Teleworking and virtual working is not necessarily the same thing. Generally, a teleworker is still an employee of a company working from a remote location—usually a home office. As an employee, the company remains responsible for all current staff-related costs as well as additional costs to support the remote working location. As most alrea [...]
Virtual Workers take Telework to the ...
Teleworking and virtual working is not necessarily the same thing. Generally, a teleworker is still an employee of a company working from a remote location—usually a home office. As an employee, the company remains responsible for all current staff-related costs as well as additional costs to support the remote working location. As most alrea [...]
Keys to Delegating Decision-Making
Remember, a real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided. ~Anthony Robbins
Making a decision is all well and good, but the action required to follow through is where the rubber meets the road. For some, the hardest part is in making the decision, for oth [...]
Working in the 21st Century
Virtual Worker – a qualified business professional working from a remote location (usually a home-based office), providing temporary or ongoing business administration & executive support or project management services on a contract basis. Virtual Workers offer services including: office administration, project/operational management, gra [...]
What’s Important to You?
Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven’t paid the price to decide what is really important to them. ~Stephen Covey
Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, life can throw a curve ball, changing the entire direction of your life. The question is, do you go in the direction you’re supposed t [...]
The Virtual Workforce Paradigm
“The game has changed.”
Never has a statement about the traditional model for business services been truer. Today’s virtual workforce is no longer limited to virtual assistants working from home offices, providing general administrative or web-related services. Virtual workers are able to provide business support services at [...]
The Exit Game ~ Losing Clients Gracef...
If you’re in business, then it’s likely already happened at least once; if it hasn’t happened yet, it likely will. Losing clients or customers is just part of running a business; it’s not the most wonderful part, but it is just about inevitable. The key is to have a plan for the Exit Game.
Much effort and many dollars are usually invested in [...]
Top 5 Tips to Become a Virtual Worker...
It stands to reason that in order for companies to move from traditional corporate structures to a partial or full virtual workforce, there needs to be qualified, professional virtual workers available to fill this growing demand. I believe the next generation of virtual workers (Generation V?) will be found in our Generation Z graduates, inn [...]
Class of 2010 – Where Did All t...
Don’t ever, ever quit. Recognize that stopping now, regrouping to try a new approach isn’t quitting. If you quit, you’ll regret it forever.” ~ Rudy Ruettiger
I caught a snippet from The Early Show this morning reporting on a young American graduate, with a 3.72 GPA, not able to find work in his field of advertising and [...]
Change is Good … Even when it’s...
“Change is always happening, embrace it, be grateful for it, and enjoy it!” -Chip Esajian
Change is often perceived as something to be feared or avoided as it generally involves moving out of our comfort zone. Change can cause stress, anxiety, and sometimes anger; whether it impacts our personal and/or professional lives. (more…)
Environmental Benefits of a Virtual W...
In Part I of my 2010 Virtual Workforce Series, I discussed how Virtual Workforces Provide Solutions to Typical Telework Challenges. This post continues that series with information about environmental benefits of a virtual workforce.
With the global celebration of Earth Day just yesterday, timing for this post seems appropriate. One of the mo [...]