You Talk to Your Agents Daily. But Are You Actually Leading Them?

One-on-one meetings are a powerful tool for employee development and commercial agency leadership. In Episode 286 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak explains why talking to your team every day is not necessarily the same as properly developing your people. In a busy commercial real estate agency, most conversations are about deals, clients, questions, and immediate priorities. One-on-one meetings create something different: dedicated time for a principal and their direct report to discuss what really matters. Darren shares the one-on-one meeting structure he used while leading complex commercial real estate agency businesses, including why the meetings need to happen weekly, why they should be protected, and why the team member's agenda must come first. You’ll learn: ✅ Why constant contact does not equal effective people development ✅ How weekly one-on-one meetings can reduce ad hoc interruptions ✅ Why the employee should set the agenda first ✅ How better conversations can strengthen leadership and relationships ✅ Why consistent one-on-ones help principals develop their people For commercial real estate principals who want to build stronger teams without becoming more operationally dependent on themselves, this episode provides a simple mechanism to put into practice. Keywords: commercial real estate leadership, one-on-one meetings, employee development, team development, CRE leadership, commercial real estate principals, agency leadership, people management, leadership development, employee retention #commercialrealestate #cre #leadership @cresuccess --- Email hello@cresuccess.co and put the word "GROW" in the subject line to take the first step towards accelerating revenue growth in your commercial real estate agency with the right people on your team, serving ideal clients inside a business that just works. Got some feedback or have a questions about this week's episode? Email hello@cresuccess.co or just comment below this video and we'll get back to you. Visit the CRE Success website: https://www.cresuccess.co Read the episode anecdote, and a transcript of this podcast, here: https://www.cresuccess.co/blog/286 Subscribe to this channel to get all of our latest episodes in your YouTube feed To share this episode or your thoughts on it, tag us on social media @cresuccess or use our hashtag #cresuccess Connect with Darren Krakowiak on LinkedIn:   / darrenkrakowiakcresuccess   #success #business #realestate #growth #RealEstateTips #commercialproperty #cresuccess ---------- ✻ New website: https://www.cresuccess.co ✻ Program for Principals: https://www.cresuccess.co/leadership ✻ Podcast: https://www.cresuccess.co/podcast ✻ Linkedin:   / darrenkrakowiakcresuccess   ✻ Instagram:   / cresuccess   FREE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROSPECTING GUIDE: https://www.cresuccess.co/abc