Trainer Bruce Aydt uses his experience as a REALTOR® and a lawyer to connect with his students.

Trainer Bruce Aydt shared a day’s worth of lessons about the importance of ethical leadership with members of the 2017 Leadership Development Program at the Illinois REALTORS® offices Wednesday.

Near the end of the day, he offered three insights any Illinois REALTORS® could take to heart about ethical decision making:

  1. “Ethical choices in leadership roles go well beyond the (REALTOR®) Code of Ethics,”
  2. “Leaders face ethical choices in virtually every part of their leadership role,” and
  3. “Leadership roles — like building consensus — revolve around building ethical principles.”

Participants in the Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Program meet periodically for training that could help them assume leadership positions on the state and national level. The 2017 class, which met for two days in Springfield this week, took part in today’s session, titled: “Ethical Business Decisions.”  Aydt’s includes:

  • Ayn Bartok, All in One Real Estate Company (Egyptian Board of REALTORS®);
  • Michael Gobber, Real Living Gobber Real Estate (Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®);
  • Terri Jeffries, United Real Estate-Chicago (Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®);
  • Becky Kirchner, RE/MAX Plaza (Heartland REALTOR® Organization);
  • Eric Porter, RE/MAX Realty Associates (Champaign County Association of REALTORS®);
  • Debbie Prodehl, Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group (Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®);
  • Timothy Ryan, Real People Realty, Inc., (Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®);
  • Michael Simpson, Lifestyles Real Estate Inc. (REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley);
  • Dena Turner, Century 21 Tucker-Swanson (Capital Area REALTORS®);
  • Andy Velkme, Caton Commercial Real Estate Group (Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS®);
  • Jim Waller, Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group (Champaign County Association of REALTORS®); and
  • Joyce Zelazik, Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group (Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®).