A McKinsey survey of business leaders found that responses to COVID-19 have “speeded the adoption of digital technologies by several years—and that many of these changes could be here for the long haul.” Digital adoption has taken a quantum leap…
The future of work arrived in a hurry in 2020 when most businesses became remote-only in a matter of days. Some companies were more prepared than others, and some have fared better than others. The shift, and the issues surrounding…
Wouldn’t it be great if your inbox only contained emails that are worth your attention? When I read Tim Ferriss’s 4 Hour Workweek it changed my career. Ferriss escaped the 9-5 work schedule, delegating most of his work tasks to offshore virtual assistants and spending…
If you are managing a busy schedule, then you are probably already using Office 365 (now Microsoft 365) or Google Calendar to keep on top of things. Or both. Lots of people use Google Calendar for their personal lives and…
Whether you live to work or work to live, you want to be more productive. If you work to live, meaning your work is a means to an end of more leisure and independence, you want to be efficient so…
A recent Randstad USA survey found the 75 percent of U.S. workers do not want to go back to their workplaces due to health concerns. A PwC survey found that more than 40 percent of workers never want to return…
1High Demand, Low Supply of Executive Assistants Job site Lensa recently released its list of the most in-demand jobs. Number three on the list: administrative assistant. “The most in-demand job roles of 2021 are desk-based administration roles – Customer Service Representative, Receptionist,…
If the Covid crisis taught us anything, it showed us the importance of workforce flexibility. Companies went remote in a matter of days. Employees created home offices with or without extra space. Companies delivered laptops, webcams, and headsets. All meetings…
Quickskill released its 2021 Executive Productivity Report, a survey of 600 high-earning (minimum $100K annual salary), high-ranking (director level, and above) executives asking them how they approach productivity. The first annual surveys were conducted in 2019, just before the pandemic…
The virtual assistant market is booming as executives and teams look for cost-effective ways to offload distracting administrative tasks. A model that is increasingly attractive to larger executive teams is a managed virtual assistant service. Under a managed service, the service provider hires, trains, and…
