The Value of Good Leadership VS Mentorship

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I was an agent in ERA a decade ago~ but was busy into full time job..liked to join back as a agent again..I am a registered agent now..however my current manager is not so active now.. any advice?

Posted by Questions - Feb 14, 2012 -Viewed 162 times

Hi Questions,

Thank you for sharing your dilemma.

Let me address "active" in a manager, and possibly expand your "search".

When I myself first started in real estate, I had good mentors who guided my progress in the industry, to achieve the success that I have attained today. 

At the same time, I am aware of my other peers who have, have not, achieved success in the same amount of time, and of course, those who have left the industry.  Being a team leader now, I ask myself what I can do differently such that new associates can have the best chance to succeed.

In the question you have posed, there a few angles that this might be addressed from:

Firstly, having a manager, a mentor and a leader.  Coming from the lessons I have learnt serving my country, the best soldiers are not necessarily the ones who are the best trained, or the best motivated, but the best led.  Note that the best led soldiers never make mention on the level of their training, but everything on the leadership that they have on the ground.

"A tiger leading a group of sheep is more terrifying than a sheep leading a pride of lions"

Within the division, we are experiencing a new culture revolution whereby all division associates have no boundaries between each other.  If a fellow associate needs help in a hostile showflat environment, fellow division associates are expected to ride to the rescue, all team leaders are the "God Father" of the respective showflats that they are in.

In this sense, no newbie walks alone.  The collective leadership of the group will be responsible for this change.

Another aspect that you might consider are managers who build systems that are newbie friendly. 

Examples of these are syndicates where seniors are paired with newbies to assist them in their growth, and shared listings systems where new associates can start off as buyer specialists instead of jumping into the fire in trying to get their own exclusive listings.

Hence in this aspect, perhaps this might help you to expand your "expectations" into the group, and/or manager that you subsequently look for.

Good hunting!

Best Regards,

Mervin Tang
Marketing Manager
CEA Reg No. : R030951Z
Huttons Asia Pte Ltd
Mobile: (65) 9184 0208
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