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

Success

According to the 2022-2023 Aflac WorkForces Report , 59% of American workers are reporting moderate or higher levels of burnout. For instance, it could take hours building contact spreadsheets, writing reports, answering emails, attending webinars and conducting research, just to name a few,” she says.

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Major new report offers snapshot of hybrid and remote work debate in the US

Workplace Insight

Owl Labs and Global Workplace Analytics have just released their sixth annual State of Remote Work report. Here are some of the key findings from the report: The push and pull of remote work continues. Due to the potential scheduling problems, 21 percent of employers require remote workers to work in the same time zone as the HQ.

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Armchair Digital Nomads Hitting the Road

Small Business Labs

.  Nomads will also choose closer locations due to a need to be in sync time-zone wise.  This is due to nomads learning the advantages of exploring a place and culture in-depth, countries increasingly courting digital nomads. We will report our findings in the fall.

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Why Human Connections Are A Business Advantage In A Remote World

Allwork

A report in Science Daily shows that the stress caused by social exclusion or negative social experiences can activate brain circuits associated with physical pain. That was pretty revolutionary at the time, but it has worked out well. The first layer is the most critical and does not require significant cost or time investment.

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Remote Teams Got You Stressed? Here’s How To Communicate Your Way Out Of Conflict

Allwork

Mostly onsite work has decreased from a high of 55% in November 2022 to 50% by January 2023, while remote work went from 25% to 28% in that time period, and hybrid increased from 16% to 18%. A multinational tech company faced an uphill battle with conflicts arising from different time zones and communication preferences.

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Pros and Cons of Virtual Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

As your business grows, it can often seem like you’re trying to juggle a million things all at the same time. Keeping track of meetings, reports, new business, and existing management tasks can be incredibly draining and lower your overall productivity. Many prefer a virtual assistant in the same time zone.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

The study found that there is a strong correlation between high workplace satisfaction and high employee engagement, with employees who have greater control over their physical workplace – including access to private spaces – also reporting the highest engagement levels. Fixed Technology exceeds mobile by 2:1.