Moving Beyond “The Doctor Realtor-Knows-Best Model” Unlike doctors, Realtors don’t deal in life-and-death consequences (thankfully). But, their relationship to clients — and arguably, every professional’s relationship to their less knowledgable customer — parallels the three types of doctor-patient relationships outlined in Dr. Atul Gawande’s wise and sensitive book, “Being Mortal.” “Red Pills and Blue Pills” According to...Read More
Overheard at the Doctor’s Office The rivalry between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers is just one of the ways Minnesota and Wisconsin compete (and put each other down). Which explains this exchange, overheard at the (Twin Cities) doctor’s office yesterday: Nurse: ‘Have you been out of the country in the last 3 weeks?’...Read More
Or Maybe That’s “Patience” My wife, who’s a physical therapist, has patients. On the other hand, I, as a Realtor, have clients. At least it seems that way most days. Of course, as my colleagues who specialize in short sales know . . . “patients” isn’t very far off.Read More
