Power Up Your Presence
When I started out in the hotel business, my supervisor supplied a set of small laminated cards to each neophyte manager with six critical steps useful in handling just about everything from delivering stellar service to dealing with difficult customers to disciplining employees. Even better, these little cards were easy to whip out in a […]
Practical Leadership-6 Easy Ways to Get the Most from Meetings
You know how it goes: sometimes it seems your whole day is spent in meetings. Before you know it, the day is done and there´s still a lot to accomplish. How can you facilitate better, more productive meetings? Follow these steps and you´ll engage your team and inspire their commitment. 1. Prepare! Set the ground […]
How to Win New Clients: Make the Most of Your Management Proposals
Are you winning the management accounts you’d like? If not, now’s the time to take a step back and reassess your perspective. Take the time and effort to put together a great proposal and owners will find it easy to choose your management company. Here´s the secret: View the management proposal as a way to […]
Great resources if you’re just starting out
If you’re a college student just starting out, or even if you already have a job and are looking for additional resources, try the Student Newsletter available through IREM. Here’s the link to the current edition: http://www.irem.org/getrealgetready/IREM_Newsletter/currentIssue.cfm
Budget with the Best: How to Make Budget Season Smooth Sailing! As real estate managers, the bane of our existence is often budget season. For those who are experienced managers, successfully budgeting to meet both our owners´ goals and our tenants´ needs in this economy is a challenge. And for those who are new to […]
What Keeps You Up at Night?
Ah, the long, hot days of summer are here. Finally, we can all take a short breather from the whirlwind that has been 2010. You´re working hard to keep your tenants in place and you´ve managed to maintain, even grow, your company. Satisfaction guaranteed, right? Not so fast. The year is half over and it […]
It’s all about YOU–Tips for creating a bio that sells!
One of the best ways to market yourself and your company is to tell people who you are and what you do in a way that makes them want to find out more. Sounds simple, right? Not so fast– it’s not always easy to write about ourselves in a clear, concise manner so I’ve put […]
Marketing is Everything; Marketing Vacant Spaces
Picture this: you´re a prospective tenant looking for space in a large regional mall. While you´re waiting for the leasing agent, you decide to walk around to get a sense of the mall. Your first impression is that it´s very quiet and very vacant-there seem to be few shoppers, and many dark spaces. As you […]