by Jonathan | Mar 31, 2022 | Communication, Culture, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership
Make it easy. Make the concept easier to understand. Make the work easier to finish. Make the gathering easier to attend. Easy is hard. Easy is where the real work hides. Many of us attempt to make our idea easier to understand by barfing up more and more information....
by Jonathan | Mar 8, 2022 | Culture, Future of Work, Hiring, Leadership
“There’s almost a surplus of people coming to real estate.” Interesting article in the New York Times today talking about the pandemic boom in new real estate agents. Where many of us are experiencing “worker shortages,” real estate...
by Jonathan | Feb 24, 2022 | Culture, Hiring, Leadership
Perks over pay? Just read a Bloomberg article citing this recommendation from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. There is no doubt wages are important. As our “transitory” inflation eats into your purchasing power, wage growth to offset is important. I...
by Jonathan | Feb 23, 2022 | Culture, Hiring, Leadership
The real challenge with hiring? We haven’t consistently done the long work of positioning our companies as the default choice for superstars. The first time they hear of us is in our LinkedIn ad. Keep telling your story. Over and over and over. What makes your...
by Jonathan | Feb 22, 2022 | Communication, Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Tuesday Tactic
Tuesday Team Tactic: Comment first on what went right. You have a team full of brilliant people. And brilliant people get it. They understand that whatever the endeavor, there will be problems. Problems with the idea. Problems with the execution. Problems with the...
by Jonathan | Feb 21, 2022 | Culture, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Personal Development, Teams
Give the gift of the benefit of the doubt. A team member uncharacteristically gets a bit irritated at you. Give the benefit of the doubt. A good client simply won’t return your repeated calls. Benefit of the doubt. A loved family member said something stupid....
