Over the past few years most of the companies that I have worked with have had a CRE Savings Target that we needed to help manage against. Typically it is based on a straight percentage savings without much detail about services and delivery that could/could not be impacted. The single most frustrating aspect of any…
Social Media has changed the way we view Generations.
I’ve gotten very tired of hearing how Millenials (Gen Y) are needy and not as good as past generations. There’s a myth out there that these youngsters are not as good as the ones that came before. I hate to break it to everyone, it’s a myth because it isn’t true. How did it come…
Individual independence is a key ingredient to good teamwork.
The people that I like working with most are the most independent thinkers I know. Teamwork is essentially a collection of people working toward a common goal. At times those individuals sit in the same room working together but often it involves individual work that needs to be brought together on some defined increments. When…
How quickly can perspectives actually change?
As you may have noticed I haven’t been very good with getting posts out this year yet. It’s been weird because it hasn’t been writer’s block that has kept me from it, it’s been in part that my current perspective doesn’t match what I’ve written about for years. I’ve been focused on things outside of my normal. Here’s…
I say again – your CRE technology is not doing what you think it is.
Most CRE technology that I encounter is awful: It is used wrong, the UI/UX doesn’t match what the user wants, the data is right. None of this means that the technology itself is bad. I have dealt with AMAZING tools that simply don’t work because they don’t understand the customer they are trying to reach….
Are you paying attention to your culture?
I’m learning a great lesson currently about the role of culture in business success. When culture is aligned with your business amazing things can happen. When it isn’t it needs to be fixed quickly and ruthlessly or bad things can happen. I use the word ruthlessly intentionally here. Often culture is viewed is a fuzzy,…
Small sample sizes and their influence on decisions.
If you follow sports you are likely familiar with the concept of small sample sizes. Every hitter in baseball will occasionally have an 0 for 5 day with three strikeouts. If looking at the one game you might come away with the wrong impression of the hitter. Sometimes a great hitter will have a month…
Taking on a slightly different focus this year.
As some of you have probably noticed, I’ve been a little light in publishing posts this year so far. It has been an interesting year. This year, more than almost any other, my focus has shifted away from real estate technology and more to strategy. I haven’t created a new dashboard or mock-up in months….
New York City Elevator facts – FiveThirtyEight
I love FiveThirtyEight and I love CRE Fun Facts. This article about New York Elevators absolutely made my day. Hope it makes yours too! The six-story building is the staple of New York housing stock. There are good reasons for this, one of which is geological. Nearly all New York City’s drinking water flows down…
If you have pre-meetings for your pre-meetings you may have a problem.
If you can’t make phone calls or conference calls that take less than 5 minutes, you may be a talker. If you want to have a pre-meeting for every meeting, you may be a talker with a lack of confidence. If you can’t send in a deliverable without getting everyone to sign-off in advance, you…