Happy New Year!
Let's get right to it. What is your New Year's Resolution? Have you set goals for yourself for the New Year? Better yet, have you laid out a plan as to how you will implement those goals?
Does a Virtual Assistant factor in in the success of your goals? In the corporate world, we are all handed a list of goals for us to meet for the next year. Sometimes our bonuses depend on how well we meet those goals. If you have a Virtual Assistant, your VA could be a part of your success. Have you laid out goals for your VA? Corporations have large main goals, and those goals are supported through subgoals down through each level of management. For example, if a large corporation wants to go international, maybe upper management's goal would be to attain CMMLevel 4 by the end of the year so as to effectively compete on the global market. Lower goals would then be attend training for CMM, build implementation teams, and report progress to upper management.
My point? The goals of your company (your New Year's Resolution) need to trickle down to your Virtual Assistant so they can help you achieve your goals. The goals must be SMART - Specific Manageable Achieveable Reachable and Timed. Your goals must be very specific: Increase revenue by 25% by third quarter by expanding our customer base via global expansion.
What would be your Virtual Assistant's goals? 1. Get Skype for International calling. 2. Attain a reading and conversation proficiency in Spanish. 3. Learn IContact to manage thousands of contacts.
...and so on.
Part of laying out your plan for success includes identifying all of the players involved. Get your VA involved and let her take on the next level for your business. You might be surprised at how quickly success comes to you. Communication with your VA is key.
Take care!
Gretchen Koehler-Swaney
Prairie Business Partners LLC
http://www.prairiebusinesspartners.com/
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