CR Magazine - Summer 2018

Listen Up
Plug In and Grow
We put together this list of podcasts you can listen to in
the car and on the go. They’ll help you sharpen your skills
and grow personally and professionally.
Chicago’s (former) resident spiritual advisor has distilled her daily talk show into a free
podcast featuring deep conversations with business leaders, celebrities and writers.
What separates REALTORS ® is empathy. Clients trust REALTORS ® to interpret the data
they don’t understand and to protect their interests. A listing is more than a number for
clients; it’s their investment and their livelihood. As someone who has interviewed many
thousands of people, Oprah is a master of changing her approach based on who she’s
talking to. Listening to her conversations can help illustrate how subtle differences can
get people to bring down walls and build rapport.
Key Episode: Sheryl Sandberg: How to Build Resilience and Find Joy After Loss.
After her husband died suddenly, Sheryl Sandberg, the author of Lean In and Facebook
Chief Operating Officer, had to quickly reorient herself as a corporate executive, public
figure and single mother. Sandberg’s refreshing candor about her treatment by friends
and her Facebook colleagues should serve as a guide for those in grieving.
Updates: Every Monday.
The Harvard Business Review stands
apart with relevant, smart ideas for
businesses presented in a way that
anybody can understand. The HBR
IdeaCast is a seamless translation of the magazine with an immense back catalog (626
episodes and counting), rife for binging.
Key Episode: Episode 400: Best of the IdeaCast. Why not start with the best? This episode
is a sort-of highlight reel for the 399 prior, making it a great resource for new listeners to
find full episodes of the short clips they found interesting.
Updates: Mondays.
Everyone starts somewhere. Large corporate behemoths such
as Amazon or Disney are no exception. How I Built This tells
these stories every week in the classic NPR “just the facts,
ma’am” format. It becomes quickly apparent after a few episodes
how many corporate success stories start with failure and benefit
from blind luck.
Key Episode: Real Estate Mogul: Barbara Corcoran
It turns out the Shark Tank star has always been somewhat of a
shark. Established brokers and new REALTORS ® alike can apply
Corcoran’s tenacity and networking— hard-earned skills that
built her real estate empire from scratch to success — to their
own companies.
English is a notoriously difficult language to master, even for native speakers. It’s a language
full of grammar rules that seeming follow no pattern. In fact, a missing comma in a 14-page
contract cost a Maine company $ 10 million, according to a 2017 article from The New York
Times. As a REALTOR ® , communication may be the most important part of the job. That’s
where Grammar Girl comes in. Mignon Fogarty provides quick, easy lessons every week
explaining the difference between “lay” and “lie” or “based in or “based on” that make an
easy listen for your commute. What sets Grammar Girl apart is that she never stigmatizes
the listeners. She presents a concept and never asserts that her way is the only way.
Key Episode: 610: Top 10 Grammar Myths. How 13 Dog Breeds Got Their Names
This is a fun introduction into Fogarty’s style, suitable for a listen with children. And dog
lovers will enjoy the cocktail chatter the lesson of the episode offers.
There are many podcasts explaining the modern internet. Few
can explain Instagram marketing scams or ancient message
boards in a way that everyone can understand. Just one of
them, Reply All, tries to explain how the internet can make us
better (or worse).
Key Episode: #109 Is Facebook Spying on You?
Months before the company weathered intense scrutiny
following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, hosts PJ Vogt and
Alex Goldman dig into a widespread theory that Facebook is
listening to its users via phone microphone. What they learn
is eye-opening, especially for those who do business on
Facebook.
Updates: Biweekly, on Wednesdays.
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