Once you’ve hired your virtual assistant you will now need to train them and in order to do this you need to ensure that you:

Document your processes either in written form or on video so that they have something to look back on.
Delegate the tasks to your assistant in the order of importance. What are your pain points?
Don’t delegate everything at once. Hand over tasks bit by bit and make sure that you do ongoing training so that your virtual assistant doesn’t feel overwhelmed.
Have realistic expectations and keep in mind whether or not they’re dedicated full time to your practice or if they have other clients they are servicing too.
Praise them often and celebrate the wins. Feedback is very important and helps with keeping up the motivation.
Clarify what the goal is and let them know how they can contribute to the ‘mission’.

If you want to find out more about how a virtual assistant can help you in your business, reach out to Alison at https://MoveForwardVirtualAssistants.as.me/POPDC

Watch the other videos and read the other blog posts in this series

4 Benefits of Virtual Assistants

Handing Over Duties to Your Virtual Assistant

How to Hire a Virtual Assistant

Alison Pidgeon

Alison Pidgeon, LPC is the owner of Move Forward Counseling, a group practice in Lancaster, PA and she runs a virtual assistant company, Move Forward Virtual Assistants.

She is also a business consultant for Practice of the Practice. What started out as a solo private practice in early 2015 quickly grew into a group practice and has been expanding ever since.