1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Even though it’s hard to hire for your insurance agency, don’t lay on the floor and cry. In this episode of the Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent podcast, Kelly Donahue-Piro and Heath Shearon explain that you have options! Episode Highlights: Kelly talks about the “great resignation” happening right now. (0:37) Kelly discusses the importance of living in a zero-excuse environment. (0:51) Kelly provides different and creative strategies to make hiring a bit easier for you. (3:15) Kelly explains why outsourcing low-level tasks and hiring for entry-level positions can help take things off your team’s plate. (4:15) Heath recommends looking outside of the box and outside of the industry to find good hiring strategies. (7:24) Health discusses reorganizing in your office to find the areas that could benefit the most from a new hire. (9:50) Kelly talks about firing deadbeat clients to free up time. (12:19) Heath discusses the importance of culture in regards to hiring and retaining employees. (16:20) Heath shares ways to engage with your team and make the workplace culture fun. (18:09) Kelly recommends focusing on all the opportunities there are in hiring. (19:45) Key Quotes: “We're all struggling to try to find good help. So, we want to go ahead and say it's hard to hire, but we need to live in a zero excuse environment.” Kelly Donahue-Piro&amp;nbsp; “Listen, there is shame in going ahead and doing unprofitable work. There is no shame in firing unprofitable clients.” Kelly Donahue-Piro “You want to have fun where you work. And there are different ways you can do that and highlight people's strengths in what they do best.” - Heath Shearon Resources Mentioned:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Kelly Donahue-Piro LinkedIn Heath Shearon LinkedIn Agency Performance Partners The Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Podcast http://agencyperformancepartners.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21508568/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/117700691