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A day in the life: Katrina Wardell, EA at Dropbox

Practically Perfect PA

I have a Bachelor’s degree from Mills College in International Politics & Economics and a Master’s degree from Trinity College Dublin in International Development. Before Dropbox, I worked for a tech start-up and was the executive assistant (EA) to the CEO of an aircraft leasing firm. What are the main aspects of your role?

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3 Ways to Create a Better System for Information Management

All Things Admin

Whether it’s handling emails, documents, or projects, having a well-organized system can significantly improve productivity and streamline decision-making processes. By assigning different colors to various categories or types of documents, you can quickly identify and retrieve them when needed.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

She shares an onboarding document with every new freelancer. “It ‍ We recommend setting up a shared Google Drive or Dropbox folder. We find 20+ hours per week or a month-long engagement warrants access to internal communication channels like Slack and project management systems like Asana. Her secret?

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Guest Post: 5 Indispensable iPhone Apps for Virtual Assistants

Eco-Office Gals

The award-winning Quickoffice is the first and only application to allow you to share, access, view, and edit Microsoft Office documents with the ability to connect to multiple cloud services, including MobileMe, Google Docs, Box.net, and Dropbox.

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How We Pulled Off a Huge Event Through Outsourcing

Productivityist

In order to monitor contractors’ work, keep the communication streamlined and work together on things remotely, we used a number of applications that we work with internally with all the VAs to optimize work progress and avoid confusion: Communication: Skype, Google Chat, Yammer. File exchange: Dropbox, WeTransfer. Review: Google Docs.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

My scanner serves all these purposes -- scan a document in and you can then e-fax it over the internet, print out a copy, edit it directly through OCR software, save it as a PDF and toss the paper.           Dr. Shannon Reece Reece International LLC. LNM LOVES Dropbox! Find here: steph.bz/iB5cj3.

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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

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Some common favorites include Google apps, Grasshopper, Skype and Dropbox. Some web services I suggest are GoToMyPC for international access to one base hard drive, and Evernote for paperless document and image management. oDesk is a directory of international contractors. Keep it simple, says Kent Healy of Healo Capital.

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