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Eleven Keys to Increasing Your Productivity
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new policies consisted of twenty-four steps conducted by
twenty-four different people and, on average, lasted six
weeks. Their position in the marketplace was being seriously
threatened by companies with a faster approval time. The
company consolidated twenty-three of the twenty-four steps
into a single job for a single person, who checked every detail
of the policy before sending it to a supervisor. In the second
step, the supervisor simply checked the analysis of the first
person and gave an approval or disapproval. Reducing
twenty-four steps to two enabled the company to get the answer
back to the field within twenty-four hours, almost
always error-free. As a result of the speed of this new processing
system, Northwestern Mutual was able to write many
hundreds of millions of dollars of additional insurance every
year.
The Race Is On
Make a game of it: Challenge your record daily to see how
many high-value tasks you can complete each day. Set a
schedule and a deadline for yourself and try to beat your
deadline. See just how much more you can get done in less
time.
Practice visualization to guide your performance. Envision
yourself as an exceptionally productive person. For a
moment, visualize those times in your life when you were at
your peak of effectiveness and productivity. You were doing
all the right things in the right way and accomplishing a lot
in a short period of time. You felt strong and confident about
your performance. You felt stimulated, exhilarated, and in