Are you trying to do it all? That’s a mistake. As an entrepreneur, there are two main reasons you should be delegating. Firstly, you simply can’t do everything within your business – it will limit your growth potential. If you try to do everything then your business (and life) will always be governed by the […]
Category: Working Well
Managing a Virtual Team to Guarantee Productivity
Recently, the number of people working remotely in the UK reached over 17% of the population, with 5.6 million people mainly working from home at the end of 2020. Whether managing a virtual team is part of your new norm or having a virtual team is the basis of your business, managing your team’s productivity […]
The Importance of Online Collaboration Tools and Why You Should Be Using Them
Businesses are shifting to a digital workspace. With the influx of remote employees and 1.7 million people working from home in the UK alone, it’s important to have the right online collaboration tools in place to guarantee productivity, quality, and efficiency within your team. Online collaboration tools save time, brings convenience, and encourages growth […]
Why You Need a Personal Assistant to Elevate Business Growth
It’s every entrepreneur’s worst nightmare. Drowning in a sea of tasks with absolutely no end in sight. As the deadlines creep up and the to-do list gets longer, it may be time to consider hiring a personal assistant to lift the load and take some of the most demanding tasks off your shoulders. Freeing up […]
Team Building Ideas for Remote, Distributed Organisations
You’ve done your research on the benefits of virtual teams and by now you should have officially taken the plunge to build a high performing, effective remote team. So, what’s next? Connecting and engaging your employees to help them feel they are part of the bigger picture. Because they are. Being in a remote team […]
How To Be Less Busy and More Productive
We need to stop glamourising this always-on working environment. Being busy doesn’t necessarily mean you are being productive and it’s important to realise the difference between the two. Being busy means you are working hard and not utilising your time properly, which is stressful for any business owner. Being productive means you are working smarter […]
Sustainable Business Ideas: Steps Towards a Greener Future
There’s no denying that we are in the middle of an environmental crisis. The ice caps are melting, our forests are being cut down, plastic pollution is at its peak and raging fires have swept over many continents. You may think that your SME leaves little to no environmental impact, but you’re wrong. From small […]
10 Skills A Virtual Assistant Can Offer You
Are you feeling the effects of burnout? Wondering where all the hours are running to? It may be time to look into hiring a virtual assistant (VA). According to a recent report, it is predicted that by the end of 2021, 25% of digital workers will use the services of VAs on a daily basis. […]
Virtual teams: Key benefits of having a remote team
Virtual teams are replacing physical ones faster than anyone expected – and for good reason too! Many business owners have found that having a completely virtual team opens a wider talent pool with many benefits that can’t be ignored. So much so that 80% of companies have shifted towards virtual team collaboration in the past year due to the […]
10 tried and tested ways to create a productive morning routine – from the world’s most successful CEO’s
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle It’s been said that if you want to be in the top 5% of the world’s most successful people, you must do what the other 95% of people are not doing. Many of the world’s most successful CEO’s have spent years honing their self-discipline. One of […]
