• 4.6 min readPublished On: November 15, 2016

    Business Planning: Are You Making These 5 Planning Mistakes?

    Business planning: Are you making these 5 planning mistakes? During November and December, I'm writing business planning blogs to help [...]

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  • 3.3 min readPublished On: October 25, 2016

    Age Disparity Between Clients and their Agents–What It Means to You

    Age disparity between clients and their agents and what it means to you! Before you read this, take my true-false [...]

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  • 2.4 min readPublished On: October 12, 2016

    How to Motivate the “Tough Case” Agent

    It's getting toward the end of the year. It's time to coach again, so I'm featuring coaching tips this month. [...]

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  • 3.9 min readPublished On: October 4, 2016

    If You’re Coaching: Are You Really Motivating?

    If you're coaching: Are you really motivating? This month, I'm focusing on coaching. Why? Because we have one more quarter [...]

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  • 2.3 min readPublished On: September 28, 2016

    Is Your Highest Producer REALLY Your Best Producer?

    Is your highest producer really your best producer? Not necessarily. We managers are frequently asked to 'quartile' our team, or [...]

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  • 3.5 min readPublished On: September 14, 2016

    Why Aren’t You Training for Sales Success During Pre-Licensing?

    Managers: Why aren't you training for sales during pre-licensing? You hire them--then you just wait until they have their licenses [...]

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  • 3.1 min readPublished On: July 19, 2016

    If You Thought You Knew Motivation, Surprising Truths

    If you manage someone: Are your motivating methods working? If you're using the methods most managers use, they aren't working [...]

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  • 2.2 min readPublished On: July 14, 2016

    Have You ‘Made Someone’s Day’ Today? Do It!

    Have you made someone's day today? Many times, we're so caught up in our challenges and putting out fires we [...]

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  • 4.2 min readPublished On: July 6, 2016

    How to Create a Retention Rate from ? to 75%+

    This month, I'm focusing on helping you retain your new people. Managers: What's your retention rate for new agents under [...]

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