by Pepper Sugar | Jan 18, 2013 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
Welcome to the second part of our primer on virtual assistants. Since you’re here, it’s a safe bet that you, like many people, you don’t quite know what to expect from a virtual assistant, or VA for short, and aren’t quite sure how to work with...
by Pepper Sugar | Jan 15, 2013 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
For many people, working with a virtual assistant, or VA for short, comes with a steep learning curve. Most people don’t know what to expect from their VAs, and are never quite sure how to work with them. We’re not surprised by this, because just a few short years...
by Pepper Sugar | Mar 6, 2012 | Virtual Assistants
During the early hours of December 17, 2011, tropical storm “Sendong” (international nameWashi) struck Cagayan de Oro City, as well as neighboring cities in the southern Philippines, catching most of its sleeping inhabitants completely off guard. What would have been a merry Christmas for most families turned into heartbreak and longing for dead or missing loved ones.
by Pepper Sugar | Sep 8, 2011 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
This is the 4th and final post in Pepper’s Virtual Teams Series. In case you’ve missed the first three posts, you can check out What is a Virtual Team, How to Effectively Work with a Virtual Team, and Online Collaboration Tools for Virtual Teams....
by Pepper Sugar | Aug 17, 2011 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
An important aspect of effectively managing virtual teams is the collaboration that goes into the work. Many online tools are available for seamless communication and coordination so that the virtual team manager is always on top of every team member’s tasks,...
by Pepper Sugar | Aug 10, 2011 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
Communication and collaboration are two key success factors of effectively managing virtual teams, and ultimately, making the team work efficiently for you. Virtual teams are linked together by communication technologies that allow them to interact electronically by...