Nonprofit boards and executive directors are finding a secret weapon in the form of virtual assistants. Most executive directors of mid-sized nonprofits are not administrators. They are program focused, and critical admin tasks often fall by the wayside: Scheduling meetings Managing…
Have you ever wished you could clone yourself? Maybe you don’t like yourself enough to make a mini-me, but most of us wish we could do more in less time. More and more people are taking steps in that direction…
The record resignations of 2021 and 2022 ( coined The Great Resignation) were no fluke, according to Tim Ryan, U.S. chair and senior partner at PwC. It’s not just about the economy. “Workers have power. A recession won’t change that, one…
The average professional spends 28 percent of the workday reading and responding to email—about 2.6 hours per day–McKinsey found. Fixing that could increase productivity 30-50 percent, the study said. Research cited by the Harvard Business Review (HBR) found that: Over-checking email wastes…
This week we announced that Quickskill made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. We came in near the middle. Considering the list represents the top .07 percent of U.S. businesses, that’s pretty cool. But…
The virtual assistant business is booming. As remote work has become the norm, executives are turning to remote administrative, sales, and back-office support teams to help them offload day-to-day tasks. You might want to know more about this industry and how executives…
Most executives start thinking about hiring a virtual assistant (VA) when they reach a point where their business growth is limited because they spend too much of their time on admin work. It’s a good wall to hit because it means your…
If you’re looking for your first virtual assistant to take on your administrative tasks so you can get more done, you’re probably looking for someone experienced enough to help you figure out how to work together. Many executives aren’t sure about working with a…
Companies often ask Quickskill for U.S.-based virtual assistants (VAs). The reasons for this vary: They think Quickskill VAs aren’t available in their time zone (they are) They fear an education/quality gap (most Quickskill VAs are college graduates) They think that…
“I would never have achieved what I did without learning the art of delegation,” Virgin founder and CEO Richard Branson said. Branson credits delegating tasks as key to his success. The first task he delegated was accounting. Delegating tasks is…
