one of my first managers, but I was definitely one of her favorites. My boss’s lackluster interest in my projects and work made me realize I needed to manage myself. Playing Favorites.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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LaToya Christian Managing Partner and Executive Director of Inclusive Strategy & Innovation, GroupM Christian is the executive director of inclusive strategy and innovation at GroupM in New York City. She started as a social worker who could barely pay her student loans, then became a coach as a side hustle.

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The Practically Perfect PA Advisory Panel

Practically Perfect PA

I have worked on reception, secretarial, event and project management teams during this time and had almost every title from Receptionist to Director of Administration. Simone has just had another baby so expect a few more updates on how she is managing life as a mum of two! Here is just one such interview with ES Magazine.

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The Practically Perfect PA Advisory Panel

Practically Perfect PA

I have worked on reception, secretarial, event and project management teams during this time and had almost every title from Receptionist to Director of Administration. Simone has just had another baby so expect a few more updates on how she is managing life as a mum of two! Here is just one such interview with ES Magazine.

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How Administrative Professionals Can Prepare for the Office of the Future

Office Dynamics

In recent Office of the Future research from OfficeTeam and the International Association of Administrative Professionals, 50 percent of survey respondents feel they have skills that are not being tapped at work. Additionally, keep an eye out for mobile apps that can increase your and your manager’s efficiency. Event planning.

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

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Nine months after calling off her wedding, she was managing a remote hospital in Darfur, Sudan, that served internally displaced Sudanese refugees. As my family learned in 2016 when we all climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, it is by stretching our limits that we can expand them. It was a huge undertaking.

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