Smart Friends #035 EA Delegating w/ Michelle Penczak: Founder of Squared Away - Military Spouses becoming Top Tier Virtual Assistants
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Apr 19, 2022 AI Snips
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Delegate Forward Planning
- Delegate forward planning tasks like seasonality, travel, and school transitions to save time and reduce stress.
- Let assistants do the research to cut down choices and present only relevant options.
Assistants Handle High-Trust Work
- Assistants can support high-trust, high-stress processes like fundraising by organizing docs and pulling LinkedIn research.
- Proper assistant support materially reduces founder overload during critical moments.
Use PM Tools And Feedback Loops
- Use a project management tool (Asana, Trello) and scheduled deadlines to streamline delegation.
- Train assistants to onboard clients to tools and feedback loops for smoother collaboration.