Realtors usually hire when they're drowning in work, posting on Facebook for whoever's available. Leigh Thomas Brown says this creates chaos: vague job descriptions, overwhelmed new hires, and burnout for everyone. Define the role first, before you hire.
One of the keys to unplugging a little bit and avoiding burnout is to have help. And the way that you get help is not the way most realtors do. The way that realtors do it is once you have enough closings and enough transactions in the pipeline, you are here. And so you're like, I need somebody. And you post on Facebook, I need somebody. And somebody raises their hand. You were friends with them in high school and you're like, you're fine, you're fine, you're fine. You come work for me. And they come into your office and you are here. And so they ask you, well, what do you want me to do? And you're like, this, just stuff. And you start throwing things at people. And that is not a great way to start off a working relationship. And I've, learned this the hard way. So this is Leigh Thomas Brown's mistakes talking to you, my internet and real life friends. What you need to know about hiring is that you have to know what they are doing before they come in the door so that they can be successful. This is not about you. When you hire help, whether it's for 1 hour a week or 40 hours a week, you need that person to be successful because if they're successful, they make you better.
