Shallow people believe in luck. Wise and strong people believe in cause and effect.....Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results...George S. Patton

They don't buy the excuses, apologies, and sad fatalism most nonperformers skillfully sell to thier managers. They just don't buy in.

Enlightened leaders get more out of their people because they know that each of their people has everything it takes to be successful

RE/MAX Professionals launches new recruiting web site

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TREB Reports Drop in Sales and Inventory for July

Toronto Real Estate Board, Augsut 5, 2010 Release
Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 6,564 sales in July – a 34 per cent dip from the record 9,967 sales reported in July 2009. New listings, at 10,825, dropped to the lowest level for the month of July since 2002.
“The level of July sales remained below the expected long-term trend. The market has become more balanced following record monthly sales through most of the winter and early spring,” said Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) President Bill Johnston.
Total sales through the first seven months of 2010 were up 12 per cent compared to the same period in 2009. Notwithstanding the fact that price trends vary at the neighbourhood level in GTA, the average price for July transactions was $420,482, representing a six per cent increase over July 2009. Over the first seven months of 2010, the average selling price was up 12 per cent annually to $432,253.
“Market conditions promoting growth in the average selling price have remained in place. While July sales were down compared to last year, the number of new listings in the marketplace also fell. This means there was enough competition between buyers to exert upward pressure on price,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis.

Stop Managing and Start leading

Are you leading or managing?

LEADERS LEAD PEOPLE.......MANAGERS MANAGE THINGSSSSS.....

There is a misconception in business that a manager is one who manages people. Too bad that most people do not understand that a manager moves, manipulates, increases and decreases things, not people. I can buy property, office supplies, animals, services and manage them by sorting, burning, using and otherwise molding them into a business process.
But people, those most valued of assets, need to be lead. They need to be loved, listened to, petted, cared for and addressed with respect. That is leadership.
They do not need to be manipulated, moved ,increased or decreased. They need to be lead with a vision that provides a purpose. They need their ideas cultivated to prosper..
Notice I put love first. You do not need to like a person to love him. But if you love him, you most certainly will like him.
If you love a group of people you will most certainly listen to them. You will listen to their ideas. You will take their ideas and use these to create the vision that they can follow.
That is leadership. Plain and simple.