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Amanda

Top 5 Reasons to Consider Outsourcing to a Local Virtual Business Support Services Firm

Your business has grown and it’s starting to get a little crazy juggling your books, answering your phone, scheduling your appointments, invoicing and collecting on those invoices.  Likely someone has suggested outsourcing to you but you just want your own person sitting in your office.  It’ll be easier and it’s cheaper. Is it though?  In this post we’re going to review the top 5 reasons to consider outsourcing to a

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August 13, 2019
Delegating
Amanda

5 Steps to Successful Delegation

 Stop trying to know everything.  Our computer’s not working, we don’t try to fix it we call the experts .  We need headshots, I don’t take a photography class, I call in a headshot photographer .  You don’t need to figure out the details of how it’s done when it’s time to delegate.  You just need to identify what you want to delegate and how you want to work. Make a high value list. 

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August 30, 2018
Delegating
Amanda

5 Steps to Determining WHAT to Delegate

Delegating is hard!!!  For those of us that have bootstrapped our business we’ve become accustomed to doing it all and trying to figure out what and how to delegate seems like more work than it’s worth.  So for the uber competent, slightly control freakish owner we’ve created our 5 Steps to determining WHAT to delegate. Find a quiet spot.  Thinking effectively takes space: both physical and mental.  Clear some time

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August 9, 2018
Communication
Amanda

Are you speaking Greek to your team?

How many times have repeated the same thing over and over to your team; only to have them agree and then do the exact opposite? Have you considered that you’re not talking the same language?  Today at lunch, I shared a story of a transformative a-ha moment I had on this very topic with my team.  My lunch partner strongly urged me to share the story and lessons learned –

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August 23, 2017

The Big Picture Coach provides tips on being absent from your biz

What is your key advice for someone wanting to walk away from their business for a month or more while having it continue to grow? I have some good news & some bad news.  The bad news is you cannot control all aspects of your business while you’re away.  The good news is that you can & should duplicate yourself before your absence.  First, I would share with my team

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August 6, 2013

If not you, then who?

Delegation is the best tool for leveraging your time and getting more done, particularly when you aren’t available. After all, you can do anything but you can’t do everything. People who are delegated to learn more, are more engaged and tend to want to take on even more. You can build your business by building the capabilities of your people by delegating. However; delegation is not foolproof! It has potential

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August 1, 2013

Cruise Ship Test

We asked some trusted coaches to provide us with their key advice for business owners wanting to walk away from their business for a month or more while ensuring that they come back to an intact business (better yet a thriving business).  Their responses will be posted over the next couple of weeks. Check back often as you don’t want to miss out on this invaluable insight.

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July 29, 2013

Success is in the Follow Up

Does it feel like you never stop networking, marketing, putting the word out and yet your leads are just petering out? Your success at growing your business is in the follow-up.  As busy entrepreneurs we put so much energy in getting out to networking meetings, passing out our cards, having meaningful conversations and those of us that are diligent manage to send a follow up email within a few days. 

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April 27, 2013

How Valuable is Your Time?

I was just cruising Pinterest when I came across this amazing infographic.  It certainly resonates for me and I’m sure for many of you. It is also a nice pictorial explanation why working an Administrative Consultant is possible the most important decision you can make for your business.   Source: mashable.com via Darcee on Pinterest

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March 13, 2013

Delegating Part 3: When the tasks are not so simple

For a lot of small business owners the problem in delegating is that there isn’t a simple list they can hand to someone.  Even their Low Pleasure/Low Skill tasks seem to be things they can’t pull out of their head to hand over to someone else. This is where having a trusted and highly skilled assistant plays a very important role.  Sometimes the job of a good assistant is much

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August 31, 2012