Eye Opener III
Well, Today marks the end of week one of the trials of the manager who decided to see exactly how his own virtual assistant worked by doing the job himself. Years ago, I had one and she helped manage everything, from correspondence to reminders and the works. Then she became virtual, working from a computer and I didn’t see her except at functions and very important meetings, yet she continued to work on improving the little touches such as remembering people’s names, faces etc. She became my virtual Rolodex as well, because I’d consult her to remember who I had e-mailed, phoned, google’d etc. This week, that all came home to me as I sat in her chair and she sat at my desk. Now I had to remember who she called and who I had running which project and where they were going to be and when their vacation started. Let me say this. She taught me in a hurry that a lot of what the VA does for a great boss, is to be their reminder focus. For the boss with a vision, it helps if she is a clairvoyant, because she seamlessly knows where to put all the pieces. For the Boss who is considerate, the VA is ;like an angel at his right hand, able to navigate the halls of power and seemingly like magic, make doors open and things happen. For the Boss, learning how to do it all over again, is a breath of fresh air. Now I know why I hired her. After sixteen years, she can still teach me a few things and that is why I am thinking of somehow making a new company so that she can head it in a direction she wants to go. That’s another topic for another time.
Let’s hear it for all the V.A.’s out there!! Let’s make it their decade, because without them, we’d be nowhere!
