This week, download our free resource "5 Reasons Why Leaders Choose A Virtual Assistant Over An In-House Assistant" to help you make the best hiring decision for your organization.
Download NowIn this episode we’ll talk with BELAY’s own Ryan Fitzgerald, who is our Director of Marketing. He’ll talk about his experience with managing hybrid teams in a church setting and the various benefits of fractional, hybrid workforces for churches and nonprofits. Business owners and church leaders who are on the fence about remote work should get a lot from this episode.
Welcome to episode 122 of One Next Step.
1. As a society, we’re continuing to move more toward a hybrid workforce.
In 2017, 5.2% of staff worked from home. And as of 2022, we were at 53%. So if you hire for an in-person role, you’ve already disqualified half of the workforce meaning the quality of the staff that you can hire is half as good as it was before. Because of that, you’re limiting yourself if you don’t imagine and reimagine the new and different ways to staff for your business.
2. By embracing new and modern ways to staff, you have a better shot at long-term retention.
How are you resourcing your high capacity leaders to be successful? By providing them with fractional assistance, you’re giving them a little bit of time and support, along with the ability to accomplish more faster. And all of a sudden you’ve given them the resources to be successful. And so they’re more willing to stay longer term. At the same time, those virtual staff are willing to stay longer because you’ve given them flexibility.
3. Engaging in new and different staffing gives you more cost-effective, safer ways to grow leaders.
When you have young leaders who are super high-capacity, you are trying to find steps for them to take in their leadership. And being able to give them fractional support — whether it’s a gig economy type role, a creative role or it’s a virtual assistant — gives them some really low stakes management and delegation experience that you can then coach them, in a much safer way, on how to manage people.
BELAY client Geoff Welch and his BELAY Virtual Assistant Trúc Towns talk with Tricia about their experience of learning to work together and their top tips for getting started working with a Virtual Assistant. Geoff also explains how delegation has allowed him to play to his strengths in both his career and his personal life.
In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, harnessing the power of technology and artificial intelligence has become essential for businesses and professionals aiming to thrive in their respective fields. Today, we have the privilege of hearing from a remarkable duo who have embraced the potential of AI to enhance their productivity and streamline their work processes.
Wes Gay is a StoryBrand Certified Guide, Agency Owner, and Private Workshop Facilitator. And since 2016, he’s helped hundreds of organizations find clarity with StoryBrand. Jodi Reiter is an accomplished Executive Assistant, bringing a wealth of experience from the marketing, advertising and photography industries as she supports Wes. They sat down with Ryan to share their experiences, strategies and success stories in utilizing AI to collaborate more efficiently and achieve remarkable outcomes. Listeners will learn about the most impactful AI tools on the market and how to weave them into your daily workflow.
Today on the podcast, we have a special episode courtesy of our friends at the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. BELAY CFO Lisa Zeeveld sat down with Mark Cole recently to co-host an episode of the Maxwell Leadership Podcast about how to get time back as a leader.
