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How Hiring Virtual Assistants Can Boost Employee Performance and Work-Life Balance

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Employees “were able to take their PTO knowing that someone was fully covering their [tasks] and that they are not coming back to catch up with their emails and reports; they have a teammate they can trust, because they went to the same training as the in-office assistants,” she says. What types of tasks might virtual assistants help with?

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Why Human Connections Are A Business Advantage In A Remote World

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I have a little mantra that often serves as the foundation for my strategies — and it’s all about “capturing hearts and minds one at a time.” Paul says that, as a company, Charter Communication thinks it’s critically important to bring people together to meet in person for strategic planning, training, and team building.

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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

Office Dynamics

This is the second article in a two-part series on productivity apps for admins by Julie Perrine. Time Zone Converter Apps: Time zones can be tricky, especially if you or your executive is working virtually from another state or country. I use the Time Zone Converter by TimeAndDate. The solution?

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Training On-line

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. I use a place based in Toronto, Canada called Last Minute Training. Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. I hope you enjoy her article. Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. . Be confident.

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The Little Engine That Could.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I just recently read an article on it and was surprised when I really paid attention to the messages I was sending myself that some of them were negative. I think everyone feels insecure at one time or another, but I find you cant let insecurity get the best of you. This is the time you need a lot of positive self talk.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

Laughing all the Way to Work

This is where an assistant network can come in handy. I often reach out to my network to get answers to problems that come up at the office or just to lend a sympathetic ear. IAAP has a magazine that comes with being a member called OfficePro and it has very useful articles.

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