You Can't Laugh At Work 8 Ft. Brenda Hines Of Parks Realty

Today’s guest is Brenda Hines, senior director of professional development for Parks Realty, a Brentwood, TN based company consistently featured on Best Place To Work Lists.

What intrigued me about Brenda was her background in improvisational comedy and how that came to play at work, but what I found was more than just Yes, and… Brenda asks questions that not only connect her to the other person, but help the other person connect their own ideas to solve problems. Fun fact: when we solve a problem, the same parts of our brain light up as when we get a joke.

In this episode, we talk about:

-Brenda’s theatre and improv background.

-Improv’s impact on working in real estate.

-Taking on different roles to adapt to a client’s personality type.

-4 basic personality types: power, party, peace, perfection.

-Teaching her team the power of questions to develop listening skills.

-The fear of going “off-book.”

-Using questions instead of presenting to train and develop new employees.

-How ‘ninja’ is a verb at Parks Realty.

-Helping team members get clear about their goals and their why by asking questions.

-Brenda’s vision for the future of Parks Realty.

-Learning to overcome perfectionism to laugh at herself.

-And more!

Follow Brenda on social media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendahines/

Find out more about Parks Realty: parksathome.com

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parksrealty

Twitter: https://twitter.com/parksathome

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bob-parks-realty/

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You Can't Laugh At That is a podcast launched by comedians David Horning and Steve Mers to prove that anything can be funny in a world that often takes itself too seriously. David and Steve are obsessed with the art and science of comedy and why we laugh, so this podcast was started to prove that when approached with the right intent, perspective, and delivery, you CAN laugh at that.

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