Category Archives: Leadership

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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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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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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Fast-Track Your Leadership Skills

Small business owner. Entrepreneur. Owner. These are titles you’ve probably become somewhat accustomed to by now. But if you’ve taken the leap to hiring virtual help, you realize pretty quickly, you’ve taken on a whole new role: leader. And even though you may have just wanted to hire someone to deal with the little things, […]

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Three Ways to Make a Richer Virtual Assistant Experience

Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.                            –Paul J. Meyer Some Owner-VA teams easily grasp the concept of their work together. In those cases, a quick text, or even an email does the trick to […]

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What If You Actually Like It?

I almost didn’t get in the pool that day.   (I almost missed out.)   Earlier this summer, I did something I’ve never done before. I donned a swim cap and goggles, and began swimming with the masters swim team at our neighborhood pool.   Now, here’s the crazy part: I didn’t know how to […]

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Don’t Drop the Pickles

“Uh-oh.”   The exclamation followed a “thump.” And immediately afterward, the stench of vinegar filled the air. Pickles lay everywhere on the floor.   “I’m so sorry, Mommy,” my daughter said. She’d been trying to help get dinner on the table outside, but the tray she had was just too full.   “Why didn’t you […]

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Five Simple Ways to Level Up in Your Productivity Game

“You’ve leveled up!”   Oh, the joy of the video game when you reach the end of one level and get to go on to the next. Nothing gives quite the same amount of pleasure than “graduating” to the next step in a game-or in life. It is, as we say, goals.   Whether you […]

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