Could you benefit from having a VA on your team? If you’re anything like most time-crunched business owners, chances are you could. Even if you are a business-running superhero, at the end of the day, we’re only human. There are only so many hours in a day, and so much we can get done […]
Category Archives: Work From Home
Working With Remote Employees: How to Help Your Team Transition During This Time
The concept of working from home has steadily been growing in popularity over the last several years, but in light of recent events, it’s suddenly been fast-tracked for most companies. With social distancing measures in place, and “stay at home” being the order of the day, even going to work has become a potential threat. […]
Tips for Batching Your Tasks
Fact: When you are a busy entrepreneur, there’s never enough time in the day. Unless you’ve mastered the art of space-time travel, there’s a good chance that time management is something that you struggle with, greatly. Whether you’re running a startup, scaling your business, or working in a management position; your time is precious. Time […]
Assembling Your Remote Team
Ever been rafting on your own? Hopefully not. White water rafting is very much a team sport, and requires everyone to be on board and fully present in order to navigate your craft through the wild waters. When it comes to the world of business, the same principles apply. You can run your company on […]
Tips for Successful Delegation With Virtual Teams
If you haven’t heard by now, offices are out. Working remotely is in. Why work in a cramped cubicle and have to deal with office politics when you don’t have to? The opportunity to work via flexible, remote, virtual teams has arrived. And the benefits don’t just extend to employees –but employers as well. Companies […]
When Is It Time to Delegate Tasks?
Part of being an effective leader is having the instinct to determine when it’s time to delegate. However this is something that poses a real challenge to some. For many entrepreneurs, we’re usually more effective doers than we are delegators and it can be difficult to let go of the reins and cede control to […]
11 Big Mistakes Business Owners Make When Hiring New Employees
If you’re a business owner or entrepreneur, odds are you’re overworked. It’s not easy being the head honcho. One of the biggest obstacles that any owner or manager needs to overcome determining how to go about delegating tasks and responsibilities. Second to that, is recruiting talented employees. When building your dream team, it is paramount […]
11 Tips for Managing Remote Employees
With 50% of the workforce today telecommuting in at least some capacity, there’s a good chance that some of your team are –or may soon be operating remotely as well. While overseeing a remote workforce may seem difficult if you’ve never hired a virtual worker before, the truth is that it’s no more challenging […]
How to Outsource Your Customer Service to a VA (Dos and Don’ts)
For time-crunched business owners today, outsourcing is quickly becoming a viable option –an opportunity to delegate many time-consuming tasks, without having to hire full-time staff. One task that’s increasingly being outsourced today –is customer service. While outsourcing customer service is often thought to be the domain of big business and large corporations, increasingly, smaller –and […]
