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Why becoming a chief of staff is good for your career

Why becoming a chief of staff is good for your career

Three top executives who took on the role early in their careers say the position was a springboard to far bigger jobs.

Georgia Hewett was chief of staff to two CEOs.  Louise Kennerley

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Georgia Hewett, strategy and consulting sales lead at consulting firm Accenture, describes the chief-of-staff role as “a real-life MBA”.

Top recruiter Jason Johnson says the job is “stakeholder management on steroids”, which, he stresses, is just one of the benefits of being a chief of staff.

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Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com

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