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Our blog is regularly updated so keep in touch with some of the essential information, up to date thinking and top tips from the team.
My Virtual Assistant business is all about relationships. Relationships with our clients and relationships with my team members. Without my clients I would have no revenue and without my team members I …
I’ve been running my Virtual Assistant business virtually for 12 years now and sometimes find myself taking things for granted. Things such as the ease in which we work with …
Today I went to Filey. I wanted to spend some time thinking back over the last 12 months, what I’d achieved, how I’d achieved it and where it had taken …
It’s my business birthday – and it’s a biggie!
Kaleidoscope is 10 years old this year – we have been providing virtual assistant support to executive coaches, non-exec directors and …
At Kaleidoscope we really believe that giving something back is key to success. Spending all your time focusing on growth and profits is not good for the soul and we …
There are many types of Virtual Assistant, but a Kaleidoscope Executive Virtual Assistant is unique. The main reason for that is that word, ‘executive’, which refers not just to the …
Great news! We have just recruited our 6th Executive Virtual Assistant.
I would like to introduce you to Lisa Wilson…..
Lisa is a highly experienced PA with over 24 years …
I have spent a lot of time over the last 9 years contemplating what my business values are.
If you Google business values you will be provided with a lengthy list …
Have you defined your Olympic gold yet?
I recently challenged you to decide what you were striving for – to define what Olympic gold in your business would look like …
I’m adding my voice to the chorus of praise ringing loud for the achievements and efforts of Team GB.
This Olympics has truly been tremendous, and like many of you, …
As Virtual Assistants we expect our clients to delegate to us. Part of our role is to help them understand what they can delegate successfully and confidently so they can …
For the client of a Virtual Assistant, getting a good working relationship up and running often involves a lot more than realising they need help with their business – a …
Set up great systems
What do you do with the handful of business cards you inevitably come away with after every networking event? How do you keep track of your …
Reward yourself
Goal! When you hit your target, complete your tasks, or tick off everything on your to-do list (that will never happen!) you need to have a little celebration.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and for many of us romance will be on the agenda.
As well as romance some of us will be planning on building …
When it comes to technology I can be a bit of a Luddite.
Our work as Virtual Assistants is dependent on technology, indeed we wouldn’t exist without it. I do …
Happy New Year! I hope you have enjoyed a wonderful break and that your first few days back at work have been successful – only another 355 days to go …
I recently read an article by Sujan Patel entitled ‘Top 10 Mistakes That’ll Kill Your Outsourcing Relationships‘. The article focuses on mistakes made by clients when communication with and delegating …
Today I am jetting off to sunny Cuba with all the ingredients of a recipe for relaxation – a swimming costume, my walking boots, an enormous pile of books and my …
If you’re an experienced PA looking for a flexible, challenging new opportunity, you could find it with Kaleidoscope.
We’re now recruiting self employed part-time executive Virtual Assistants to work alongside …
When is good good enough for you? What holds up your projects? Do you hang onto pieces of work because they’re ‘not quite there yet’?
I heard a piece of …
Welcome to the third of my top tips series on discipline for home workers.
Set goals
This is one of my favourite methods a home worker can use to stay …
The success of virtual teams in large corporate environments, such as software development, has been proven.
However, the principles behind that success apply in exactly the same way for working …
Why settle for a good service, when you can have a premium service?
Running a good business means that Customer Service must be at the heart of everything we do …
Welcome to the second of my top tips series on discipline for home workers.
Work with your body clock
It’s one of the best things about working from home. You …
If you work internationally, and if you are thinking about starting to use a Virtual Assistant, then look no further than our fabulous team of Executive Virtual Assistants.
We were …
I heard Nick Bramley, of Jorvik Associates, say something very interesting at an event he was running recently. He received some questions from delegates who said they had a time …
I know that the service we give to our clients is fabulous, but it is sometimes hard to explain to potential clients how great we really are – we like …
Outsourcing has long been a beneficial practice for businesses and entrepreneurs, but now the internet means the possibilities are almost endless.
‘Take a letter, Miss Jones’ has not existed for a …
Modern communications technology and flexible working practices have led to a sharp increase in the number of business professionals working from home. But while home-workers benefit from freeing up commuting …
How many hats do you wear?
Ok, I know you are not actually wearing all of these hats but they do represent the number of skills that you need to …
Welcome to the first of my top tips series on discipline for home workers. With more than a few years of self-employment behind me I’ve learned a lot about how …
When you start a business, you tend to make decisions by following your nose.
You take the advice of the last person you spoke to, you follow courses of …
There’s only one thing better than a testimonial from a client who happily lists the benefits of your business without being prompted.
That would be when you’re talking about …
Many years ago, in a former life, I worked in Egypt, where I learned a lesson that is still very valuable to me in business.
Every time you buy …
Something like an earthquake took place in my computer system last week.
The image on my computer screen started shaking up and down – this was all I needed: …
I have just finished reading Ethicability by Roger Steare – the ‘corporate philosopher’ who researches and writes on ethics in business.
It is an amazingly inspiring book that really …
I hope you have been taking my advice on Perfection Paralysis to heart.
Now it’s time to confess a little paralysis of my own. It’s not quite the same …
What does doing a good job mean to you? Do you aim to maintain high standards, are you satisfied when you’ve given it your best – or must the fruits …
Looking back at the evolution of my industry – administration and office management – its traditional roots lay with the secretary sitting outside the boss’s office, acting as gatekeeper and …
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The freedom to focus on your key business objectives?
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The time to concentrate on planning for the …