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The 4 Most Common Excuses for Not Delegating

Success

Outsourcing isn’t always easy for leaders and entrepreneurs to wrap their minds around, says mentor Harry Hecht of Orlando, Florida-based SCORE. The phone and email are time-wasters,” Hecht says. This article was published in January 2015 and has been updated. Are you trying to do it all and not delegating tasks?

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My 6 Stages of Grief When Dealing With Mean Emails

Success

Phone a friend about the rude email. Like this one, from Sarah, the Harvard-educated scientist I’ve written about a lot (she has become an important mentor for me when it comes to what it means to be both ambitious and sensitive). This article was published in November 2015 and has been updated. I’ve been found out.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I If it’s answering the phone, you should have a script. This article was published in February 2015 and has been updated.

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

How better to share the conference experience than a conversation with the creator herself – The professional, personable, and mentor to many, Joan Burge! From the first phone call to register for the conference to picking up my name tag, the entire team carried out the professionalism of Joan. Or take walks throughout the week.

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10 Tips to Beat the Overwhelm and Stay Focused

Office Organization Success

But having fewer emails landing in your inbox will really make a difference to your inbox overwhelm and will allow you to focus only on those mentors/teachers that serve you best. Don’t take unscheduled phone calls – let it go to voicemail. c) 2015 Tracey Lawton. This is one of my favorite things to do.

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Shake It Up!

Office Dynamics

Okay, Monday Motivators, it is the last week of February 2015. Mentor a new employee or a novice administrative assistant. It might be related to technology; how to use your sophisticated office phone system; how to use color coding for emails; how to have daily huddles with you and more. It’s time to shake things up.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

I recently spoke at the Assist Conference in September 2015, and at Skyscanner’s Company Presentation in December to around 300 people. Sherien : I am sure I am with the millions when I say I can’t live without my phone. Do you have advisor’s / board members / mentors that have helped with the network? About the network….