I’m a big believer that effective communication is the number 1 driver of success in almost every industry, role, career, and aspect of life. If you cannot effectively communicate, no one will ever be able to understand you. If no one can understand you, then they cannot understand your actions. Effective communication doesn’t mean that…
There is 1 critical attribute that leaders, managers, team members, teachers, consultants, employees need to have
GSD: Get shit done. GSD is a simple concept. Those who deliver and get things done are going to be seen as having a higher value. Those who pontificate, talk, strategize, plan, and otherwise waste time without delivering will eventually be pushed aside. At its core, the principles behind GSD are very simple. Reward the…
Experience is a compounding attribute…much like interest
I focus on gathering experience as a center to my career path. My theory is the more things I have dealt with and worked through, the more capable I will be in the future. The game of life sometimes feels like a series of prerequisites. Before you can do B, you must complete A. To…
There a big difference between Workplace and Real Estate but they are directly dependent upon each other
I find a lot of people that specialize in either Workplace strategy or Real Estate strategy. It’s almost as if these worlds are not intended to cross even though you cannot have one without the other. Real estate people typically like negotiation, details, organization, numbers-oriented, and big picture items. Workplace people are typically more creative,…
Sometimes the only action is to play to win.
There are times when you find yourself swimming in open water with sharks all around. The options for victory are minimal. Paths out are not clear. When this happens, the only action left may be to simply play each moment to win, whatever that may look like. It can be surprising how often this strategy…
2 simple things to help with keeping momentum in CRE
As someone who supports a large leased corporate real estate portfolio, one of the biggest challenges we face is how to maintain momentum year over year. Between business changes, budget process, geographic changes, M&A, and “the new thing” it is easy to get distracted from the strategy and onto something new. Any given leased portfolio…
Build out your workplaces to support the activity, not the place
The workplace is the core feature of any corporate real estate group. Our job is to ensure we have places for people to work, wherever people need to work. It should have the technology and office support needed to keep people productive. However, when building out workplaces it is easy to build out the place…
Time is the only resource that you cannot purchase or expand
Time is precious. If you treat it right, it can be your friend. If you neglect it, it will bite you 11 times out of 10. Some people out there may be reacting by thinking they can just bring in additional resources and double the effort in the same amount of time. Realistically, you haven’t…
Real estate and asymmetric information
Back in 2015, I wrote a post titled Taxis, Uber, asymmetric information and disruption. This may be my most popular post ever. I admit it contains some catchy buzzwords. But more interestingly, it’s also one of my favorite posts. Information asymmetry is a fascinating concept. It drives communication (we know what we want to say but…
Always be learning
Learning isn’t something that you do in finite bites of time, it’s a lifestyle choice. Many people think that they should schedule their learning opportunities. They seek out a specific book about a subject. Or they watch an educational video. When you schedule your learning, you miss out on most of life’s lessons for you….