I push for data driven solutions. Data can and should be leveraged to help in making almost any decision. However, this should be done in a thoughtful manner and not just using any data lying about at hand. Data analysis done poorly can lead to really bad decisions. Sometimes it is not possible to make…
Friendly reminder to watch #Cosmos tonight (if you didn’t catch it yesterday).
If you haven’t tuned in yet, please do yourself a favor and watch. Cosmos is phenomenal television at its best – both information, educational and entertaining. You will see the world a bit differently after you watch it, I promise. This week is the second episode of what will be air for 13 total episodes.
The ultimate in small sample size. #CRE Comps.
Market Comps are treated as the ultimate indicators of market activity. Businesses are built on collecting them and using them to indicate market velocity and price trends. I’m here to tell you that comps are crap. Your typical comp is all about trying to compare apples and donuts. So what that someone took 20k square…
…and I almost forgot….Happy Pi Day 2014!
You didn’t really think I could let it go during such a relaxing week did you?
I am thankful for random slow weeks.
Some weeks you earn your stripes fighting the good fight every day. Some weeks you get to nap every afternoon and shutdown at 5:30. I am thankful this week for the latter. So cheers to you, those with slow weeks. A toast to catching up on past due actions. A future glass raised to those…
#DataCenter outsourcing decisions impact #CRE locations.
Maybe it goes without saying but Data Center locations are not always aligned with ideal corporate locations. This comes into play as IT groups make decisions on whether to host their own infrastructure or outsource it to others (or to the cloud). Data Center locations involve a level of decision making beyond those for corporate…
#Technology is changing office demand beyond just work-from-home.
Ah, technology. Thou art making our lives different. Communication is the number 1 driver of change historically both across society and the workplace. The rise of phone calls allowed offices to be spread out nationally. The rise of email allowed for faster, more official communication globally. The rise of instant messaging created the ability for…
Access versus Ownership – two sides of the same coin?
The internet has made a lot possible. But one of the biggest new possibilities is access to information and data. Wikipedia made encyclopedic knowledge available for free to anyone. No longer did you have to buy a set of encyclopedia’s that were big, heavy and often out of date. Newspapers began putting their news online…
Make it pretty. Everything is marketing.
Let’s say we have a choice between two products that have the same specifications and cost. Both come from companies you trust and have bought from before. When everything is equal, people buy based on which looks better for the function. How you put together your solution matters. A clean, slick package beats out industrial…
What is your #1 priority when serving clients?
To get them the best cost possible. To get them the location best aligned with their needs. To make their real estate work for them. To manage their long-term risk. To drive speed to value. If you don’t know your top priority, you can’t know the rest of your priorities. If you don’t have a…