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.
BARBARA CORCORANDon’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
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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 biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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Failure is my specialty.
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