Being busy and being productive are not the same thing.
A significant part of the working day is taken up by tasks that need to be done but are not necessarily the best use of your time. Emails need answering. Calendars need managing. Meetings need scheduling. Documents need formatting. Data needs updating. Research needs completing. Follow-ups need to be sent.
Individually, these tasks might only take a few minutes. Together, they can take up a large part of the week.
Asana’s Anatomy of Work Global Index found that knowledge workers spend 58% of their day on “work about work”rather than skilled and strategic work. The study, which surveyed more than 9,600 knowledge workers across six countries, also found that workers estimated better processes could save them 4.9 hours every week.
For business owners and professionals, the impact can be even more noticeable. A separate survey of more than 250 entrepreneurs in growing businesses found they spent an average of 36% of their working week on administrative tasks—more than 16 hours per week based on their average working hours.
What Could You Do With That Time?
This is where a personal virtual assistant can make a practical difference.
A virtual assistant can take responsibility for recurring, process-driven work such as inbox and calendar management, data entry, research, document preparation, scheduling, customer follow-ups, and general administration.
The point isn’t simply to have someone else do your work. It’s to separate the tasks that require your experience and decision-making from the tasks that simply require someone reliable to get them done.
If you’re spending hours every week organising meetings, updating spreadsheets, preparing documents, or working through your inbox, that’s time you aren’t spending on clients, strategy, business development, or other higher-value priorities.
Get the Right Support
Farche Solutions helps businesses hire skilled outsourced professionals from the Philippines, including personal virtual assistants who can become an ongoing part of your day-to-day operations.
Rather than continuing to fit administrative work around everything else, you can delegate it to someone whose job is to keep it moving.
Looking for a personal virtual assistant? Talk to Farche Solutions about finding the right person for your business.