Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
BARBARA CORCORANDon’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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