The secret to fostering team accountability

Creating a culture of accountability is the single most important key to increasing the per-person productivity on your team. This one system has surpassed anything else in efficiency and effectiveness in Chris Pollinger’s 25 years in real estate. Continue reading

How Mah Jongg Expanded My Shrinking World

I am not a game player. I never have been. Playing games meant sitting still, focusing and mastering a skill: things that didn’t interest me as a child. I liked play that involved moving, not thinking. While my sister and her friends played gin rummy o… Continue reading

Comeback Career Advice for Women Over 50

Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, has written books inspiring women to take control of their career and fight the forces holding them back in the workplace. She launched a “Know Your Value” conference series and a slick website sponsored… Continue reading

3 Ways Your Grown Children Can Help You Plan for Retirement

Two years ago, my then 39-year-old brother, mom and I went on a vacation in Hawaii (my parents are divorced and my dad has since remarried). The trip coincided with my mom, then in her late ‘60s, entering semi-retirement. After working two full-time jo… Continue reading

The Good Doctor: How Do You Find One?

Change is hard, especially when it comes to health care for you or a loved one. Moving to a new location, switching employer-based health insurance or transitioning to a Medicare Advantage plan can all mean you have to find a new physician. Finding the… Continue reading

From 101K to 11: MLS rankings show ‘extreme contrast’ in size

T3 Sixty ranked the nation’s MLSs, state Realtor associations and local Realtor associations by membership as part of a larger effort to provide a big picture of the industry. Continue reading

Keeping It Real: What is a unique value proposition?

On this edition of “Keeping It Real,” a recurring podcast series on Inman, Peter Lorimer talks about how your unique value proposition starts with finding your why.   Continue reading

My top producer quit — now what? 6 steps to take

At least once a month, a broker hits me up with an urgent request for a one-on-one call: “My top producer quit! Now what?” Before you have a nervous breakdown, take stock, and carefully and calmly examine the situation. Here’s how. Continue reading