• 2.2 min readPublished On: March 3, 2011

    Why Your Best New Recruits LOVE Reality

    We've talked about the 'romantic' recruiting presentation, and the 'realistic' recruiting presentation. The trend is toward the 'realistic'. Why? Besides [...]

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  • 3.3 min readPublished On: February 19, 2011

    Are Most Managers in ‘Maintenance’ or ‘Leadership’?

    Are most managers in 'maintenance' or are they taking leadership actions? Youa��ve probably read dozens of books about leadership. Youa��ve [...]

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  • 2.1 min readPublished On: February 10, 2011

    Are you Managing your Time as a Maintenance Manager or Leader?

    How well are you managing your time? Are you doing the things each day that actually make you a leader? [...]

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  • 2.6 min readPublished On: January 27, 2011

    Tough Medicine: Curing the ‘Dual Agent’ Hiring Strategy

    In the previous blog, we talked about the ever-growing phenomenon of the 'dual careerist'--the part-timer. I'm afraid our industry is [...]

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  • 3 min readPublished On: January 24, 2011

    The ‘Dual Career’ Agent: Heaven or Hell?

    Do you have lots of 'dual career' agents? In Stefan Swanepoela��s publication, Trends Report 2010, he calls the real estate [...]

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  • 1.9 min readPublished On: January 21, 2011

    Recruiting: The Second Success Trait in the ‘New Normal’

    Have you polished your needed traits for success in the 'new normal'? Here's the second trait agents need to succeed [...]

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  • 1.9 min readPublished On: January 10, 2011

    The ‘New Normal’: Are you Hiring and Training to It?

    I just did a keynote for our WCR chapter. In it, I asked attendees to defineA� a�?new normala��. Everyone is [...]

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  • 1.7 min readPublished On: December 15, 2010

    Business Planning: How Good a Coach are You?

    Through December, I'm focusing my blogs on business planning. You'll also find ready-to-use checklists, processes and systems in this blog [...]

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  • 2.1 min readPublished On: December 12, 2010

    Business Planning: How’s your Time Management?

    Through December, I'm focusing on business planning in my blogs. Look for checklists, processes, and systems--ready to use. Business Planning: [...]

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