Business leaders are faced with many challenges, but for some, overcoming the Leadership Curse should be their number one priority. In this leadership session, real estate business consultant and author of Why Winners Win, Gary Pittard, explains what the Leadership Curse is, and what needs to be done to eradicate it.
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David Farrugia, from Macquarie Real Estate in Casula NSW, spoke at Pittard’s Real Estate Agents’ Convention in Brisbane, November 2016. He made many interesting points, including explaining how he plans his training. David trains ‘on purpose’.
Each month, David selects a topic and studies that topic only for the coming month.
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We hear much about Time Management, but can we really manage time? Every one of us has the same 1,440 minutes each day. Why, then, do some people do more with their time than others?
The answer is that those people manage themselves and not time: They manage themselves within the time they have available.
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In preparation for her interview on Pittard TV on 19 January, I read Susan Scott’s book Fierce Leadership. I read her other book Fierce Conversations many years ago. Both are excellent books.
To clear up any misunderstanding Susan uses the word “fierce” to indicate conversations that we must have – those conversations that if left unsaid . . . more →
People who choose Sales as a career have three options when it comes to shaping their careers: 1. Do as little as possible and hope for success; 2. Put in the hours but not the study; 3. Work at becoming great. In this short sales session, real estate business consultant, Gary Pittard, says that we . . . more →
It is a sad fact that there are more mediocre people selling real estate than there are winners. This probably applies to most professions. It is difficult to believe that mediocre performers are happy being that way, and they certainly cannot be stress-free. In this short sales session, real estate business consultant, Gary Pittard, explains . . . more →
In his book, Put Your Dreams to the Test, Dr John Maxwell said, “When people’s talent does not match their dreams and they fail to recognise it, they will be forever working but never winning.” In this short real estate sales training session, Gary Pittard, business adviser and author of Why Winners Win – what . . . more →
Real estate leadership can be tough. Things don’t always go as planned. At times like this, it’s easy to complain: salespeople aren’t doing the right actions; salespeople aren’t performing; the market is tough; listings are tight; we’re not getting called in; you can’t find good people; etc.
But where does this get you?
Complaining fixes nothing. . . . more →
Gary Pittard, business adviser and author of Why Winners Win – what it takes to be successful in business and life, says, “Some things in life are non-negotiable. Three of them are the steps to profit.” Although the three steps to profit that Gary explains do not exact a high price, they are compulsory . . . 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 →
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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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.
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.
There are many laws of marketing, some more important than others. In this short leadership session real estate trainer, Gary Pittard, discusses one law that many real estate businesses violate every day – and it costs them profit. The remedy is not difficult, but it could give you a competitive edge, and many more . . . more →
You can be busy and yet not accomplish very much. Being busy does not mean being productive. In this short sales session real estate sales trainer, Gary Pittard, highlights the important activities that get results and advises that they be performed at the expense of lesser-urgent tasks. Time management gives you the opportunity to accomplish . . . more →
What is your attitude to failure?
I fear that our school days did not equip us with a healthy respect for failure and its role in the pursuit of success.
At school we learned that getting things wrong is bad. We were taught to commit seemingly endless facts to memory for regurgitation at exam time. Then . . . more →
Everybody wants to be successful, but how many are willing to do what it takes to get there? In this short sales session real estate sales trainer, Gary Pittard, shares 5 steps to a brilliant future. Follow them and you may be amazed at how better life goes for you.
The old real estate joke, “Here’s your desk, here’s your phone, good luck – you’re on your own” is no joke in some offices. ‘Sink or swim’ is the hard way to begin a career, but in many offices it’s a sad fact of life.
Just as bad for a budding recruit is outdated and . . . more →
In this short leadership session real estate leadership and sales trainer, Gary Pittard, shares Sheila Murray Bethel’s Ten Statements for Change and Growth. Leadership is not always easy. By defining our values as leaders, and as human beings, we set ethical and moral boundaries, something that all leaders should do.
