Apartment Trends Magazine July 2016 | Seite 16

NAVIGATING the BUSY SEASON Hold Team Contests: Encouraging your staff with friendly competition and bonuses can go a long way to keep up team morale during insanely busy times. Study after study has shown that rewards and recognition can be a stronger motivator to employees than pay! Some examples of contests that you may want to try are: • Leasing: The leasing agent that obtains the most leases in one month gets a bonus on their next paycheck. (For larger teams, a first, second, and third-place prize could be awarded.) The Importance of To-Do Lists A key organizational skill that can oftentimes be overlooked due to its simplicity is the classic "To-Do List." To-Do Lists have been cited in numerous studies as a simple, yet effect way that the most successful leaders organize and take charge o