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Cool Leadership Ideas

It feels like a leadership Friday today. Not sure if it’s the cloudy skies, the chance for rain or the innate need to start a series. I do know that over the long bit of time I have spent in the multifamily business, I tend to naturally migrate to two primary drivers; leadership development and [...]

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I read a story today that held a lesson too important not to share. The overarching premise related to creative solutions for business problems. The key lesson being that just because you [leaders] don’t get the answer you are looking for does not mean the answer is not an acceptable solution for the problem. Allow [...]

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I was chatting with Behind the Leasing Desk’s Heather Blume last evening and the topic of leadership came up. Then by some stroke of Seth Godin genius the follow blog post pops up this morning. Seth’s Blog: Check-in, Chicken. In essence, it speaks to the value in checking in with your team. And, in an [...]

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I see a cause as being something bigger than self or team. To me – it’s audacious in nature. And, it has nothing to do with selling more stuff but everything to do with building individual and organizational character as a way of changing the world.

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Meet Lisa Zagoren – Property Manager at Mills Properties. She is responsible for the amazing and over the top performance of a 758 unit asset in North St. Louis County named Oak Park Apartments. This summer she has taken on the responsibility of producing a full on kids camp. She and her team are hosting [...]

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I see a major leadership lesson in the action that rocked the baseball world just a few nights ago.

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Just a short bit ago the following article posted over at Bloomberg Businessweek – the news, not so good. Network Communications Talks With Lenders After Missing Payment – BusinessWeek What I really admire is what happened just about three minutes ago on Twitter – Dan McCarthy, CEO of NCI got out in front of the [...]

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Do you know someone who was recently laid-off from a multifamily management or investment firm? We at AIM have put together a special deal to help them get back on their feet: Ten laid-off multifamily professionals will receive free admission to the 2009 AIM Conference and one-on-one career counseling services on site. Find out more [...]

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1. Educate: Make sure your standard and expectation are clear. And, communicate it often 2. Monitor: Keep track with a log – I would encourage you to automate it 3. Counsel: Communication is key – finding the why behind the behavior many times will solve the issue. Documentation is a must be it positive or [...]

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