The execution gap is the distance between what a salesperson knows to do and what they actually do. An agent who can describe the perfect listing presentation but avoids booking one has an execution gap, not a knowledge gap.
The execution gap is the distance between what a salesperson knows to do and what they actually do. An agent who can describe the perfect listing presentation but avoids booking one has an execution gap, not a knowledge gap.
Knowing is not the same as doing. Between them sits a moment of exposure, such as a call, an ask or a price. When that moment feels risky, the mind finds easier work. Repeating that choice turns it into a habit. See sales reluctance.
Knowledge problem vs execution problem, diagnosis before training and behavioral ceiling.
No. Many agents with an execution gap work very hard at the wrong things.
Only if the cause is a skill gap. Otherwise the gap stays.
Compare what an agent can explain with what they do in live conversations.
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Dr. Jeffrey Scott Stanton, DCH is the former EVP of Learning & Development at Douglas Elliman Real Estate and the founder and Chief Learning Officer of R2R Diagnostic Group, where he helps real estate organizations and agents diagnose and fix the behavioral patterns behind inconsistent performance.
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