• 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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  • 2.9 min readPublished On: December 6, 2010

    Stealth: How to Get your Agents to Make a Business Plan

    This month, I'm focusing on business planning, to help you and your agents get a great business plan for next [...]

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  • 6 min readPublished On: December 3, 2010

    Take the ‘Business Plan’ Exam

    In these posts, I'm focusing on business planning, so you will have the information to create a great plan for [...]

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  • 4.1 min readPublished On: November 28, 2010

    Business Planning: Avoid 5 Planning Mistakes

    During November and December, I'm writing business planning blogs to help you create great plans with your agents. Check these [...]

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  • 3.4 min readPublished On: November 24, 2010

    Business Planning: Are you ‘Systematized’ to Profit?

    This is part of a series on business planning. Look for helpful checklists, processes, and systems I've included in these [...]

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  • 2.7 min readPublished On: November 1, 2010

    Recruiting Gen Y: Two More Shifts You Must Make

    In the blogs that preceded this one, we discussed the shifts owners and managers must make to recruit and retain [...]

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  • 1.1 min readPublished On: October 15, 2010

    Are You As Good as you Think You Are–an Evaluative Tool

    Next week, I'm doing a symposium series for leadership in Charleston, SC. To prepare for that, I'm providing an 'Evaluator' [...]

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  • 2.2 min readPublished On: August 24, 2010

    Myths and Truisms about Team Leadership

    Leadership is one of the most neededa��and most elusive of management skills. In fact, studies show that most managers arena��t [...]

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  • 1.7 min readPublished On: May 29, 2010

    Biggest Lessons Learned from a Publicity Maven

    In an earlier blog, I gave you advice about how to create a steady stream of publicity as a recruiting [...]

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