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3 Keys to Collaborating Well in a Virtual Culture

After more than fifty years of playing together, you’d think the Rolling Stones would have everything down pat. They could go to any arena, sell it out, and at a moment’s notice, play “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” without a hitch. What would you […]

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Want to Grow in 2019? Ask These Five Questions Now

Back in my days as an executive assistant, the last days of the year were a flurry of activity. There were end-of-year events to plan and juggle, client gifts to purchase and send, and vacations to work around and cover. The to-do list never ended. And yet, my best bosses always made time to get […]

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Can a Virtual Assistant Grow Your Side Business?

Just a little more than a decade ago, a member of Sal Khan’s family needed some help with school. Sal didn’t live nearby but leveraged the power of video technology to tutor them online. Other family members got wind of what Sal was doing, and so he shared the videos. More and more people started […]

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“The Sky is the Limit.” A Social Media Virtual Assistant Speaks

Ever hear the one about the ants and the grasshopper? It goes a little something like this: One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants was bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came […]

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Direct Hire vs. Virtual Assistant: Which costs more?

“House poor. We’re house poor,” the wife said sadly as she declined yet another invitation from her friends to go on vacation. This wasn’t what she had bargained for a year earlier when she and her husband had, starry-eyed, bought their dream home. It had been an exciting day. “A home is a great investment!” […]

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The Ultimate Virtual Training Guide, Part 2

Do you remember that saying, “Some things never change?” Do you ever feel that right now, it should sound more like “Some things always change?” Or even more so, “Everything is changing, and fast?”   Doing business in 2018 is nothing like we’ve ever seen before. The pace is fast. The popularity of social media […]

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The Ultimate Virtual Training Guide (Part 1)

Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced this way, it’s a magnificent profession. –Clayton Christensen   A virtual assistant can change so many things in your business. They can make you more productive. They can relieve your stress. They can help you reignite a passion for your business. But they also […]

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Five Ways to Make “December You” Say “Thanks!”

It’s September, and the changes of the season are setting in. If you have kids in school, then new teachers, schedules, and extracurriculars may be taxing your time. If you don’t have kids, there’s still more traffic on the road and people out and about. It’s not just the leaves and the latte flavors that […]

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Five Ways a Virtual Assistant Service Eliminates Risk

Nicole, wouldn’t it be cheaper if I just hired a virtual assistant myself? It’s a question I’ve heard a time or two. Or twenty. And it’s a question I honestly understand. I currently own this small business whose site you are on (thank you!). And for years, as an admin myself, I was involved with […]

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How to be a Great First-Time Manager

We see you out there. Hustling, getting it done and, dare we say, living the dream. We love it! How many people get to do exactly what they are designed and destined to do?  Not many, and it’s so impressive, what you’re doing. But we also see your frustrations. Yes, you’re doing your dream job. […]

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