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Stay on Track for Productivity

Success

workers have packed up their cubicles and headed home to do just that. You can mark these blocks on your email calendar—Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar, for instance—so it sends you reminders to stop and start. A huge time-suck for home-based workers and entrepreneurs is checking and responding to emails.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

Success

You do not need to be managing email and invoicing and bookkeeping,” she says. “If She relieves me from things I don’t need to be doing like email, booking travel and project planning. The question executives and entrepreneurs launching startups often ask is, “When should I hire an assistant?”

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Administrative Assistants and Ongoing Status Updates

Office Dynamics

Tips for Executives: Remain approachable and accessible to your assistant throughout the day, whether by phone, email or in-person; do not go long stretches without making a point for a quick, informal check-in. If you are in the same location as your assistant, step out of your office or cubicle once in a while.

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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

Success

Gerber, 38, now a serial entrepreneur and author of Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter , published in 2018, has become an evangelist for entrepreneurship, particularly for resourceful young go-getters who may not be cut out for life as cubicle dwellers.

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Maximize Growth with Virtual Service Providers

Tips From T. Marie

Remember back when people thought virtual assistants were only for answering emails and scheduling meetings? You don’t need to lock someone into a cubicle to get high-level results anymore. Spoiler: the cubicle was never the magic sauce anyway.) Virtual Service Providers? Try Business Wizards! That was then, this is now.

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The Ultimate Handbook for Remote Work from Home Jobs

Allwork

In an era where rush-hour commutes are becoming relics and kitchen counters transform into cubicles, the traditional workspace is undergoing an extraordinary metamorphosis. Unsolicited job offers through email that don’t align with your professional background. Some signs to watch out for includ 1.Requirement

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Surviving the Holidays while Working

Productivity Bits

The fact is, we still end up celebrating a cubicle Christmas once in a while. Here are some items to turn your cubicle into a hauntingly good time: Personalized Halloween Pumpkin 4 Port USB hub: If you plan to decorate your office space for the holidays you will need a few extra USB ports. Thanksgiving.

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