by Rod Santomassimo | Jun 25, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate Lessons, Commercial Real Estate Operations, Commercial Real Estate Success, Commercial Real Estate Teams, Marketing, Owners & Managers, Productivity
In my recent blogs we explored some of the bigger challenges of owning and managing a commercial real estate brokerage firm. The first was recruiting the right people for your team, and the second was managing these folks. Today I want to address keeping your team...
by Rod Santomassimo | Jun 12, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate Lessons, Commercial Real Estate Operations, Commercial Real Estate Success, Commercial Real Estate Teams, Owners & Managers, Productivity
Over the years, we have had the privilege of working with countless owners and managers of commercial real estate firms. In the process of helping them discover ways to build their success (by helping their people grow their businesses), we have identified 5 key...
by Rod Santomassimo | Jun 7, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate Lessons, Commercial Real Estate Operations, Commercial Real Estate Success, Commercial Real Estate Teams, New to Business Success, Owners & Managers, Productivity
Today I was attending a coaching session outside the office. I wasn’t the one coaching, but I was getting coached. I have a few select coaches and mentors I work with to build my business — with this specific group, I meet quarterly to discuss progress in the...
by Bo Barron | May 31, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate Lessons, Commercial Real Estate Operations, Commercial Real Estate Success, Commercial Real Estate Teams, Owners & Managers, Productivity, Uncategorized
Entrepreneurs suffer from what John Maxwell calls the Law of the Lid. This law says that the entrepreneur is the cap on what can be accomplished. In other words, he or she is the bottle-neck of their own business. Most entrepreneurs I know suffer from some version of...
by Rod Santomassimo | May 28, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate Lessons, Commercial Real Estate Operations, Commercial Real Estate Success, Commercial Real Estate Teams, New to Business Success, Owners & Managers, Productivity
I recently found an article by Stephen Covey, best-selling author of the world renowned book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. In this article, titled “Sharpen Your Focus”, Covey outlines four disciplines that (if practiced consistently) can vastly improve...
by Bo Barron | May 22, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate Lessons, Commercial Real Estate Operations, Commercial Real Estate Prospecting, Commercial Real Estate Success, Commercial Real Estate Teams, Owners & Managers, Personal development, Productivity, Uncategorized
When I was running my own commercial real estate firm, I was busy. I would characterize most days as chaotic. Even when I did have a plan for the day, distractions, interruptions, and opportunities would appear from nowhere and knock me off course. I had bought into...
