Listen for opportunity
As the owner of a commercial appraisal firm, are you listening or doing all the talking? As the appraisal manager of your department, are you listening to your staff or too busy? We all have a role to play, your work is to figure out what you want your role to be and giving that […]
Ducks in a row
“Get your ducks in a row.” You’ve heard it, but what does it mean? To have complete composure; to make sure things are running smoothly. 1 to 10, how do you rate your appraisal firm or department running smoothly? If you hesitated, then it’s not a 10. Can we do better? Flying in the same […]
Indicator of success
What does success look like for appraisers? List the goals you want to accomplish in the next 12 months. State the goals beginning with “I” as if you have already completed them. “I have fully implemented Edge report writing at my appraisal firm.” “I chose YouConnect to run my appraisal department and I’m hitting all […]
Missed a spot
We recently purchased our HQ office building in downtown Tampa. I hired a commercial painter to paint a four level huge exterior metal fire escape. I watched his guys paint day after day in the Florida heat. I felt bad for his team. But after getting to know the painters, we started joking with each […]
Why trust is everything
Do bank appraisers trust their fee appraisers? Do appraisal firm owners trust their staff appraisers? An affirmative answer gives you productivity, efficiency and flow. Hesitation results in stress. Working long hours. Double checking their work, doubting and repeat. Every day. Trust is everything. Authentic give back Last week Brenda Dohring Hicks, MAI co-founder of Realwired […]
Stick with it
Is being “swamped” an excuse to avoid taking the time to address internal bottlenecks and inefficiencies? As a commercial fee or bank appraiser are you constantly fixing the same things over and over? Is it “quicker” to fix on the fly or stop and create an initiative that will make the issue go away forever? […]
