In this week's Teams Beat:

A step-by-step plan for hitting the reset button on your team culture from coach Verl Workman
Top 11 takeaways from the Teams Report with Chris Pollinger
The most common client questions today — answered by David Childers and Jimmy Burgess
Mega team leader Carl Medford shares his 5-step plan for earning raving 5-star reviews.
Perfect paperwork won't feel impossible with Shelley Zavitz's 22 tips for new agents.

Plus, Thanksgiving is next week, and what better time to reflect on what you're grateful for, say thank you to those who have meant the most to you, and bake gratitude into your business? We've got simple, personalized, affordable ideas for showing your appreciation.

Be the most thoughtful agent ever with Jimmy Burgess' seven personalized ways to say thank you.
If gifting is your love language, coach Darryl Davis has seven gift ideas perfect for showing your appreciation.
Inman's Christy Murdock shows you how to craft a compelling thank-you note and makes it easy to pull off with templates for Thanksgiving and year-round.

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How to hit the reset button on your team culture

It's up to you as a leader to set and keep the culture, coach Verl Workman writes. If a culture expert were to come into your business and evaluate your team's culture, what would they find?

Do you have a set of core values, and does the team know and live them? Do you have a culture of productivity where everyone is pulling each other up to higher levels of production? Or is your culture lacking energy, focus or worse? Do you accept and foster low production and engagement?

Resetting and renewing your company's culture starts with understanding the current state of play so that you can implement targeted and effective improvements. If yours needs a reset, here are a few things you can do right now to get it back on track. Read more.

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11 key takeaways from the 2024 Teams Report Adaptability and strategy separate thriving real estate teams from those that are merely surviving. The Teams Report 2024 highlights trends that redefine how teams operate, recruit and grow, offering a roadmap for navigating the challenges and opportunities of today's real estate market for teams, luxury consultant Chris Pollinger writes. Here's how your team can capitalize on these insights for sustainable success in the year ahead. Read more.

Here's how to answer today's most pressing buyer and seller questions There are specific questions prospective homebuyers and potential homesellers have now that the election is over. Keeping Current Matters' David Childers shares answers with Jimmy Burgess (and the rest of us) to the most frequent questions agents are receiving right now. As 2024 draws to a close, here are some of the most common concerns clients are voicing today and how to respond. Read more.

5 key steps for getting 5-star raving reviews on your service As real estate professionals, we should not expect great reviews unless we can demonstrate exceptional value and customer service to our clients, mega team leader Carl Medford writes. We should not expect five stars if everything was ordinary. Three stars is ordinary, four stars is extra effort, five stars is us showing up in the midst of difficulty and moving mountains to get things handled so our clients can sleep peacefully at night. Here are five steps for getting rave reviews every time. Read more.

7 ways to say thank you this Thanksgiving (you still have time) 'Tis the season to be thankful. The week before Thanksgiving is the perfect time to reflect on who you're most thankful for and express appreciation to those who have supported your business, Jimmy Burgess writes. Looking for meaningful ways to express your thanks? Here are seven thoughtful and personal ideas to show your clients and network just how much you value them. Read more.

EXTRA: What are you most grateful for this year? Pulse

7 inexpensive ways to say 'thank you' this Thanksgiving Living with an abundance mindset allows gratitude to transform your perspective. Focusing on what you have attracts more positivity into your life — a state we should not only embody but also share, author and coach Darryl Davis writes. To show your appreciation to colleagues, clients, vendors and friends, here are seven budget-friendly gift ideas for fall. Read more.

EXTRA: The agent's guide to creating handwritten notes

7 thank-you note templates to show gratitude this Thanksgiving If you want to make an impression on your sphere of influence and make some deep-down connections, reach out and say "thank you" to the people who've meant the most to you in 2024, over the course of your career or in life.

Here, Christy Murdock shares seven reasons you might want to write a thank-you note this Thanksgiving and the perfect templates to use for them, so you're never at a loss for what to say. Read more.

For your new agents

22 tips for paperwork that's practically perfect in every way

Have you ever struggled with completing documents correctly? It's one of the key challenges agents face — and one that causes much angst for new agents. Shelley Zavitz understands, and she's here to help you work with confidence. Here are her 22 tips to make contracts and documentation quick, easy and as painless as possible. Read more.