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The Global Mindset and CRE: Home and Abroad Globalization is not new. Countries and cultures have been connected for decades and the increased capabilities of technology have made those bonds more accessible and stronger. A global mindset for a commercial real est [...]
Budget Season Resources from BOMA International BOMA’s Common Area Maintenance Guide
Allocating common area maintenance charges in a mixed-use development space can often confuse. This guide breaks down day-to-day strategies to be used when budgeting and allocating [...]
Five Cybersecurity Tips Every Professional Should Know A data breach or cyberattack can happen at any moment on any person’s device. Depending on the technological set-up of the company, an infection that makes its way onto one person’s account can find its way to the wh [...]
Recruiting into the Workforce: Diversifying the Candidate Pool For years, the commercial real estate industry has been discussing the labor shortage and talent gap that the industry will be facing in the next few years. The tactic has shifted from trying to recruit the same talent t [...]
Concrete Jungle: How to Approach Parking Maintenance While they may have been a little emptier lately, the concrete and asphalt structures that greet vehicles should still be top of mind. Parking lots and decks projects are often budgeted as deferred maintenance.This s [...]
Five Things that Shorten the Life of Your Roof A roof can sometimes fall into the category of “out of sight, out of mind.” While interior systems and curb appeal projects are easy to spot and feel more pressing for the day-to-day life of a tenant, problems on the [...]
Five Tips to Grow as a Leader Becoming and remaining a leader is not a one-time process. It takes constant work, vigilance and a willingness to better oneself. Whether you are beginning your career in operations or a chief engineer looking to move up [...]
BOMI-HP Value During this Time Starting a class in the middle of a pandemic was not any property professional’s plan. However, those that had begun or decided to begin the BOMI High Performance designation (BOMI-HP) are finding unexpected value from [...]
Looking Out for Colleagues and Team Care Whether a team is continuing remotely or they have begun to re-utilize office space,there are several challenges involved with making sure a team is staying productive and positive during a time of change. Uncertainty is [...]
Building Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are not to be viewed as boxes to check or numbers to achieve, but rather as strategies to ensure the competitiveness and longevity of an organization. With new vocabulary [...]
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It We all have a little voice in our heads that guides us through our day. Sometimes this voice is our greatest champion, but other times it can be our greatest critic. In his book, Ethan Kross talks about how to make that [...]
Four Steps toward an Empowering Leadership Style Empowering employees, team members and even tenants can make a whole system work better. When people feel empowered they are more likely to want to work and enjoy their work. However, creating this type of work environme [...]
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions Some questions are easily answered in an internet search. However, can computers decode human emotions? Hume decisions? Human impulses? In this interdisciplinary book, Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tim Griffith [...]
Cybersecurity in a Work-from-Home Environment In the rush to set up home computers and offices away from offices, the concept of cybersecurity may not have had space to come up. Now that organizations are considering different re-entry plans and some individuals are [...]
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Based on the third most popular TED Talk of all time, Start with Why begins with the analysis of a simple question: Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others [...]
Starting Property Management: Tips for Entering the Industry If you ask a property manager where they started in their career, it is typically far from where they ended up. Commercial real estate and property management attract a variety of different propel from different backgrou [...]
Everything Is Figureoutable A big project lands on your desk. The pipes burst. Your best employee quits. There are plenty of setbacks professionals face on a daily basis. In some situations, it may feel overwhelming or paralyzing. This book by Mari [...]
Climbing Towards Zero Net Energy Buildings While many property professionals and building owners aim to be energy efficient and have green elements, some teams are reaching for the maximum in decreasing their carbon footprint. Zero net energy buildings are becomi [...]
The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. Waking up at 5 a.m. is not for everyone, however, the principles explored in Robin Sharma's book can be useful to late risers as well. In the book she discusses how to develop a routine to wake up early, what you can fil [...]
Top Three Commercial Roofing Trends While the roof may not be the most viewed portion of a building from a tenant's perspective, however, the large spaces are filled with potential and opportunity. In this article, we will talk about three trending topics [...]