Workers Comp ABCs – Making Task Handling Easier
The Workers Comp ABCs of task handling has saved me hours every week.
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on The Eisenhower Method of making task handling easier. Due to the high article traffic, I decided to publish an article on how I have handled daily task prioritization for over 40 years. The Eisenhower method had four task rankings. The Workers Comp ABCs contains only three. If you prefer the Eisenhower Method, check the previous link. You can print the Eisenhower chart there.
The Easy Method
My first insurance carrier employer decided that I was not prioritizing tasks properly as a trainee. The carrier sent me off to training in two areas, subrogation and time management. Subrogation flew over my head. The time management session was great. The concept eventually evolved into the Workers Comp ABCs.
Being old school, writing them down seems more appropriate. Why, because you can feel like you have accomplished quite a bit when you look at the ones crossed off the list.
However one wishes to list them is great. Using Google Keep Notes works to stay paperless. No specific tasks will be named as each of the Workers Comp ABCs may not necessarily fit with your job.
- A – Must be done immediately or today at the latest. Eisenhower – Urgent + Important
- B – Must be done within a week at the latest. Toward the end of the week, the B would likely turn into an A priority. Eisenhower – Urgent + Not Important or Important + Not Urgent
- C– Not as important – can be done whenever. May end up turning into a B priority if the C task sets long enough. Eisenhower – Not Important, Not Urgent
Great Book on Time Management
The Claims Coach, Kevin Quinley, gave me a hardback book as a gift two years ago. I have read it twice. I rarely read books twice. Deep Work (in a distracted world) by Cal Newport has retained a high rating on Amazon for many months – 4.6 stars. The Drain the Shallows section reminds me of the distractions that come up every day in any insurance-based job.
The book goes much more deeply into everyday work than the Workers Comp ABCs of task handling. If your employer or contractor provided you with a version of task management, always use that first.
