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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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12 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Digital Nomads

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If you’re living and working in different countries, with changing time zones, collaborating with colleagues around the world can be difficult. It would be a game changer to have access to a platform that lets you easily schedule appointments and meetings without second guessing the time difference. . Calendly subscription

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Hybrid Work: It’s Not a Revolution, it’s a Revelation

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This article was written by Anna Grayhek , and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. They have become an accepted means of communication, including screen sharing and live editing, rather than marking up and emailing. Especially for organizations with a global footprint, working across multiple time zones.

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The importance of having someone to talk to

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Read professional magazines when you get the opportunity. IAAP has a magazine that comes with being a member called OfficePro and it has very useful articles. When I receive my copy, I circulate it to the assistants in my office for their information and reading. (for

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Overworked? Unload Your Workload to a Freelancer!

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Think of it this way: You can only do so much and getting a helping hand will get those extra tasks completed when the need to be completed – on time and right the first time. I work for a magazine and we hire freelancers for all sorts of reasons. You only have to hire a freelancer for the jobs that need urgent attention.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

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Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. They reasoned that opening these short messages wasted their time. Jane Watson of J.

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