Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
BARBARA CORCORANA funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I’ll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
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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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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
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