Real estate is a job to provide a service that your client doesn’t pay for themselves and you get paid more the more your client pays. If you want to stay in business then you better be trustworthy. Your job is to make that client feel like they are getting the best deal possible. Are…
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Labor and Real Estate
Labor has always been an important topic, but it’s becoming more and more prevalent with the state of the economy and the fact that wages in China are continuing to rapidly increase. With the constant changing of the markets aligning your long term real estate decisions with the best overall markets is critical to your…
How detailed do you need to be?
Over at the NAI Global blog they ask “does the actual space measurement really matter?” It’s a great question when you come at it from the contract side like they are. Important for understanding how much you should actually be paying. It’s an even better question when looking across an entire portfolio. I get the…
Long Tail and Real Estate
It’s not talked about often, but corporate real estate is the ultimate long tail item. Every city from 10MM+ population to 100 have real estate that can be occupied by businesses. If you need something specific, it’s out there. The theory behind the Long Tail is that everyone wants or needs something and will acquire…
Steelcase and Technology
Great interview over at GigaOM with Steelcase Chief Experience Officer Mark Greiner and Principal Researcher Frank Graziano. The focus of discussion is on coworking and collaboration. Check it out!
Freedom and Real Estate
The software industry is big on knowledge sharing. It’s part of the reason that software development and simple but useful applications have become mainstream. Techdirt has a post around the GNU GPL that got me thinking again around freedom in real estate. Real estate is as locked down an industry as it gets when it…
Engineer Week! – Technical Sales
As engineers, we are often brought in to play the role of technical expert during sales meetings. This usually entails walking through the specific processes that are applied, how the tools and equipment works and giving the client a comfortable feeling that they will be in good hands once the project is engaged. Typically this…
Engineer Week! – Socializing
I love nerd culture. I recently researched Reverse Polish Notation jokes for fun. Dilbert and The Big Bang Theory are the height of cultural humor. Google is good, Microsoft is bad, Apple is a weird mix of amazing and terrible. Pick your stereotype. I fit many. Many of us believe that we need to suppress…
Engineer Week! – Pocket Protectors?
Fashion is not a strong topic for most engineers. Needless to say, many of us are known for lack of color coordination let alone forward fashion sense. For me the traditional grey or navy suit with a white or blue shirt is about all I go for. I know it matches, looks good and goes…
Engineer Week! – Writing
Engineers get a bad wrap for our writing. Technical writing they call it. So let’s all be honest now – the bad wrap we get is legit. Engineers suck at getting a message across simply and efficiently. For all of our focus on getting to good solutions and making processes more efficient, we have a…