A learning family
BY ALEX TILBURY
We hosted our seventh Leadership Academy in Sydney in a bid to provide a world-class education for members by offering a global perspective on leadership skills and best practice .
Our corporate team and Chairman ’ s Elite business owners were treated to a case study session by world renowned Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg ( pictured right with Dan White ).
The highly interactive session was hosted by Boston-based Prof Groysberg with 320 members from all over Australia and New Zealand .
This compared to $ 110 billion in sales in the prior year in the height of the COVID-19 inspired property boom . The group ’ s market share has grown to a peak of 13 per cent .
The White family have been students of the Harvard Business School for more than a decade and now they offer the opportunity to their members for free .
Prof Groysberg , a tenured faculty member in the Organisational Behaviour Unit at the Harvard Business School , investigates how a firm can be systematic in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage by leveraging its talent and how individuals can achieve stardom .
The author of Chasing Stars : The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance has published more than 100 articles , notes and case studies on how firms develop , hire , retain , and utilise their talent .
Ray White Group Chairman Brian White with Ray White Dalkeith Claremont Principal Vivien Yap .
Ray White Managing Director Dan White said the Leadership Academy was one of the most important events on our group calendar .
“ We all have a key duty to keep developing our leadership skills to provide the best environment for our people . It can always improve ,” Mr White said of our business which recorded $ 102 billion in unconditional sales across its Australasia network of 1,000 offices in 2022 / 23 .
The group has had almost undeterred growth for the past two years during the market ’ s price easing cycle , with a higher rate of growth in the last six months .
We aim to produce solutions for our people based on quality leadership , not just products .
“ The development of our own leadership team since we started the Leadership Academy has been extraordinary . It is not surprising that our business has enjoyed its best years during this time . We will continue to develop our people and manage our group to find better ways to work every day ," Dan said .
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