What’s in Your Toolbox?

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Paulette Costa.

Several years ago I was asked to participate in a Habitat for Humanity project. It was a day when only women were to work on a home that was being built for a single mother in Hartford, CT, and I was proud to participate.

I participated with several agents from my office and upon arrival we were met by the local builder who provided each of us with a carpenter’s apron, a hammer, nails, a tape measure and our assignments. Mine was to hammer floor boards. The builder barked out instructions, demonstrated with a few swings of his hammer and left me to my work which I took on with feverish excitement.

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Embracing Change

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Paulette Costa.

Who Moved My Cheese? We’ve all read it. Dr. Spencer Johnson’s book featuring the ever-famous Hem and Haw and Sniff and Scurry characters- a national bestseller that is still used in many corporations today to educate and prepare their organizations for change. In Leading Change, by John P. Kotter, the author says “By any objective measure, the [...]

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers: A Winning Culture

Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

This week, during the launch of the newest Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchise, I was struck by the presence of something unique and identifiably “Metro” that is, it’s culture.  At the launch it was very clear that Kevin Levent is undeniably a great leader and a person who has won the support and [...]

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