Founded in 1983, Keller Williams Realty Inc. is an international real estate company with more than 600 offices located across the United States and Canada. The company began franchising in 1991, and following
The interdependent business model of Keller Williams Realty supports agents and brokers working as a team to maximize personal productivity and company profits.
Most real estate companies operate on a dependent model where the broker provides leads to salespeople and then offers them a commission, or they operate on an independent model where agents receive minimal support from the broker but keep more of the commission. In contrast to these traditional models, the Keller Williams model fosters a synergistic environment where both parties succeed through teamwork, by encouraging agents and brokers to share their best practices with each other and reward associates who help the company to grow. It is these industry-changing philosophies that have fueled the recent growth of Keller Williams Realty past older, more established companies to claim a top-four spot in the real estate industry
Independent Training
Formally established in 1996, Keller Williams® University is a tangible extension of the company’s ongoing commitment to learning and growth. Since its founding in 1983, Keller Williams® Realty has strived to offer its Associates and Brokers the finest career and business training available. Its educational programs have been focused on increasing the personal productivity, sales skills and career development of its people.
The most fundamental and time-tested principles of business, marketing and customer service have been blended with the latest in effective educational methods. For this reason, among others, the Keller Williams® System has rapidly expanded across the U.S. and become one of the fastest growing national real estate companies in the country.
Keller Williams University
KWU was developed around a learning-based belief system. A learning-based belief system is based on the theory that an individual is learning-based when he/she has made the decision to use effective learning as the foundation for their action plan to develop his/her life. This is not knowledge for the sake of knowledge, it is knowing for the sake of doing.
Learning based individuals are able to achieve inner enlightenment and outer production, both of which end in high self-actualization. At KW, our education and training programs provide our associates with a learning-based environment where they are encouraged to develop a learning plan that incorporates the steps to self-mastery.