The process of managing offshore workers can seem daunting for any employer. Now that you got your Virtual Team together, ready to take on work and go through the trenches for you- how do you start assigning projects?
Breakdown Large Projects into Small Chunks
Start with small and simple tasks. In the beginning, you have to show your Virtual Assistant the ropes around your company, how you want things done and when you want the results. Though your VA maybe highly-skilled, you can't expect your staff to immediately know what to do with certain tasks, you have to instruct them then monitor their progress to see if things are being done correctly.
Communicate your Instructions Clearly
Avoid the jargon or the local slang you're used to when sending out instructions
for a job. Yes, your Virtual Assistant understands English, and yes its a common language that's spoken in many parts of the world. But English may have its geographical and cultural variations. 'Wicked' in the US, may mean something else enitrely in the UK and in a developing country- it may literally mean what it means. So cut out the jargon and keep your instructions straightforward.
Make your To-Do List in Bullet Points
Its like a grocery list where everything is crossed out once done. It keeps your VAs aware how far along they are in the process of completing their work tasks. Once your rapport is strong with your VA team and they're pretty much well on their own unsupervised that's about time you can hand out the more complex or complicated tasks. And you can relax a bit and check-in from time to time :)
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