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A Guide To Maximize Output With Your
Virtual Assistant
The FactsA 2001 HBR Study conducted with “70 virtual teams found that 82% fell short of their goals and 33% rated themselves as largely unsuccessful.
And a 2005 Deloitte study of projects outsourced to virtual work groups found that 66% failed to satisfy clients’ requirements”.
Hiring Virtual Assistants is a Serious Business
It combines two complex functions of management
Team Work Communication
3 Desirable Qualities of A Virtual Assistant
Ability To Work Independently
Communication
Attention to Detail
4 Essentials to Get the Best Experience With Virtual Assistant
1. Clarify And Track Commitments
2. Positive Teams are more Productive
3. Give Feedback, Take Feedback
4. Encourage Creativity
4 Essentials to Get the Best Experience With Virtual Assistant
Clarify And Track Commitments
The problem with working remotely as seen by business owners, is the
difficulty to monitor engagement and productivity. The solution could be,
• To carefully spell the outcome expected from the tasks.
• Regular meetings with virtual assistants could be held to understand
the status of tasks.
Positive Teams are more Productive.
Virtual Assistants will work remotely for your business.
But they still require a sense of team spirit.
• Well defined objectives
• Deliverables and tracking commitments helps the virtual assistants/teams remain
focused.
4 Essentials to Get the Best Experience With Virtual Assistant
Give Feedback, Take Feedback
• Your virtual assistant may have certain suggestions or feedback related to
certain tasks and might have creative ideas or suggestions.
• Be sure to pay heed to that. Keeping the communication lines open and
free between you and your virtual assistant will only prove to be
beneficial.
4 Essentials to Get the Best Experience With Virtual Assistant
Encourage
• Encourage your virtual assistant to come up with creative ways to tackle
different matters and to come up with solutions.
• Encouraging creativity on their part is a good practice and will keep them
interested in their work and motivated throughout.
4 Essentials to Get the Best Experience With Virtual Assistant
As you begin a new journey with your virtual assistant, make sure you have got all of the above
points covered so that you don’t start by getting off on the wrong foot.
No matter what task you have for them at hand, it is important to follow these steps to get the best out
of your virtual assistant.
