What are new agents doing that causes them to fail? What do you want in a start-up program that will help more of your new agents do well–and do it fast? What’s missing in the training and coaching programs you’ve been using?
I’m editing Up and Running in 30 Days for the 5th edition, due to be out in early 2017. As you probably know, Up and Running in 30 Days is literally the new agent’s start-up plan. In it, I show the what, how, why, and how much of real estate activities needed to do well quickly. Up and Running is very specific, and is easy to use to coach new agents to productivity fast.
Asking New Agents for their Advice
I’m in the midst right now of asking 1-3 year successful agents for their advice for the new agent. I will use these quotes throughout the book, to reinforce the start-up plan principles. If you have a successful 1-3 year agent that you’d like featured, you can forward my questionnaire here.
What’s Your Advice?
As one of the new features of the 5th edition, I’m incorporating great managers’ advice to new agents. Here’s what I’m asking:
- What do new successful agents do consistently that agents who fail don’t do?
- What common mistakes do new agents make that cost them time, money–and hinder their success?
- Would you advise a new agent to (why or why not)
–join a team
–have a mentor
–hire a professional coach
- What should a new agent look for in a training program?
- Other advice you provide to a new agent?
Your name:
Company name:
Number of agents in your office:
Number of agents you’ve hired that have completed at least 10 transactions their first year in the business:
How to Get your Advice to Me
If you’d like to write a comment to this post with answers to these questions, your comments will be relayed to me. If I’m able to use them in my book, you will receive a complimentary copy of Up and Running AND lots of PR–to help you in your recruiting as an expert in helping new agents.
Or, if you’d like to complete the questionnaire and email it to me, Here is the questionnaire. Just complete it and email it to [email protected]. You will be assisting thousands of new agents as they begin their careers, and, I think you’ll find that being published will help your ‘street cred’ with those you want to hire!
Comments: Do you have advice to me about what’s missing in training and coaching programs? Just put that in comments here. Thank you!
