One of the hardest things to do in life is to move from Doing Work to Managing Work. We are taught throughout our education how to do work. Getting things done is the primary purpose of education. Rarely are students assigned to manage other students as they do homework. It would be weird, that’s the…
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Is your #experience making you blind to reality?
There are times when experience and gray hairs are extremely valuable. Then there are times when your experience suddenly becomes woefully out of date and a hindrance. How often are you checking the expiration date on your expertise?
Being #selfish isn’t always wrong or bad.
As kids we are taught to share and that selfishness is bad. As we grow and mature that’s one of those things that stays with you. One of the most hurtful things you can tell many people is that they are behaving selfishly. But then comes the day when you are asked to do something…
In the mysterious case of #CRE confusion.
Do your leases confuse you? Do you find the rules, procedures and strategy to be convoluted? Maybe you struggle to understand the value of what you are doing for the business? Here’s the thing – you aren’t alone and many that are CRE professionals are just as confused if not more so.
The insanity that is real life….my last 40 days.
Some of my 3 readers may have noticed a bit of a difference in the last 40 days….irregular posts, etc. Well, I’m now in a position to explain! Not that most will care, but since the blog is largely for myself first I feel it important. It also does emphasize the fact that work/life balance…
Winter cleansing of the brain space.
Christmas gift of The Sandman series of comics. Let’s just say that it’s prompted me to look at everything a little bit differently as I read through. If you’ve never heard about it – go look it up. If you have heard of it but haven’t read it – go do so now. Neil Gaiman…
Never give up your A player advantage.
It’s a lesson taught to me by a great mentor. Never forget it, never lose it. Under no circumstances, for no reason.
Conferences and your personal brand.
There is a mystique around attending conferences and being on the board. Even just participating in weekly meetings. Service providers love it because it’s marketing for their firm – meet, greet, have lunch, have some laughs. Business leads love them because they get some time off, free lunch, round of golf and some good times….
So this is what it comes to? PREDICTION: #CRE Social Media adoption will again not happen this year.
CoStar brings us their round-up of their biggest stories from 2012. It didn’t take long before I had to stop and just shake my head. #1 – Grubb & Ellis – ok, I can go for that. But then #2 – Social Media. I suppose this shouldn’t surprise me. I’ve mentioned many times that CRE…
Are you venturing out enough?
Get out and experience new things. Quit calling the same types of organizations. Learn to talk about a new subject. Practice something completely unrelated to CRE and what you do daily. Deploying skills that you don’t use often can be surprisingly helpful to those “unrelated” areas because in reality – nothing is ever unrelated. You…