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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports.

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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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A 2020 study published in The Permanente Journal found that when patients, their families and their health care practitioners completed three-minute journaling exercises together, the stress levels of all parties decreased and communication improved. You can write whatever comes to mind without a theme or specific agenda.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

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I would like to address the recent article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 18, 2020 by Rachel Feintzeig regarding The Vanishing Executive Assistant. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

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In its fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021 financial reports—while many other companies were experiencing layoffs and frantically downsizing—BELAY announced record-breaking numbers. The choice to send workers home felt temporary in 2020. Virtual assistants, it appears, are part of the new normal. “You

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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It was scheduled to depart in April 2020. Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. And then rebooked again for 2022. What will we do instead?

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9 Heartwarming Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities to Spread Joy and Give Back

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Census Bureau shows that formal volunteers gave more than 4 billion hours of service from September 2020 to September 2021. Check your local community calendar for any upcoming donation events or start your own with family and friends. You’re not alone. Data from the U.S. You don’t have to donate just food, either.

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6 Ways To Prove That Your Company Isn’t Flex-Washing

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Do people block out “deep thinking” time on their calendars? Companies that have fully embraced the new normal of remote work probably aren’t using their office space in the same way they were in early 2020. To demonstrate your company’s skill level at asynchronous work, describe a typical day for your remote workers.

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