Eliminate or delegate time wasters

| 24 Oct 2017

As an insurance adviser or agency leader, time is your most valuable commodity. More often than not, sitting down face-to-face with clients or prospects is when the magic happens. Hence it is of utmost importance that time wasters, which may be defined as anything that prevents you from achieving objectives in the most effective way possible, should be eliminated or delegated.

MDRT shares how you can use a time log to track and evaluate how you spend your time each day:

  • Record how you spend your work day in 15-minute intervals.
  • Every time you change activities note down what the activity is and the time of the change and how you feel energy-wise.
  • Then at a convenient time go back through your time log and write down the duration of each activity and whether it was a high, medium, low or no value task in order to capture all your activities and patterns.
  • Log your activities for two to three weeks.
  • Your next step is to eliminate or delegate jobs that aren't part of your role and that don't help you meet your objectives.
  • Begin scheduling your most challenging tasks for the times of day when your energy levels are highest. That way your work will be better quality and it should take you less time to do.
  • Minimize the number of times you switch between tasks beware of creating new time wasters.
  • Analyse the way you spend your time every three months until you reach the level of productivity you want from each day.

You should be able to boost your productivity by eliminating or delegating low value activities, scheduling challenging tasks for the time of the day when you feel your best, minimising the number of times that you switch between types of tasks and reducing the time you spend on personal activities.

Your time is precious don't waste it

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