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Leadership

The 10 skills every new (and old) commercial real estate agent needs

Entering commercial real estate as a new agent can be both exciting and challenging. 

Opinion

Getting into the rhythm for 2025

Follow-ups are the backbone of successful prospecting. But far too often, agents make one or two attempts and…

Opinion

Do more deals by Christmas

With only a few weeks left in the year, it’s crunch time for commercial real estate agents. 

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak’s guide to personal branding on social media in commercial real estate

In today's digitally connected world, social media has become an indispensable tool for building a personal brand.

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: 9 keys to smart commercial real estate negotiation

Strong negotiation skills can significantly enhance your commercial real estate success. 

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: 7 strategies for dealing with rejection in commercial real estate

What’s your approach when you hear, “We’ve decided to go with someone else”?

Leadership

Darren Krakowiak: A guide to deciding with your gut, head and heart

Commercial real estate agents make thousands of decisions every day.

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: Stop procrastinating, start prospecting

Trust me, I get it - I too have blurred the lines between prospecting and procrastination.

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: The questions to ask before you pitch

The ability to effectively qualify opportunities before you pitch for the business is an indispensable skill in commercial…

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: Are you providing excellent customer service or becoming a doormat?

Striking the right balance between exceptional customer service and preserving self-respect is essential in our industry.

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: Setting goals for commercial real estate success in 2024

Setting goals and taking action often go hand in hand, but many action-oriented commercial real estate agents tend…

Leadership

Darren Krakowiak: Don’t settle for being a ‘plodder’

In 2000, the teen flick Bring It On popularised the cheerleading chant: "Be aggressive, be, be aggressive".

Leadership

Darren Krakowiak: A guide to overcoming performance slumps 

We've all been there—those periods where it feels like nothing is going your way. 

Leadership

Darren Krakowiak: Stick to the plan to achieve success

The connection between sport and business isn't new. However, I was so engrossed in the AFL season this…

Leadership

Darren Krakowiak: Embracing the ‘lucky’ mindset

Australia, affectionately dubbed 'the lucky country', has experienced its fair share of good fortune. 

Opinion

Three ways to create leverage and scale your GCI in commercial real estate

There are three strategies that commercial real estate agents should implement if they want to take their production…

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: when ‘no’ means ‘not right now’ in commercial real estate

Hearing the word 'no' many times is not something that most of us enjoy, but it is a…

Sales & Marketing

Darren Krakowiak: five keys to winning more listings in today’s commercial real estate market

In any market, the best commercial real estate agents do everything that they can to stay ahead of…

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: combining hustle and talent to excel in commercial real estate 

In commercial real estate, most people believe that hustle is a greater predicter than talent in determining whether…

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: navigating slower investment markets

Unless you’re a complete newbie, you know that commercial real estate markets are susceptible to fluctuations, with periods…

Opinion

10 AI-powered strategies for commercial real estate agents to grow their business

By now, you probably already know that ChatGPT is a chatbot program that uses natural language processing technology…

Commercial

Darren Krakowiak: how you can become a better leader

Leadership is relevant to everyone in commercial real estate. 

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: A two-step antidote to defeat negativity

There's an antidote to all the doom-and-gloom forecasts that are currently going around amid the change in economic…

Commercial

Four predictions about the future of commercial real estate

Don't you wish you had a crystal ball that could tell you, with clarity, what the future holds…

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: the smart way to handle objections

The market is changing. Or it’s already changed. Perhaps you believe there’s more change to come. 

Opinion

10 ways to turn your mobile into a time saver at work 

I don’t know about you, but I have been guilty of wasting too much time on my mobile.

Commercial

Darren Krakowiak: The four things that matter if you want to do more deals

There are just four things that matter if you want to win more work in commercial real estate.

Opinion

Darren Krakowiak: the power of text messages in commercial real estate

If you don’t think it’s professional to text your prospects and clients in commercial real estate, let me…

Sales & Marketing

3 steps to triple your prospecting results in commercial real estate

Success in commercial real estate requires doing what most people aren’t willing to do.