• 3.4 min readPublished On: April 29, 2013

    Managers and Owners: Who Motivates YOU?

    Managers and owners: Who motivates YOU? Who gets you up when you're down? That's a really important question for us [...]

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  • 3.6 min readPublished On: March 4, 2013

    New Rules of Motivation Managers Don’t Know….

    (Sorry, I couldn't resist the picture....). Are your motivating methods working? If you're using the methods most managers use, they [...]

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  • 1.9 min readPublished On: January 31, 2013

    New Managers: One of Your Most Effective Tools

    This month, I've been featuring blogs especially for new managers. But,A� no matter how long you've been in management, this [...]

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  • 2.8 min readPublished On: December 5, 2012

    53 Business Planning Tips from Coach Carla

    In November and December, I'm focusing on business planning, to help you and your agents get a great business plan [...]

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  • 3.8 min readPublished On: November 6, 2012

    What’s Left Out in Most Business Plans

    A�In November and December, I'll be featuring business planning. Suggest to your agents they check out Up and Running in [...]

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  • 2 min readPublished On: October 26, 2012

    Questions to Ask Your Agents to Uncover Their True Motivation

    As managers, we're told we must 'motivate people'. But, how to do it? Many of us use outmoded methods. In [...]

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  • 2.3 min readPublished On: October 24, 2012

    Is Money the Biggest Motivator for your Agents?

    Is money the biggest motivator for your agents? No. Motivation: It isn't what you think it is.... Do you really [...]

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  • 2.5 min readPublished On: September 7, 2012

    Two Best Management Tips from My Eighth Grade Teacher

    Where did you learn your two best management tips? I learned mine from my eighth grade teacher! If we really [...]

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  • 3.2 min readPublished On: August 9, 2012

    What the Great Conductors Can Teach Us about Leadership

    In my last blog, I discussed how an orchestra either played in harmony--or it didn't. Just as there are negative [...]

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