I’ve been sitting in the car for long periods of time recently and one of the habits I’ve developed is scanning the radio for talk. Not the political stuff or national stuff. But local almost public access style talk. And it’s paid off with giving me lots to think about. This week while cruising to…
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When you’re drowning in work it’s important to not panic.
I have the good fortune of being VERY, VERY busy these days. Our business model around here is gaining ground (while we’re also in the traditional CRE peak period). Put those together and we’re in the middle of a hurricane. It can be easy to panic under the circumstances and assume that nothing can get…
Exponential growth (aka When much is given, much is required)
No of us ever get where we are without a lot of help. Parents, spouses, teachers, mentors, friends, drinking buddies, fishing buddies, whatevers. We all have help. Some are more special than others and help us take our lives to the next level (yes, lives – not just careers or marriages or inner peace). Stan…
Funny thing about design of web applications.
Building a new web technology is a blast – but also incredibly frustrating at times. I’ve come to a conclusion – if email was being invented in this environment it would never have made it because there aren’t enough features. You have the subject matter experts who think that their opinion should be law. You…
Teaching the old dog new tricks….how’s that working for you? #frustration
When you try to train a 10 year old dog new ways of doing the things it’s done all its life it’s a difficult process with a high failure rate. A few times here and there they participate and do what you want but only if they think you are watching. But after that the…
If you are going to do it, go all in.
Passion. The trait that I look for most in people to see their potential for success. Drive. The trait I look for next. It’s entirely possible to be successful without one or the other. Hell, you can be successful without either. But if you have both working in the same direction it shows a person…
Looking at a rare look inside a #Google #datacenter
For those of you that follow the technology company that many love to hate (Google) you were treated to a post from their main blog account showcasing a data center. No matter what you think of them as a business, it’s generally acknowledged that they are industry leaders in data center innovation – even to…
Evolving technology requires your team to evolve as well
One of the areas that is often ignored around new technology (and particularly around CRE technology) is that if users don’t buy in it doesn’t matter how cool or useful it is. Any new application requires users to change their behavior in some way. If users willingly do so then you have a likely success….
Misalignment is why your real estate portfolio costs more than it should.
Here’s the thing about real estate that most people don’t talk about: business changes every year but your real estate assets are fixed for 3, 5 or 10+ year increments. When your business changes but the foundation that supports it doesn’t – that’s where cost enters into the equation. When you have call centers only…
Real Estate is a reflection of your #culture
Big money these days are spent by organizations trying to change their culture. Experts are brought in to advise on everything from hiring strategies to the way executives should address employees. Sometimes there are even efforts to dramatically change the workplace environment. The problem with all of this is that employees can see beyond the…