They say that success starts by just showing up. Some days that is easier than others. There are plenty of reasons we may not want to get up and after it any given day. Just showing up is success because it’s all about breaking through the first wall you encounter that day. But internal motivation…
The data is never completely in. Change is a function of everything.
At heart, I’m a data person that believes strongly in non-binary solutions to problems (there are always more than two options to any decision). I like to understand the information that both leads to a question being asked before then also looking at the information that would inform a decision. There are no beginnings or…
2020 will have a long-term impact on #CRE
There are going to be a lot of messages written to commemorate the end of 2020. It’s been a year that no one is soon to forget; a year that came out of nowhere to surprise us all. COVID-19 will have a wide-reaching impact on personal and professional lives across all countries. As I like…
A very big thank you to everyone reading this
2020 was a tough year across the board for people personally and professionally, emotionally and logically, friends and family. There are no good circumstances that we can draw from to help us collectively get through the on-going pandemic. However, I draw faith from the fact the people are resilient. We bounce back from things we…
6 questions that will impact the future of your real estate portfolio
All we hear these days is how real estate is going to be completely different post-COVID-19. Supposedly either every employee will never return to the office or they will all return immediately. It’s possible that workplaces should not have heads down desks because only collaboration will happen in the office. On the other hand, it’s…
5 random musings on the nature of workplace agility
The definition of workplace agility across CRE functions varies WILDLY with little to no consistency in the industry. What counts as a desk? Which people are counted? What period should measurements be taken over? How important is the highest occupancy day of the year to the definition? Agility scares most real estate professionals because it…
What is the fundamental role of Corporate Real Estate professionals? #CRE
I feel like I write a version of this post two or three times a year as I try to come back to the core of what CRE really is. To paraphrase an old adage, focus on the things that you can control. Those controllables should be the fundamentals of what you work on. If…
Absolute solutions do not exist today for Corporate Real Estate. Planning must be focused on adapting as conditions change.
I am absolutely amazed at the number of CRE professionals that act as if they know what workplaces are going to be after COVID-19 is behind us. There are articles and white papers and case studies all pretending to have certainty on what people are going to want from the office when returns are allowed….
How much technology should you be planning for in your workplace?
Technology and Real Estate share a strange overlap. Colleagues want a workplace that makes their workday more productive which implies the need for technology. They also do not want a workplace that is outdated and inefficient which implies any technology that is implemented needs to be maintained and upgraded regularly. If a workplace design is…
What’s in a name: Workplace versus Workspace
Naming is something that I have had an on-again, off-again relationship with. Out of school, I knew with a burning passion that words mattered and that a good name could make an idea win or lose. About 7 years later, I knew beyond a doubt that names did not matter and that the ideas would…