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The Direct Connection Between Values And Success

January 30, 2012 By Jeff Turner 4 Comments

Your values are your true brand. I believe this without reservation. There is real power in clearly identifying and articulating your core mission and values, and making them a prominent behavior driver, both in your business and in your personal life. Two stories caught my eye this past week and they each take a different approach to […]

Behavior Is The Truest Form Of Communication

November 30, 2011 By Jeff Turner 18 Comments

Yesterday, Marc Davison asked a question in the form of a blog post. Who are you? It was a post about corporate values, a topic near to my heart and one I’ve been writing and speaking about for years. I encourage you to read the post. It’s a story about how he experienced corporate values in the behavior […]

Why Do You Exist, Other Than To Make Money

November 23, 2011 By Jeff Turner 10 Comments

A few of my friends, Teri Conrad, Debra Trappen and Laura Monroe, had been talking about the #brandtribe chat stream on Twitter for a while, so I thought I’d follow along using Dashter to curate a bit of the discussion, and see what I could glean from it this morning. I was happy that the […]

Vision, Values And The Real Estate Industry – A Response From Julie Beall

November 19, 2011 By Jeff Turner 2 Comments

This is a guest post from Julie Beall. This is the first guest post ever here on my personal blog. I asked Julie if I could use this after she had a horrible time trying to post a comment and had sent this as a Word document. Julie does not have a blog, but I […]

Vision, Values, And The Real Estate Industry

November 18, 2011 By Jeff Turner 48 Comments

The Question from Michael McClure: “Here’s a topic I’ve enjoyed discussing many times with many people: is the “employee” brokerage model viable in real estate, and – on a related point – is there any correlation between the predominance of the independent contractor model and the overall level of professionalism in real estate?” My Response: […]

My Father’s Day Wish

June 18, 2011 By Jeff Turner 7 Comments

For a long time, I’ve tried hard to make Sundays an internet-free day. In truth, I have no idea how long it’s been since my wife, Rocky, first asked if I’d turn off the internet and social media access and disconnect from the online world to use Sunday as a day to focus on the […]