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

Success

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

Allwork

That was pretty revolutionary at the time, but it has worked out well. Her company now has employees in every time zone in the continental U.S. Jodi says there is a multi-layer approach to fostering human connections. The first layer is the most critical and does not require significant cost or time investment.

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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

Office Dynamics

Just forward your confirmation emails to the app (hotel, rental car, airline tickets, etc.), Enter your habits, tasks, and hobbies into a to-do list app such as SuperNote , Wunderlist or Timeful. Timeful will suggest the optimal time to complete them. I use the Time Zone Converter by TimeAndDate.

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The Ultimate Executive Assistant Toolbox

Worxbee

Over the years, we’ve learned what tools you need to reach the top of your game. A Wide Network We’re leading with this because so much of what top executive assistants accomplish often comes down to their connections. Every executive assistant should work on building a vast network of contacts and keeping that network “warm.”

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Ep 148: Natasha Huynh – EA to the President at DMG MORI

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this episode, Natasha talks about the challenges of working in a cross-cultural environment, across global time zones (check out worldtimebuddy.com fyi), and how she learned to not take things personally. Speaking of, if you’re interested in joining us next time, visit leaderassistantlive.com/workshop.

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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]. 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. . To be able to network, you must have confidence.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. I have been on some interactive sites where assistants ask questions and get answers and I learn from them as I have some of the same questions.