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

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As director and general manager, the 33-year-old is the youngest person to serve at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Protection’s executive level. A University of Pennsylvania-trained engineer, Wang has had a meteoric career trajectory that has taken her to positions with the U.S. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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How You Can Combat Collaboration Overload to Improve Company Performance—and Your Own

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A 2016 Harvard Business Review article found that over the past two decades, time spent by leadership and employees in collaborative activities has grown by more than 50%. So it’s critical to get a handle on managing collaboration. A lack of cross-training could negatively impact a project or cause service interruptions.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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They largely revolve around my first job out of college, a “sink or swim” situation where my boss’s management style was poor at best and unprofessional at worst, that even years later still stirs the occasional moment of self-doubt. I worked very well with one of my first managers, but I was definitely one of her favorites.

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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. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

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In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Nicki talks about managing a team of assistants, creating a career development plan, cultivating a team culture, and finding happiness in your role. She mentors, trains, and coaches EA/AAs across the region. So I When interviewed, I don’t. While supporting J.,

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Ep 108: Jennifer Brown on Creating Inclusive Workplaces

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In this episode, Jennifer talks about working with a fully remote team, email management from the executive’s perspective, and how executive assistants can help cultivate an inclusive workplace. Check out the Leader Assistant Premium Membership for ongoing training, coaching, and community. LEADERSHIP QUOTE.

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Libby Moore on Dreams, Letting Go, and Landing the Job as Oprah Winfrey’s Chief of Staff

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I’ve been an executive assistant coach since 2016, and as someone who provides administrative professional training to aspiring administrative assistants, I jumped at the chance to chat with Libby. By then, she’d interviewed with Saturday Night Live and knew it was never going to work out there. The Power of Letting Go.