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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You can’t get the best out of freelancers until you’ve honed your management processes. And the key to good management — freelance or otherwise — is communication. Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion.

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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

Success

To achieve that pinnacle of mental toughness, Darcy Piceu, a licensed psychotherapist, 20-year veteran professional ultrarunner and two-time UTMB winner (3rd in 2011 and 5th in 2015), suggests breaking down your goals into manageable chunks and using simple management tools like a calendar to keep the momentum going. “I

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Highly Skilled Self-Employed Driving the Growth of the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

By "privileged" they mean self-employed workers who are relatively highly skilled and well paid. The fastest growing sectors employing these privileged workers include finance, banking, management consulting, advertising and information technology. Between 2011 and 2016 the total number of U.S.

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

Practically Perfect PA

‘We haven’t calculated our travel stat for 2016 as yet, but in 2015 Steve was on the road 171 days to 44 cities in 11 countries,’ she said. ‘I If you’re curious about your company culture or even its policy towards bleisure travel you could approach the subject with your manager. ‘As I tagged along on about half of those trips’.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

Impostor Syndrome reflects a belief that you are inadequate and, or incompetent despite evidence that you are skilled and successful. Because people who have the impostor syndrome feel that they’ve somehow managed to slip through the system undetected, in their mind it’s just a matter of time before they’re found out. ”.

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Networking best practices for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

During our Assist Conference , which takes place in February 2015, one of our sessions will be solely dedicated to networking and learning best practices from some of the UK’s foremost movers and shakers! The UK’s best PA networkers at the Assist Conference, 27th Feb 2015. Bethany has been a PA since 2011.

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A day in the life: Amanda Barlow, Senior EA, PZ Cussons

Practically Perfect PA

As we have operations in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, amongst others, I am already looking at ways to improve how all of the EAs spread across the globe can work more efficiently as a team, and make a more telling contribution to the ExCo and Senior Management Teams. What do you enjoy least? What has been your career highlight?