I’ll give CBRE credit, their 2025 Americas Occupier Sentiment Survey has its finger firmly on the pulse of real estate leaders. Regardless of the tough time I give this report below, I think everyone should read it with a critical eye because it is a very effective summary of where a large part (if not…
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So what?
“So what?” might be my favorite professional question that other people find incredibly annoying. It also happens to be a question many real estate data and technology companies are hearing frequently from their customers. There seems to be a growing problem that comes from a world where much more occupancy data exists: companies are struggling…
Not every decision needs to be data-driven.
I am a data-focused person who uses data to develop strategies, guide site plans, plan budgets, and generally make decisions. What people do not see are the many, many times when I decide not to use data to back up a particular point. The editing process is tricky that way, it is impossible to see…
If your employees are “coffee badging,” it means that you have lost their trust and your culture is in jeopardy.
Coffee badging is a phenomenon that has been around for a while. It is the term for those employees who show up in the morning (badge in), grab coffee, stay long enough to be seen, and disappear as quickly as possible. It is also a trend that is increasing in offices. This trend is a…
Arguing against a position you support is an effective weapon for process improvement and preventing groupthink.
One of the traits I picked up early in my career is a desire to poke holes in whatever I was working on. If I did not challenge my own thoughts and deliverables at the start they would make it through and get caught later by others. Sometimes that later would be too late to…
Workplace design has never been more important, but overanalysis can be extremely dangerous.
The pandemic is over! The pandemic is over! I’ve heard the cries up and down the streets worldwide from individuals, colleagues, business leaders, and governments. The declaration of freedom has been loud and excited from all quarters. The theory seems to be that by saying it often enough will also mean that it never happened….
Too much real estate data is not always a good thing. Data is dangerous when misunderstood.
As an Industrial Engineer, I love data and all the things I can do with a good, high-quality data set. As a Real Estate professional, I am completely used to working in a world with limited, fragmented data. These two worlds actually come together surprisingly well historically because understanding what to look for in a…
Two simple steps for picking the right way to display your data.
Figuring out the right way to display your data is an important part of any project. Bar, line, and waterfall charts can bring certain assumptions. Tables can be difficult to read. Scatter plots may be accurate but imply risk or uncertainty This may feel like a trivial problem, but it isn’t. Difficult to understand data…