Real Estate News and Tips

Making the Decision to Hire Help for Your Team There comes a point in the career of many real estate agents when you do, in fact, consider whether or not it is time to hire an assistant.  Perhaps you feel overwhelmed with all of the paperwork and the repetitive tasks…

Common Team Hiring Mistakes Through our extensive work with many agents over the years, we have had the opportunity to learn about the mistakes that agents have made when hiring team members.  Not surprisingly, we find that agents tend to make the same kinds of mistakes, and sometimes more than…

Screening Applicants for Your Team Top 5 Tips for Screening Applicants Haven't we all made bad hires in our career because we rushed too quickly to hire someone without proper screening? Your time is very valuable; you do not want to spend any unnecessary time with inappropriate candidates. This is…

Personality Styles on Your Team and Understanding the DISC Assessment What is the DISC and why should you use it as a critical tool in the hiring process? The DISC assessment is a test that allows you to get a read on a prospective hire’s personality traits, strengths, and potential…

Your Role as the Team Leader So let’s assume you have the perfect hire or the perfect staff.  What then could possibly go wrong?  You! As the boss, unless you are big enough to have a general manager, you need to manage your people! In our years of coaching many…

Recruitment for Your Team After you have defined the specific characteristics of the person you are looking for, developed the job description and schedule, you will be in the best position to actively start recruiting.   WHAT ARE THE BEST RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES TO FIND TALENT? The following strategies are applicable…

Talent Examined Socrates once wrote, “A life unexamined ‎is a life not worth living.” We at Excelleum believe that when it comes to real estate, one's personality traits unexamined can lead to a real estate career not worth living.  This is why Excelleum, a coaching and consulting company noted for…