Less overwhelm – More room to grow
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Is Consistent Employee Training An Issue?
Stop Training The Same Employee Twice Ever notice how training a new hire always seems to start from zero. There really is no system in place. Somebody sits down, or walks them through everything from memory, usually “on the fly”, and hopes it sticks. It does not take long for things to slip either…
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Security Concerns?
Here’s How Password Sharing With a VA Really Works Worried about handing over your passwords to a virtual assistant? Yeah, it could be a real “hold back”, especially with someone you have never had a conversation with. Your inbox, your calendar, your client list, that’s the heartbeat of your business, and handing someone the…
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Choose Your Team Wisely
What the Coast Guard Taught Me About Teamwork And Building a Team That Runs Before I ever balanced a budget or built a filing system, I learned what a good team looks like in the Coast Guard. Even though I wasn’t always the best “team player”, it stuck with me, and over the years,…
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The One Thing That Keeps Your Small Business Running When Life Doesn’t Cooperate
Life doesn’t check your calendar before it throws something at you. You catch the flu the same week you’re short staffed. A family emergency pulls you away with zero notice. This is where SOPs come in, and yes, I know that sounds like corporate jargon. Stick with me, SOPs are the best Cover Your…
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2 Things You Can Do Right Now to Quiet the Noise in Your Gmail Inbox
Do you feel overwhelmed by your inbox? Like being in a room where everyone is talking at once? If your answer is yes, you are in good company. I used to have 46,000 unread emails sitting in mine, so trust me, I get it. A messy inbox is not just annoying. It eats your…
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Drive Files Part 1 – Your Drive And Files Aren’t Disorganized, They Are Speaking the Wrong Language
The system that works for you, might lose your virtual assistant completely. We all know someone, who’s desk is a complete mess. You ask them for something and without pause, they reach down and grab it out from under a small pile, or out of a drawer full of stuff, smiling. Or… you tried…
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Blog – Flour Isn’t as Safe as It Used to Be. Here’s What Cottage Bakers Need to Know And Why You Should Be Tracking Ingredient Lot Numbers
I remember the flour recalls. Between 2016 and 2019, I kept seeing headlines that stopped me in my tracks. It snapped me right back into watching the food industry again, even though I had stepped back from it follow a different path. I started following every recall resource I could find. Because flour wasn’t…