What separates the leaders who scale from the ones who stall? According to Jim Remley, it comes down to three things: the expectations you set, the people you develop, and the financial discipline you build before you need it.In this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Anthony C. Taylor speaks with Jim Remley, founder of the largest independent real estate brokerage in Oregon and nationally recognized coach at eRealEstateCoach.com, about what it actually takes to build and lead a high-performance organization through growth, adversity, and market disruption.Jim brings 36 years of experience scaling to 17 offices, 3,000 annual transactions, and $1.4 billion in sales volume, having navigated 9/11, the dot-com crash, the Great Recession, and COVID. He breaks down why most leaders are operating with dangerously low standards, how to differentiate in a commoditized market, and why speaking to the self-interest of the people you lead is not a compromise — it is the strategy. He also shares the 4-month war chest rule, how proprietary value and people training protect a business from competing on price alone, and why a leader's composure sets the performance ceiling for the entire organization.What You Will Learn in This EpisodeWhy leaders and managers are fundamentally different and which one your business actually needsHow to create proprietary value in a commoditized industryWhy your people are the most important competitive differentiator you haveHow to recruit top talent by speaking directly to their self-interestThe 4-month war chest rule and why building it should be a non-negotiable priorityHow to lead calmly through market shocks when everything around you is uncertainWhy world-class expectations produce world-class resultsHow to personalize automated outreach using video so it actually gets watchedAbout Jim RemleyJim Remley is a nationally recognized real estate broker, coach, and author whose career began at age 19. He quickly ranked in the top 1% of REALTORS® nationwide, listing over 150 properties in his first year. At 24, he founded his first real estate company, which grew to 17 offices and became the largest independent real estate brokerage in Oregon, closing 3,000 transactions annually with a sales volume exceeding $1.4 billion.Jim is a sought-after instructor for the National Association of REALTORS, co-founder of the Luxury Home Council, and author of the Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) designation and three bestselling books, including Sell Your Home in Any Market. He has appeared on CNN's Open House and now coaches office leaders and brokers nationally through eRealEstateCoach.com.Connect with Jim Website: https://erealestatecoach.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-remley YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eRealEstateCoach TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erealestatecoach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erealestatecoachAbout the Strategy & Leadership PodcastThe Strategy & Leadership Podcast is hosted by Anthony C. Taylor, a strategic advisor to mid-market leadership teams ($30M–$300M) across North America.Anthony works directly with CEOs and senior leaders to help them align their teams, clarify priorities, and execute strategy effectively in complex organizations.On this show, he interviews founders, executives, and industry leaders about what actually works when strategy has to survive execution.Strategy Resources for Leaders Work with a Strategic Planning Facilitator: https://www.smestrategy.net/strategic-planning-facilitator Connect with Anthony Taylor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyctaylor604/ Produced by Rednyne Productions: https://www.rednyne.com

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