“I had been at West Point with Thomas one year, and had known him later in the old army. He was a man of commanding appearance, slow and deliberate in speech and action; sensible, honest and brave. He possessed valuable soldierly qualities in an eminent degree. He gained the confidence of all who served . . . more →
One of the most important factors in your agency’s success is the list-to-sell ratio. In this short leadership session, Gary Pittard, business adviser and author of Why Winners Win – what it takes to be successful in business and life, explains that if you want more profit, without increasing your expenses, you must do more . . . more →
I received a call from a winner who was worried about his fluctuating results. Having known this person for many years, I know that he is a winner and there is no doubt in my mind that he knew what needed to be done to reverse his slump.
In such circumstances, it is easy to . . . more →
There is a one tenet of Sales that is as old as the profession itself. It never dates and it is just as important as it ever was. The tenet is: ask for what you want. In this short real estate sales training session, real estate business adviser, Gary Pittard, explains that orders come to . . . more →
Leadership success hinges on the messages we send to our people, whether or not we realise that we are sending messages all the time. I learned many years ago that our kids watch what we do and pay more attention to our actions than they do to what we say. I think team members are . . . more →
Desperate hirers are not good hirers. When we become desperate for staff we make rash, and often wrong, decisions. We hire with our hearts and not our heads. In this short leadership session, real estate business adviser and trainer, Gary Pittard, explains the importance of keeping our pipelines of potential winning team members full, so . . . more →
“These experts preach to all who will listen that prospecting—proactively pursuing prospects—no longer works. What’s particularly dangerous about this false teaching is that it is exactly what the struggling, reactive salesperson wants to hear.”
Jeb Blount, founder of salesgravy.com and author of Fanatical Prospecting, wrote that there are many sales trainers . . . more →
So you’ve made a sale and have two happy clients – a buyer and seller. Congratulations! Now would be the time to capitalise on this happiness and go one step further. But do you? In this short real estate sales training session, real estate trainer, Gary Pittard shows you what that one step further is, . . . more →
Almost everybody on the team knows what they have to do – Property Managers, Receptionists, Secretaries, BDMs; etc.
The reason they know what they have to do is because these roles have clear job descriptions. The people in these roles know what they have to do and they know that any competent leader will not accept . . . more →
Regardless of the success a real estate agency enjoys, whether flourishing or struggling, business owners have two options, and they must make a choice. In this short real estate leadership session, real estate business trainer, Gary Pittard discusses these choices and explains why one is a clear winner.
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I spent time on the road with my friend, Mark McKeon, author of Get In The Go Zone, recently. Mark has spent much of his career as a high performance coach for athletes, and was recently inducted into the Collingwood Hall of Fame.
Mark suggests that we take control of ourselves and our day-to-day work . . . more →
Real Estate Sales is not an easy profession to master. Most people who enter the profession do not succeed. Most people selling real estate today are not succeeding, despite appearances. In this short real estate sales training session, Gary Pittard discusses why people fail and offers some points on how to succeed.
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All leaders want high performers, but sometimes we should be careful what we wish for. That high performer could be a 600 Pound Gorilla. You don’t want one of these!
High fee production is a must-have ingredient for all real estate salespeople, but it is not the only must-have ingredient.
Salespeople must also demonstrate:
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With so many things a real estate agency leader must do, what is the number one job that must never be overlooked? In this short real estate leadership session, real estate trainer, Gary Pittard, explains what the number one job is, and highlights some of the areas where leaders should concentrate their efforts.
Like it or not, Sales is an emotional game. When we present we appeal to our clients’ emotions. They make decisions emotionally, not logically.
Our own emotions can also affect our performance as presenters. The listing presentation is ‘Game On’ and in these days of high selling fees, we risk a large amount of money if . . . more →
At every stage of life, in both our business and our personal lives, we have choices to make. We can choose to be positive, or we can choose to be negative. We can choose to work or to be lazy. In this short real estate sales training session, Gary Pittard explains that we have more . . . more →
I saw this description on an agency’s Twitter feed: “Experienced agency. No rookies… [Agency name] has been providing service to…”
It made me think. Time in the industry – “experience” is no indicator of performance. Among the clients that attend Pittard real estate training, we can cite many examples of rookies who outperform so called . . . more →
Your team is a mirror of you. Dynamic leader, dynamic team. Lazy leader, lazy team. In this short real estate leadership session, real estate sales trainer Gary Pittard discusses the importance of leadership skill and its effect on team performance.
A common theme in real estate salespeople’s conversations is, “I’m too busy“, or “I’ve got a lot on“. Check in with those same salespeople at the end of the month and you will often find that their results were poor.
This begs the question, “Busy doing what?” Clearly, while these salespeople might have been busy, . . . more →
If you want to achieve massive success in real estate sales, you must do the actions that mediocre people will not do. In this short sales session real estate sales trainer, Gary Pittard, discusses the actions that can make a huge difference in your listings and sales performance. Get more listings, and you will make . . . more →
I recently viewed a Ted Talk presented by Linda Cliatt-Wayman – How To Fix a Broken School. It packed many valuable leadership lessons into twenty short minutes.
Ms. Cliatt-Wayman turned around three schools that had been labeled “low-performing and persistently dangerous.”
She originally planned to lay down the law but soon . . . more →
