Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesOutsourcing Trends : The Asian Connection
Friday, May 30th, 2008The Global Services Location Index for 2007 compiled by A.T. Kearney clearly identifies India, China, Malaysia,Brazil, Philippines and Thailand as the preferred locations for outsourcing services across all industries. As statistics indicate, its not just tech support and low-end secretarial jobs that are being outsourced. Since these countries are widely known for their pool of [...]
When should Start-Ups consider Outsourcing?
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Imagine….
You are driving your hot new convertible and it begins to rain. Although your wipers are working, you need to stop and pull up the top. You also need to check the map again and need some details about your destination. Besides, you need to refuel, get your fender checked which might have got dented [...]
I’ll be there for you- your Virtual Asssitant
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Even if I’m miles away
I’ll make sure that
Things go your wayLiterally ….! Yes, why not? Once you’ve teamed up, your VA is always there for you, well, almost always! Virtual Assistants needn’t specify more accurately. There’s been a clear trickle-down effect over the past few years in the way business is done all over the [...]
Making the most of your Virtual Assitant (VA)
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008The most important benefit you will immediately perceive after hiring a virtual assistant (VA) is the time you will save by outsourcing your time-consuming day-to-day tasks. The only difference here is that in most cases he/she will operate from a different office premise and help co-ordinate over the phone as well as send emails, faxes [...]
Shopping and Travel Planning with Outsorcerer.com
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Shopping is a great stress reliever, irrespective of whether it is window shopping to pass the time while to you spend time with your gang (or family), or and Impulsive shopping spree where you just have the urge to purchase on sight. But when necessity demands, it is very important to put lot of effort [...]
Tips on Outsourcing Personal Tasks
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008All the busy people in the world! An easy solution to organizing your lives and work schedules better: Outsource your Personal tasks
If you are feeling frustrated because you end up spending a large chunk of your time making travel arrangements, browsing the net for information of even picking up your laundry, while you wish frantically [...]
Effective Delegation Guarantees Early Response
Monday, May 19th, 2008Delegation is known as assigning and accepting someone else’s co-operation to do your work, in part or full, which ever fits best within your priority. However, delegation of tasks strikes one’s mind only when one is overwhelmed by the quantum of work that is placed on the desk. This should not be the case and [...]
Virtual Assistants for budding Entrepreneurs
Sunday, May 18th, 2008As an entrepreneur, you would have given lot of thought about the type and nature of business you would be Investing yourself . After careful deliberation over time ( could be months or years ), you finally took the plunge into the market with your ideas , a well crafted strategy to achieve the result [...]
Why should you have a Work-Life Balance
Saturday, May 17th, 2008WHY YOU NEED WORK-LIFE BALANCE
How much work is too much?
Tough question to answer! You grimace in disgust because it reminds you of your spouse and family who are almost always pointing out the same thing to you. But do they really realise what they are asking for? …You ask yourself.
You are probably the one shouldering [...]
Working it….too hard!
Friday, May 16th, 2008Ah, the modern workaholic! What a strange and driven creature he is. He is motivated by the strangest reasons and he sacrifices so much to gain that one appreciative nod from a higher-up. Oh, he would go through heaven and hell to be at the receiving end of one of those!
Agreed, human beings evaluate their [...]