{"id":2800,"date":"2008-03-19T05:44:55","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T12:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2008-03-19T05:44:55","modified_gmt":"2008-03-19T12:44:55","slug":"biz-20-super-real-estate-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2800\/biz-20-super-real-estate-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Biz 2.0: Super Real Estate Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first started in real estate my goal was to\u00a0own a big operation after getting my broker’s license. A quintuple bypass changed my plans and I now operate a boutique operation, small, profitable and simple. I spend my extra time doing things I enjoy like golfing, reading and writing.<\/p>\n

But I haven’t stopped thinking about\u00a0big. It’s my belief that\u00a0most large RE companies don’t fully exploit the advantages of being big, with access to resources largely going to waste in offices run from defensive modes with key players protecting turf rather than striving for excellence and market domination.\u00a0Internal competition has been a weakness of big RE companies, along with the lack of talented employees with broader skills than RE skills. There’s a time and place to compete and there’s a time and place to bring talented individuals together\u00a0to co-operate.<\/p>\n

All companies and all offices differ, but from what I’ve seen much is missing. Big doesn’t have to mean slow, stubborn and infected with in-fighting and politics. I admit, I have idealistic\u00a0binges that sometimes border on drunkenly\u00a0naive, but I also know what people working together can accomplish — I’ve witnessed it through personal involvement and I’ve read\u00a0the stories of companies who’ve achieved excellence through new ways of thinking, co-operation and a dedication to talented people given\u00a0free reign to think, act and innovate. I also have no knowledge of the sophistication involved with large franchises, but I know that even independent offices with 50 to 100 agents can develop 2.0\u00a0systems that drastically improve their ability to compete.<\/p>\n

It starts at the top with leadership. I should say enlightened<\/em><\/strong> leadership. Fearless and open-minded leaders are rare; hell, most everything I’m about to describe is rare —\u00a0that’s what makes it special, and that’s why great companies achieve the largest market share in their line of endeavor. Good leaders are an amalgam of psychologist, priest, coach, cheerleader, protaganist, antagonist (questioning his\/her own leadership),\u00a0hero(ine), visionary and sage. That’s asking a lot, but good leadership demands a lot. From Alexander the Great to JFK to Lee Ioccoca, the styles are different\u00a0and the scope greater or less, but the key elements of Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I first started in real estate my goal was to\u00a0own a big operation after getting my broker’s license. A quintuple bypass changed my plans and I now operate a boutique operation, small, profitable and simple. I spend my extra time doing things I enjoy like golfing, reading and writing. 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