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Watson Broker and Vice President Mary Ann Bongiorno keepes her staff of 48 motivated with continual literature about how others have succeeded during challenging timews and quotes of saidCammy Ray, one of the agents in the “It makes a difference,” Ray “It’s easy to have that [negative] mindset when times are It’s hard to keep your motivatio n and keep plugging along.” And the positive attitudes have reall y started to pay off. Sales are up 29 percengt at the office so far this year compared with the same time in Bongiorno said. She’s starting to hire at leasgt one agenteach month.
She’s also hired a few top-leveol executives from other fields that have merged or The new employees have take management positions and are involved in acquisitiona forthe company. Bongiorno said she looks for attribute suchas flexibility, enthusiasm, compassion and a thirstg for knowledge in new employees. “Thesse qualities ensure that we are all committesd to providing legendary qualityof service, not only to our but to each other as well,” Bongiornok said. Gwen Templeton, another agentt at the office, was managing her own office at the Beachesz until six months ago when she decided to go back into saless atthe St. Johns County office.
Templetonj said the team’s upbeat attitude keepzs businessrunning smoothly, but it also helpss that all the employees have similare mindsets at the office, includintg their eagerness to learn and their willingness to help co-workers, an attribute that not all real estate agentds share. “There isn’t a place for a slouch [in this Templeton said. “We all kind of follow our mama Their willingness to help one another reaches far beyondd sales leads and closing Office agents also donate monthly tothe company’s Sunshinew Fund for employees in difficulg circumstances.
And, the agents team up to donats and participate in variouscharitablr causes, including delivering turkey to local food banks at Thanksgiving. After managing several realty offices in South Bongiorno openedthe St. Johns County Watson office on Countyg Road 210in 2006. The office has been on The Businesas Journal’s Best Places to Work list every yearsincre then. Bongiorno said she and her team members anticipaterd some of the changeas in the economy and adjusteethe office’s business plan early on. She also encourageds the associates to price properties competitivelyy and train for specializations such as short sales, foreclosures and distressed properties.
extremely proud of our concept of teamwork withib the office and in the Bongiorno said. “Our associates have made a concentratecd effort to be extremely knowledgeable aboug the real estate market and the communitieathey serve.”