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

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A University of Pennsylvania-trained engineer, Wang has had a meteoric career trajectory that has taken her to positions with the U.S. She also founded, in 2016, a nonprofit membership organization , Advancing Women in Tech, which “accelerates careers and addresses diversity gaps in leadership.” There was that beginning.

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Interview with TRAVO at the Annual Conference for Assistants

Office Dynamics

TRAVO was one of key sponsors at the 2016 Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence and we are so excited that Debbi Shaffer of Audacious Admin was able to sit down with TRAVO for a brief interview to talk about what they are doing. TRAVO is an incredible travel planning tool in development for administrative professionals.

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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%. Rob Cross, author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead and Restore Your Well-Being , has conducted over 800 interviews with high performers.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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In an effort to sound gracefully diplomatic during a grad school interview, I found myself referencing that particular experience in terms of “teachable moments,” a buzzy phrase I’d never used before in my life that suddenly made a lot of sense. This article was published in July 2016 and has been updated.

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Ep 221: Jennifer Chamberlin on Working From Home and Seeing Yourself as More Than Just an Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

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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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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I invested the last bit of my money into a coach training program, and at times, it felt selfish to spend money on education as my family struggled to pay the bills. From working one-on-one to interviewing leaders on my podcast to sharing my message as a speaker, I am thrilled to be part of so many people’s personal and professional growth.

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Ep 108: Jennifer Brown on Creating Inclusive Workplaces

Go Burrows

I tell my students, “When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. Check out the Leader Assistant Premium Membership for ongoing training, coaching, and community. ” – Toni Morrison.

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