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Spend the first two days on secure access and written process notes, hand over two or three low-risk recurring tasks in the first week, review the work together every day, and widen the scope in week two once the output matches your standard. By day ten, switch to a weekly check-in.","text",{"type":13,"content":19},[20,22,29],{"text":21,"type":17},"The plan below assumes a dedicated assistant working your business hours or close to them. It covers access and security, the documents you need before day one, which tasks to hand over first, and how to give feedback without turning into a full-time supervisor. 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