Unusual Time Saving Tips (3 of 5)
“Plan for Shorter Appointments: For some reason, when someone schedules an appointment with a pastor, they generally assume it will be a one hour appointment.
Most one hour appointments could be handled in much less time.
Years ago, I shortened my appointments to 45 minutes. We’d explain ahead of time that I have 45 minutes allotted for the meeting. No one complained. We got to the important stuff a lot faster.
After some time, I shortened most meetings to 30 minutes and some to 10 or 15. It is amazing how much important ground you can cover when both parties understand how much time you have to work with and you get right to the important issues.
It also helps to back appointments up to each other. If you have a 1:00 p.m. appointment, you might schedule your next one at 1:45 instead of 2:00. When some people want to go past their time, someone else can politely interrupt and explain that your next appointment is waiting.”
(Via LifeChurch.tv : swerve)