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

Success

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. Nancy Wang is ready to change the world.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

Success

They are what’s known as “liveaboards,” a breed of digital nomad on the water, with Sophie managing their digital brand, Ryan & Sophie Sailing , while Ryan works as a business development consultant. Ellison and Darsy purchased Polar Seal in March 2016, but they didn’t hit the waters full time until June 2018.

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Launching Assist Travel 2016

Practically Perfect PA

In last year’s Practically Perfect PA reader’s survey I asked you lovely lot “What area of your role do you think you need to learn more about? ”. We want this to be measurable, easy to manage, more enjoyable and relaxing for you and your Executive. Business travel was a pretty clear winner. What are the key themes?

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Choosing Administrative Training That’s Right for You

Office Dynamics

As 2016 comes to an end, I hope you are working on your goals for your 2017 development. The challenge may come when you realize there are a plethora of training programs, conferences, webinars and other learning events for administrative assistants and executive assistants. We limit our on-site training classes to 25.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

Success

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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Do you want to speak at Assist Travel 2016?

Practically Perfect PA

For example, you may like to talk about that trip that saw your Exec cross every continent and time zone – how did you manage it, what did you learn from such a difficult trip and what advice can you pass on to other assistants? The post Do you want to speak at Assist Travel 2016? Of course you can attend the event for free.

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Change Is Hard—Here’s How to Influence People to Get on the Same Page

Success

I just learned that she still hasn’t made even one call!” “I The answer might be training or online tutorials, or a mentor or coach working alongside them for a few weeks. One of my clients recently changed her group from behind-the-scenes experts and process managers to become client-facing. How big is the gap?” It’s winning!

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