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

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Instead, they can be a helpful tool toward achieving more balance, but not by themselves. The first step might be asking your own team what tasks are considered time-sucking for them; that is, tasks that take away from your team’s ability to focus on larger, more specialized projects. Their answers can be revealing.

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Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook

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Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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

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Teams establish a separate channel for personal, non-work discussions using collaboration software, such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, Trello, or other similar tools. Approach: Empathy and Transparency When it comes to remote conflict resolution, empathy and transparency are as vital as phoning home for E.T. Embrace the E.T.

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5 Smart Ways to Get Work Done While You Travel

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This will help you identify any gaps in your diary that you can use to make vital phone calls, write content, or attend another meeting. When traveling to a different time zone, you will also have to consider late or early phone calls with the office. Utilize your flight time strategically to get enough sleep.

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The Ultimate Executive Assistant Toolbox

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Every executive assistant needs a robust set of tools. Over the years, we’ve learned what tools you need to reach the top of your game. From task apps to full-blown project management tools, the software has never been easier for task management. Trello - Trello is a kanban (cards) style of project management tool.

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Who Called? Use A Phone Call Log!

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Use A Phone Call Log! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 09, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you find that when you receive phone calls or voice mail messages, you cant remember who called, what time they called, who they were trying to call, etc? Home About Me Advertise Who Called?

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