Black and white are rarely the only two sides to a discussion. Even when there are only two people involved there are more than just two sides. For each person, they will have opinions and needs that change and shift given the context and timing of the discussion. Thinking in terms of sides is a…
Why new technology always struggles to gain a #CRE foothold.
There is a large and notable startup scene around CRE Technology these days. New York is the hotbed of most of it. There are companies trying to break into everything from leasing to CRM to lead generation to legal automation to site selection and many other real estate disciplines. And that right there points to…
Is it #fakenews or is it just a story that is still in progress?
I hate this fake news trend. Fake news is just the newest unmeasurable buzzword. The concept is fine but it is something that is largely unprovable except for the most extreme cases. Who is to say that one person’s real perception of reality is fake news while another’s is real news? This concept of fake news…
It’s the circle of risk management!
With the election of Donald Trump, I have seen an associated uptick in the number of consultants talking about the increasing need for risk management. Everywhere I look I’m seeing “risk management.” But talking about risk now is like trying to sell fire insurance after your house has burned down. It may be on top…
Location, Location, Location are not the top 3 criteria for decisions in #CRE.
Many in real estate like to fall back on the idea that the best decisions are based on location, location, location. I’ll grant that once you know generally where to be that it comes down to location (and cost). But the decision tree to get to the general where to be is full of complex and…
The truth is that everyone has their own truth.
I love reading articles that start with “The Truth about….” whether they address working from home, having kids, relocating for a new job, dealing with stress, starting new habits or anything else. They are always unintentionally funny because they reveal more about the author than they do the subject matter. I’ve worked from home for…
Sometimes the technology you purchased doesn’t have a good ROI because you don’t have the ability to accurately measure the change.
ROI is a great measure for trying to gauge whether an investment is worth what you will be putting into it. A large, positive ROI implies that you’ll quickly and easily make your money back. Getting more out than you put in is the name of the game. However, some investments are very difficult to…
A defense of the trend toward open offices #WorkplaceWednesday
There is a lot of anger and dissatisfaction in the working world toward open plan offices. For those not up on what open plan is, it is the office design with no private offices, workstations that have half-panels so that you can see through the entire floor and often it features unassigned seating. The common…
There is a difference between the story that is told and the reality of the situation unfolding.
I’m a big believer in the power of stories in our lives. The stories we tell ourselves about who we are, what we do, what was done to us, and how others act form the framework for all of our actions. Facts are usually nothing more than the components of a story, those facts that…
Are Dashboards technology or are they support for technology?
A good part of my career has been spent building, implementing, using, training others on and generally dealing with business intelligence and dashboards. I’m one of the biggest advocates you will find for having formal business intelligence practices in place for all areas of a corporation. The biggest reason for this is that dashboards and…