The water cooler is dead
As the owner of an appraisal firm or appraisal manager of your department, you can no longer manage with the Ronco Rotisserie oven slogan, “Set it and forget it.” Your people need something different to be productive. The rules of the race have changed. If you surveyed your people, I’m betting 90% want to work […]
Who’s on your crew
Bank and fee appraisers are siloed. There’s little time to collaborate with new productive ideas including leveraging technology for your firm or appraisal department. The result? Working a lot. No vacations. No bueno. Did you ever think you’d be working this hard in your career? Race day My wife and I recently completed a sailing […]
Where are we going
The valuation industry has reached a fork in the road. The appraiser shortage is happening right now. Those remaining in the field are struggling with the current workload, fee and bank appraisers alike. It’s not getting easier. No longer can we afford to stay in chronic busy mode. It’s time to help our industry succeed. […]
Appraising is a great career
Demand and opportunity have arrived for fee and bank appraisers. It’s time for us to show the way for new talent with a rebranding of our valuation industry. Abundance mindset: I’ll be a supervisor, provide a framework for success and leverage opportunity. Scarcity mindset: I don’t want to be a supervisor; they’ll just leave after […]
Want to bet?
Another day, another appraisal. Repeat. If there’s a new appraisal manager in your department, what’s the first thing they’ll change? Ask the same question if you sold your appraisal firm. Would they run it exactly the same way? Bet money on that? Better decisions Annie Duke is the author of Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter […]
Stuck at the office
As a fee or bank appraiser, do you feel stuck in chronic work mode? When’s the last time you’ve had a vacation? Fee appraisers are struggling to keep up with the current workload. Some bank presidents and C-Suite leadership aren’t fully aware that many appraisal departments are understaffed and overworked. Getting unstuck is a fantastic […]