To achieve your full potential as a managing broker you have to recruit and retain the best real estate agents in the business. It’s important to stay focused on bringing new agents to your brokerage and helping create an environment in which they can succeed once they get there.

Doing all you can to help agents be productive and sell more houses isn’t always easy. The managing brokers featured in our cover story tell us how about their recruitment process. To get a look at the other side, our survey asks agents what they’re looking for in a brokerage. Are they seeking the most valuable training opportunities? Which characteristics do they seek in a managing broker?

If you’re a managing broker, how do you build the perfect team? Share your comments at blake@agentpublishing.com.