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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Success

Since then, the labor landscape has shapeshifted and, in what felt like a global case study for remote work, virtual workers proved that they did not succumb to distraction or slack off when given more autonomy and flexibility. You do not need to be managing email and invoicing and bookkeeping,” she says. “If

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Improve the Way You Work by Hitting Reset

Jen Lawrence

In the fall of 2022, Harvard Business Review published the results of a case study done with the task-management company Asana. The method: clear the calendar. This study got me thinking about all the areas of our work that could use a healthy reset. Next up came the reminders and holds on my calendar.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

Maybe it’s a 10% increase in email sales in Q1 — but is that a year-over-year increase, or a quarter-over-quarter one? Set up a calendar for regular check-ins and deadlines. To answer that, you need to understand how remote employees and freelancers work, and what motivated them to become freelancers in the first place.

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Productivity Experimention: A Case Study for Writing

Productivityist

I actually get more work done when I don’t use small snippets of time to catch up on Twitter, read articles, or check email. In high school, I used the calendar the guidance counselor gave to all the students. The post Productivity Experimention: A Case Study for Writing appeared first on Productivityist.

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The Admin’s Impact on Employee Morale & Culture Whitepaper

Admin Awards

CASE STUDY. ‘I have this big project, he’s not letting me on his calendar, how can I remedy that?’ Employees were asked to share a personal story or something meaningful to them that would serve to inspire one another through an encouraging email to the entire firm. She was a conduit. ” — Cynthia Young.

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Master the Art of Re-purposing Your Work and You'll Save Multiple Hours - 50 Ideas To Get You Started

Stephanie LH Calahan

Here's a tip: you talk to, email several people a day. Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day. 1) Send an email response. 2) Turn your email into a blog post - at least 250 words, spell-checked and edited. (3) The list itself could be one. Let the articles begin.