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Simplify Daily Tasks with Technology

Office Dynamics

During the open discussion, small groups shared programs and apps they use to better coordinate their time, organize files, collaborate with their team, and even track personal projects. You can attach files, share boards, set due dates, and it is easy to drop and drag from one list to another. Free to get started.

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

Success

While you’re certainly capable of answering the telephone, filing and ordering supplies, why waste your time on drudgery that almost anyone could do? You uncover outsourcing talent the same way you find employees: by networking in person or online, asking for recommendations and interviewing carefully. Who you gonna call?

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

The writer immediately points out that technology and automation have chipped away at duties like papers to be filed and landlines to be answered. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Keep the file on your desktop or easily accessible. Discuss the importance of a calendar time block for your manager to focus on emails, presentations, budget, etc. The form may include date received, date needed, specific instructions, project number if applicable, links or shared files to additional information needed, etc.

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How Your Non-Profit Can Benefit From a Virtual Executive Assistant

Worxbee

Here at Worxbee, we have several non-profit clients and one thing we’ve found is that many assume an executive assistant will be out of reach, outside the budget of the organization. In fact, there are ways to get an executive assistant without blowing the budget, which we’ll get into here. EAs are good at managing the details.

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What makes a great administrative assistant?

Page Personnel

It means staying on top of diaries and calendars, keeping paperwork (whether digital or physical) filed neatly, and always thinking ahead to what’s next. Clear communication skills – admin assistants absorb all the communications that executives haven’t time to deal with.

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Tracking How to Get It All Done & Avoid Information Overload-Interview With @Springpad CEO @jeffjaner

Stephanie LH Calahan

We differ from what I call the "digital filing cabinet" solutions in the market in that we're not only focused on helping you save and access what you want to remember, but also to help you out when you're ready to take action.   So you are kind of like a virtual assistant, to do list and data storage tool all rolled into one?