Scale Your Insurance Agency | Hosted by Mike Stromsoe
Episode 339: You Don’t Need More Time — You Need an Executive Assistant
Agency owners often assume they need more time when what they really need is greater capacity. Mike Stromsoe explores how an executive assistant can help protect an owner’s most valuable resource by taking lower-value work off their plate and creating space for leadership, strategy, relationships, and business growth. Drawing from his own experience hiring and working with assistants over several decades, Mike shares why this role should be viewed as a business strategy rather than an administrative expense. Key Topics: How to calculate what your time is actually worth The hidden cost of continuing to handle administrative work yourself Why an assistant should complement your strengths rather than duplicate them The role of assessments in finding the right personality and working style How the “See, Do, Teach” method can build mastery and ownership Why effective delegation requires clarity, authority, accountability, feedback, and trust How an executive assistant can evolve from task-doer to strategic partner The “Things I Should Never Do Again” exercise for identifying what needs to leave your plate Connect with Mike: LinkedIn Twitter A great executive assistant does far more than manage tasks or calendars. The right person can become a filter between the owner and constant interruptions, protect high-value working time, strengthen delegation, and create the capacity needed to operate at a higher level. When agency leaders intentionally hand off work that does not require their unique ability, they create more freedom to focus on the work that can have the greatest impact on the business.
