Sometimes it’s important to go against the system and be the bad boy. Wear black leather to the black tie event. Tell your clients that they are wrong – and back it up. Step up to the industry icons and show them that how they built their empires no longer applies. Let your personal Rage…
Author: dmusic604
Reinventing what already exists
One of the hardest things to do in a job is to scrap everything previously put together or thought about and start with the creation of an entirely new foundation. Why reinvent Quality Assurance programs when Lean and Six Sigma exist and obviously do quite well in many environments? If they don’t match exactly what…
Chuck Norris and Real Estate
Chuck Norris never leases a building, buildings lease Chuck Norris. When Chuck Norris enters a building it gets automatic LEED certification. Little known reason for the difference between rentable square feet and usable square feet – it is the tribute to Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. Chuck Norris never calls the…
Power of the 2×2 Matrix
The 2×2 matrix is one of the most powerful tools in anyone’s analysis toolbox. Be careful not to overuse it but it can serve a very useful purpose – simplifying a problem by breaking it down into 2 components and ranking how well some alternatives score against those components. Often when we got bogged down…
Enjoy the Location
In real estate you’ll see lots of different places and buildings. Enjoy them all. I haven’t been in a building yet that hasn’t had a charm all of its own. Whether commercial tower, industrial big box distribution or manufacturing there’s a story behind the walls. A personality that is just beneath the surface. Every design…
The Power of an Idea
Cliched. I know. But how often do we think about the origin of our thoughts, beliefs and goals? Did they start when we were kids and being influenced by parents or other adults around is? Did a random blog post somewhere plant roots that can’t be pulled up? How often are we really influenced without…
Building what doesn’t exist.
There are many great tools out there for real estate. Whether on the broker side, client side or landlord side the tools continue to get better. Real estate is still well behind in terms of technology capability though. The systems that are out there, while good, still focus on specific use cases instead of flexibility. …
The Best versus the Best Team
Tonight’s championship game sparks some thoughts on teams and platforms. The teams at odds both have unique styles and approaches to trying to win a title. One seemingly relies heavily on “the best players” while the other focuses on “team and experience.” We won’t know which approach is better or worse tonight – all we’ll…
Thoughts on Passion and Rivalry
I’ll start with the note that I’m writing this post while wearing my Kentucky gear in the office and getting ready for the biggest game in the history of the State of Kentucky. Passion in business is critical to success. If you aren’t passionate about what you do it will come across and the opportunities…
Sometimes you just gotta step back and change directions
When you start running really fast in one direction it can be easy to get lost in what’s going on around you and forget the reason you are running. Getting lost in the moment is an excellent strategy for moving a particular area forward but it can also make you lose sight of everything else. …