I work in an industry full of letters after names that seemingly indicate professional achievement. MBA, CCIM, MCR, PMP, LEED AP, CSCP, CFPIM, SIOR, PE, AIA, MBE, CAS…and this is just from browsing my LinkedIn contacts. There are several types of people when it comes to abbreviations: Those that worked extremely hard for their designation,…
Three weeks with the #nexus7 – impressive and highly recommended.
tl&dr: the Nexus 7 is a killer tablet that considering a powerful, low-cost tablet should go out and get now. ********************** As you may have heard, I’m a bit of a data geek. The more information I can get and process, the happier I am. So it was with that in mind that I purchased…
Comparing Apples to Oranges is a fun past time but isn’t very productive.
From MIT Tech Review we get the report of the pace of technology adoption quickening. This may feel true but it certainly doesn’t address the true story. In fact this is a great example of selection bias at work (even though the premise may ultimately still be somewhat true). Take for example their chart showing…
Virtual is reality; authority lives online.
Copyblogger is running a contest to see who can provide the most compelling post on the topic of “Why It’s Essential to Be an Online Authority.” The catch is that you must keep it to 250 words or less. Since I’m not interested in their particular prizes but was still intrigued by the concept, below…
Fear of failure is the #1 cause of failure. Overconfidence is #2.
Think back to every time your primary objective in an activity was not to fail. How did those turn out? Probably not your crowning achievements. When trying not to fail we turn off the creative, risk-taking sides of our brains. We focus so hard on not making mistakes that we completely miss the point of…
Thanksgiving 2013. Let the Holiday Season begin!
I hope everyone has a wonderful long-weekend here in the States. Enjoy some family, turkey and football (in that order). There’s a reason family’s get together during the holidays and it’s because we don’t often make enough time during the rest of the year. Make time and just relax with those around you.
Standards are great. Consistency is better. How to do it right?
From Duke Long we get the story of the new International Property Measurement Standard. This is a group of many organizations that operate globally. The problem they seek to solve is inconsistent building measurement which is a global and local problem. If you’ve worked in CRE for any amount of time you know exactly how…
7 Phases that every blogger goes through.
I had 2 attempts at writing blogs before this one final stuck (third time being the charm and all). Even once I began writing here there were many times when I wondered whether I was actually going to be able to keep it up. I now know that I can no matter what. This brings…
Universal law of commuting. Humans throughout the world only commute total of 60 minutes.
This is one of those intuitive results that’s been semi-proven again (although to be fair it is also regularly disproven). According to MIT research regardless of country, means of transportation or economic status the typical person will only commute an average of 60 minutes. This is an interesting result for its practical uses in modern…
On business decision making and customer service.
I’m a huge Terry Pratchett fan. Huge. I watch for new publication dates so that I can get it from the store on the first day it is out. I’m still old-fashioned enough to go to the book store instead of using Amazon. And thank goodness I did that this time. His publisher…