In an industry notorious for high turnover and challenging working conditions, Chris Rapczynski has built Sleeping Dog Properties on a distinctly different model: prioritizing employees as the company’s most valuable asset. This approach has created an unusually stable workforce. Moreover, it directly contributed to the firm’s reputation for exceptional quality and client satisfaction.

The Value of Human Capital

Rapczynski’s commitment to his team starts with a fundamental recognition of their worth. “The human stock of our company is held in the highest regard,” he states. He uses financial terminology to emphasize that he views employees as investments rather than expenses.

This philosophy manifests concretely, beginning with compensation exceeding industry standards. “We are constantly entrenched with head hunters trying to recruit or steal my people, and so I’m always having to defend against that, which means I have to pay people more than the market,” Rapczynski explains.

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