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The Tremendous Tiny Tech Stack: A Client Case Study

Tips From T. Marie

Enter the stress of time zone calculations for clients in different time zones, and her calendar was more of a chaos chart! Just two tools: TidyCal and Google Calendar. Google Calendar Integration: The best friendships are those that bring out the best in each other, right? No bulky software, no complex systems.

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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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Improve the Way You Work by Hitting Reset

Jen Lawrence

In the fall of 2022, Harvard Business Review published the results of a case study done with the task-management company Asana. The method: clear the calendar. This study got me thinking about all the areas of our work that could use a healthy reset. Next up came the reminders and holds on my calendar.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Success

Since then, the labor landscape has shapeshifted and, in what felt like a global case study for remote work, virtual workers proved that they did not succumb to distraction or slack off when given more autonomy and flexibility. You do not need to be managing email and invoicing and bookkeeping,” she says. “If

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The Admin’s Impact on Employee Morale & Culture Whitepaper

Admin Awards

Nan Barry, Managing Director, Southwest Airlines. CASE STUDY. ’ There was a manager on ramp, and all of his metrics were off: His turnover was high, people were calling in sick, he was having to cover overtime. ‘I have this big project, he’s not letting me on his calendar, how can I remedy that?’

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Master the Art of Re-purposing Your Work and You'll Save Multiple Hours - 50 Ideas To Get You Started

Stephanie LH Calahan

Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day. Editing & reformatting case studies as individual PPT slides for on-the-fly presentations. Bios from one-sheets are cut into manageable chunks and find a home in media pitches. Thanks to Derrick Hayes of WOE Enterprises.