So often as insurance consultants we hear how people don’t have time. Actually I hear it all the time outside of insurance too. We are all pulled in many directions yet we rarely sit down and think about how can we can be more efficient. It’s all the little speed bumps that jam up our day. But if we spent 5 minutes on a real solution we may never have that problem again. It’s called slowing down to speed up.
I have what I call the 2 minute rule in insurance. If something comes in and you can do it in 2 minutes, do it and log it in the system. If it will take longer then assign an activity. I love this rule as a leader and a manager. If I see someone with a bit of spare time, I can reassign them some duties. When it’s not in your management system, you are begging to be busy.
However, if it only takes 2 minutes, do it and be done with it. There is no sense in wasting the same amount of time it takes to log it as it takes to do it. We all need to get better at moving efficiently and effectively through our day. Emergencies and bottlenecks will happen. Let’s not get stuck or busy and move to being more productive!
