Resilient CRE Leadership: Transforming Anxiety into Organizational Strength
While a perpetually calm life is an appealing ideal, it’s often unrealistic—especially in the high-stress world of commercial real estate.
From Small Beginnings Come Great Careers: Embracing the Small-Company Advantage
While earning my bachelor’s degree in finance, I was searching for a flexible job and landed an interview that sounded promising. You can imagine my surprise when I pulled up to a residential address. Today, that would surely be a Red Flag. But I was in a respected area of Silicon Valley, so I cautiously decided that I would knock on the door.
Cultivating a Growth Mindset to Effect Positive Change
Self-development requires a long-term commitment to effecting change. The most significant measure of any coaching engagement, whether for an individual or a
Make Time to Nurture CRE Visionaries Through Budget Leadership
When it comes to the CRE budgeting process and presentations, the senior leadership team should have provided clear objectives, goals, and resources to help the team successfully prepare and deliver crucial company information.
Bridging the Gap: How Operations Drives Success in CRE Projects
In my early days at a development company, the Operations team was often overlooked in strategic discussions. The Leasing and Development teams were held in high regard, and rightfully so, as they were responsible for generating revenue and securing projects that formed the backbone of our property management business. We learned to respect their vital role.
Advancing Your Career While Prioritizing Family
Focusing on career transitions and upward mobility can be stressful for anyone, regardless of where you are in your career. The fear of change, imposter syndrome, workload and time management, financial stability, and job security can feel overwhelming at every step of your career journey. However, for most parents, this level of anxiety pales in comparison to the emotions involved when career decision-making collides with prioritizing family needs.
Professional Coaching for Leadership Development
Leadership development requires a commitment to change. The biggest measurement for any professional coaching engagement is effecting that change, regardless of whether it is an individual or company utilizing those services.
Strategic Consulting: Tailored Expertise for Business Innovation
With enterprise advancement, the notion of enlisting external expertise often raises concerns regarding expenditure and return on investment. Yet, engaging a strategic consultant for targeted initiatives (large or small), skills enhancement, or to guide executive teams confronting strategic transformation or expansion, can be a valuable investment — one that results in cost savings while bolstering a stretched workforce.
Question-Asking and the Learner Mindset to Build a High-Performance Culture
How many leaders and their teams wake up on Monday excited for the start of a new week? Chances are, a limited few. Our society has been conditioned to celebrate the weekend vibe and dread the Sunday night blues. In the Book “Change Your Questions Change Your Life,” by Marilee Adams, Ph.D., two types of mindsets are described: the Judger Mindset and the Learner Mindset. Of course, most leaders place themselves in the latter category, but the reality is we operate in both and many times are unaware when we shift between them.
A Trip to the Dog Park: Building Your Pack Amidst Mergers, Acquisitions, and Reorganizations
Commercial Real Estate has made headlines in the past couple of years. And unfortunately, the focus has been on the risks rather than the rewards