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…
Too much “up”
I’ve never really understood why “up” is traditionally considered the “right” direction. If a bubble is a bad thing and too much “up” leads to a bubble….doesn’t that mean that too much “up” is a bad thing? Everything in moderation. Sometimes down works too.
Offices that go beyond the office.
And now for something completely different. WebUrbanist is a site that profiles the amazing and differnt things in our world. Today I bring to you a post of their on 19 Crazy Offices. And the best part to me is that these aren’t all tech companies as seems to be standard in so many posts…
What is Intellectual Property without sharing? #ip
Fred Wilson over at AVC again hits it on the head (I suppose that’s part of why he’s so successful). Sharing what you know and are thinking with the crowds is a better way to gain market traction than by locking it up. Information Friction is often the biggest turn-off for a potential client. The thought…
Efficiency versus Working and the Door #3 concept
It’s common these days for executive speakers to remind managers that they should be focused on results instead of hours. You hear the same refrain from employees that choose to live their personal lives outside of work. The problem is that some of those employees saying “look at the value, not the hours” are putting…
#Communication….why is it sometimes so difficult?
Funny thing this week. Flew to a nice little (ok, big) city for a client meeting. Show up to the site and spend 20 minutes trying to get past security to the lobby. Turns out the meeting was supposed to be in a city about 1,000 miles away. Looking back no one every confirmed or…