Working With A Virtual Assistant
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How to delegate and empower others
Knowing how to delegate and empower others is a crucial skill to master if you want your business to grow. However, it isn’t always easy to delegate and let go of the tasks you’re handing over. Delegation can often lead to micromanagement on your part and, if you’re...
Leadership coaches: Why you need to mirror yourself in your PA
As a Leadership coach, you’re playing a crucial role in enhancing the performance of managers and Executives. In order to focus on helping them become better, more effective leaders, you need to have your eye on the ball - but you also need the right support behind...
Why you shouldn’t be afraid to outsource
Few companies can get by, doing everything alone and many business owners are looking for ways to grow their business further. One way you can do this is to outsource tasks and projects to PAs, but it can also be a little scary, especially if you’ve not done it...
Google’s G Suite: tips to help make diary management easy
Google’s G Suite is a suite of cloud-based productivity, collaboration and computing tools, designed to give you everything you need in one package. For most CEOs, NEDs, Directors etc, G Suite is a perfect solution for your needs - as it helps you not only manage your...
5 must-have processes you need to work more effectively
Work processes are often talked about in business, but seldom truly understood. However, once you know what a process is, you can ensure you’re using them to help everyone in your business work more effectively, so your business runs more smoothly and to the standards...
How to get your filing system organised & under control
Filing, it’s the one thing that can bring many of us out in a cold sweat! We all hate feeling disorganised, especially when it comes to our filing system. Equally, we want to feel that we have everything under control and know where everything is, so we can easily...
How to declutter and review your systems and processes
Summer can be a quiet period for many businesses. Clients and contacts may be spending time away from their business, making the most of the weather and/or the school summer holidays. Production, orders and even meetings, tend to go quiet during this period. But this...
Easy Stress Management: Learning how to switch off
Stress, unfortunately, is an everyday occurrence for many of us. Learning adequate and easy stress management techniques is paramount, if we want to stay mentally and physically happy at work and home. We’ve all heard that exercise and eating well can help you manage...
How to survive the summer as a parent & business owner
Summer as a parent and business owner can be tough. Not only do you have the usual juggling act of parenting and work to contend with, you also have to keep the children entertained during the holiday. Regardless of whether you’re a first-time parent, raising...
Caterina Kostoula
Executive Coach I loved working with Sandy and her philosophy to find proactive assistants that know how to problem-solve. I had worked with another agency in the past and my experience was not positive. My assistant used to add me with stress rather than relieve me....