You know you need the help, there is stuff you would dearly love not to have to do, and you know there is a virtual assistant who could pick up the lot. How good would that be? So why aren’t you doing it? Trust/control – I worry that they’ll screw it up, if you want a...
Me an office manager! Who would have thought?
Me an office manager ! Who would have thought? My job is such a varied role and I love it. You would never think that delegating work could be so hard, but slowly over time I have started to get the hang of it. At Virtual PA Co I believe that all my PAs should have...
It’s Christmas Time!!!
Do you have too much paper work to do? Is your phone ringing nonstop? It’s Christmas, the most festive time of the year yet the busiest too. What with all the work that needs to be done by the end of the year and social events coming up I mean!!! Do you want to be...
Our new apprentice – delegation for the team!
We’re a huge fan of apprenticeships at Virtual PA Co. It’s a great way to get people into work who otherwise would potentially be overlooked by the recruiting masses. Having an apprentice focuses the attention of the remainder of the team, because to keep the newbie...
SAQ (Should Ask Question) #1 for your Call Answering Service
Will I really 'Never Miss Another Call Again'? Unlikely. In truth, it is impossible to guarantee 100% of calls answered, and you ought to be suspicious of any service that says they do. There will be times when callers will hang up eventually if a call is not answered...
The Art of Delegation
A way to get back to what you love Delegation is an art form, getting it right is a master stroke that frees up time and mind space in disproportionate relationship to the work actually delegated. Indeed someone said to me the other day. This particular task takes me...
Control Freak?
Probably a master delegator in the making After 11 years of my business - Virtual PA Co - receiving the results of delegation, I think we can safely conclude that the best delegators, somewhat ironically, are the control freaks. By their own admission, control freaks...
Share a secretary, free up your time!
We share secretaries with busy people. We've done this for eleven years, we started because our founder needed a PA, couldn't afford a whole one and decided to share one. With a business idea looming she bit the bullet and recruited three secretaries, to cover...
A service for the discerning client…
That's what we're seeing... a shift in the typical client interested in our service. In 2001 there wasn't even a name for what we do, we called it 'secretarial support for small and growing businesses nationwide'. Not a bad description even today. But we now know our...
Let’s get virtual…
"If I was setting up again now," says Rupert, co-founder of a £10m biz, "I'd do it all virtually". We couldn't agree more. You get a named Virtual PA, who is accountable for all work done for you but who is backed up by a small team (we recommend no more than two, but...