Virtual Assistants... Even Santa Needs One! Written by Janet Barclay
Permission is granted to use this article, as long as "About Author" section including link to http://www.organizedassistant.com remains intact. An email letting me know which article you have used and where would be appreciated.Virtual Assistants... Even Santa Needs One! By Janet Barclay, Organized Assistant Trying to fit all planning and preparing and celebrating of holiday season into an already busy schedule can bring a lot of stress to a time of year that's supposed to be full of peace. These days, even Santa needs help making his list and checking it twice! Fortunately, help is available. Virtual Assistants, or VA's, offer a wide range of services designed to save you time and lighten your workload, which is more important than ever at this busy time of year. Here are a few ways a VA can help make your Christmas merry: 1. Research gifts online 2. Plan work for new year 3. Online Christmas shopping 4. Send e-greetings to your contacts 5. Make holiday travel arrangements 6. Plan your Christmas event or party 7. Add special holiday content to your website 8. Send out announcements of your holiday promotions 9. Send out "handwritten" Christmas or New Year cards 10. Handle some of your office staff's regular work so you can give them some time off
| | The Top Mistakes Executives Make in Leading Their OrganizationsWritten by Don Wells
THE TOP MISTAKES TODAY’S EXECUTIVES MAKE IN LEADING THEIR ORGANIZATIONS Four Tips on Common Leadership Pitfalls to Avoid In today’s uncertain economy, many organizations have been making some drastic changes to stay competitive and productive. This means that CEOs and other executives have to hone their leadership skills to make most of what they have and encourage and inspire their teams to new heights of achievement. But not all executives have leadership down to a science. Leaders might be armed with plenty of technical skills and experience, but may still be making some critical mistakes in managing with their teams that can negatively impact their organization’s bottom line. An employee-centered culture ensures a customer-focused culture. One common leadership mistake is a lack of team-building skills. Honoring team—each individual—is one of most important leadership characteristics in today’s organizations. If, as a leader, one of my primary concerns is not welfare of my team, then I’ll never know just how successful we can be. That positive regard for your people leads to best customer service, highest level of contribution by each team member and highest profits. Here are four other common executive leadership mistakes: Failure to make decisions or delaying process and losing a competitive advantage. Perhaps being too afraid of making a mistake is a mistake! Most executives make good decisions when they actually make them, but many are fearful of taking any risk, delay too long in taking necessary action and lose important opportunities.
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