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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

Success

Nicole Aunapu Mann and Katya Echazarreta both made history in 2022 as the first Native American woman and the first Mexican-born American woman, respectively, to travel to space. Charpentier and Doudna received the Nobel for their work on the technology of genome editing. As of 2022, the U.S.

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Everything You Need to Know About Emergency Funds

Success

If you have dependents, heavy debt or access to other funds, like a partner’s salary or unemployment insurance, the amount you need to save will vary. Consider the minimum amount you spend each month on non-negotiable expenses like: Housing Food Utilities Insurance (health, car, etc.) How much should an emergency fund be?

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7 Classy Ways to Handle Employee Resignations

Success

Level up your payment structure through incentives and salary matching CEO of Big Blue Marble Academy, Jeff Wahl, says a teacher at one of their 57 locations was ready to quit and move to warehouse work for $1 more per hour. We offer a travel stipend. Instead, the company counter-offered in an effort to retain the teacher.

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Partnering with an Executive Assistant Staffing Agency: Benefits for Hiring Managers and Organizations

C-Suite Assistants

Complex travel arrangements, calendar management, and keeping up with technical innovations are only part of what an excellent executive assistant needs to do for you. There are many hidden costs in recruiting—some estimates suggest the recruitment process can cost an organization as much as three to four times that employee’s annual salary.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Like everything in business, it’s about negotiation for both funds and time. Salary Increase. Be mindful of your end goal – you need to tie in your request for L&D to your current position and how it will prepare you and your boss for the future. Internal & External Training.

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Book Review: Give and Take

Productivityist

As I continue my travels, I''m offering up a guest post from a regular contributor to the blog, Mike Dariano. Grant also writes about how givers negotiate better than takers. In one study of student negotiators, the group trained as givers got better deals for themselves and their opponents. Are you a giver or a taker?

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So do assistants think the role has diversified?

Practically Perfect PA

Last September I successfully negotiated a change in title and salary, but am still the lowest-paid manager in our company, even though I have more management experience than several other managers. In this role I managed staff, but was not given a manager title. I have been in administration for 18 years.

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