What Do You Believe About People? Part 2

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Thanks for all the great feedback on Dave’s WorkPuzzle earlier this week. It’s always helpful to see what resonates with you.

As it turns out, you’re not alone.

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Reading the press on Amazon this week, you’ve probably noticed this topic (the idea of humans flourishing at work) has broad interest in our culture, and it seems to be emotionally charged.

What’s at the core of the angst so may people feel towards the Amazon work environment?  Perhaps it boils down to this simple premise:

Businesses can and should be used as a means to enable human flourishing.

When they’re not, something feels wrong. And as Amazon found out this week, it’s a powerful way of thinking that reaches beyond the walls of the company.

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What Do You Believe About People?

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Over the last few years, Ben and I have written over 700 articles in WorkPuzzle.

The subject and content of these postings has been quite varied.  In fact, when we redesigned WorkPuzzle last year it was difficult to even arrange the articles into common categories.

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I suspect if the topics were mapped on a statistical chart, the data would probably look uncorrelated.  At close range, it would seem like a smattering.

Regardless of this perception, there is a plan and methodology to what we’ve written.

For a few minutes today, I’d like to challenge you to step back and look at WorkPuzzle from a more holistic perspective.   Through this broader lens, I’ll reveal one of the most scientifically-backed, well-documented, and important business ideas ever discovered.

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Recruiting: How To Escape A Slow Cubicle Death (Questions/Answers)

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Lots of good questions came in from the last WorkPuzzle.  Thank you to those who reached out to me with your thoughts.

I’ll structure this posting as a question/answer session to the topic of helping people escape their corporate job.

If you’re just joining us, catch up by reading the previous WorkPuzzle based on a recent article in Forbes magazine by Brian Rashid.

Brian’s simple premise: Life in the cubical is not as secure as it may seem.

Your application:  For some people, a transition to a real estate career (ie. owning a small business as an agent) may be a viable way to escape an unstable corporate job.

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Recruiting: How To Escape A Slow Cubicle Death

Thursday, August 06, 2015

Most of the new agents who will join your company over the next decade will have one thing in common:  They’ll come from traditional jobs where things didn’t work out like they had planned.

Brian Rashid calls this experiencing the slow cubical death.

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In a recent Forbes magazine article, Brian explains the reality employees must embrace before they step out on their own and start businesses.

It’s helpful information for anyone who wants to be successful at recruiting in the real estate industry, but it’s only the first step. Showing them how to escape is the valuable insight necessary to endear them to you and your organization.

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What Reddit Can Teach Real Estate – Part 3

Monday, July 27, 2015

Today, we’ll finish up our series on the lessons you can learn from the Reddit meltdown earlier this month.  If you didn’t read the previous discussions, catch up here (Part 1 and Part 2).

Of course, this isn’t really about Reddit.  It’s about you.  More specifically, what you can learn about forming and sustaining a healthy community.

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Those real estate leaders who see themselves through the lens of being a community facilitator are much better equipped to recruit and retain the most talented individuals.

Why?  One of the major factors people join and stick with your organization has to do with how they’re feeling connected to those around them.

Today, we’ll learn three more lessons on how to become the community of choice among your real estate competitors.

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Managing: What Reddit Can Teach Real Estate – Part 2

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Earlier this week, we opened up a discussion on how the Reddit controversy has some great lessons for anyone managing a community.

These lessons apply to the real estate industry because leading a real estate office (or a group of offices) involves many of the same community dynamics that drive online communities.

New agents join an office and experienced agents stick with an office because of what they give and receive from the community.  It’s not the whole reason someone comes or goes, but it is a major component.

If you ignore this issue, you may find it to be deadly.  This is where the Reddit lessons outlined earlier this week become helpful.  They’ll equip you to be a proficient community leader and a magnet for the best and brightest talent in your area.

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