Big Picture Thinking

  You can catch me live on Facebook every Friday at 1:00 PM Central time. After liking my Facebook page, hover over the “Liked” button in the upper right corner and click on the pencil icon next to “Notifications.” This…
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Do you wait for permission to do things in your administrative role? If you have a good idea, or see that something needs to be done or needs to be improved, are you waiting to act on those things until…
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First, we talked about the two types of assistants. Then, we covered the responsibilities of the COO. And now, we’re going to discuss how you can make the transition from executive assistant to COO. I’ve said before that it takes…
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Previously I wrote about the two types of real estate assistants — the idea-based chief operations officer and the task-based executive assistant. Now, let’s explore exactly what the responsibilities of the COO are. Leadership First and foremost, the COO needs to…
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When you were first hired as a real estate assistant, you may not have been shown what your career path could look like. I want to change that today. You see, when you first get into this role, you are…
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“Delegate authority, not just tasks.” – Joe Woodward When we first become an executive assistant, our agent gives us tasks to do. These tasks are simply things that the agent wants to take off his or her plate. So the…
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I want to talk real quick about providing value to your clients and your customers and to everyone you work with even if it’s a co-op agent, a title company, no matter what. Today I just got done with an…
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I have seen some agent/assistant relationships that I can tell were meant to be. Both the agent and the assistant show signs of their successful relationship. Then, there are those agent/assistant relationships that are fraught with problems and miscommunication. Both…
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When I was about 8 years old, my parents took my brother and me to the Shriner’s Circus. Before the show began we were each given a program. In it was a section where there was a picture of each…
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