Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2013

I was solicited by their sales team twice. Jeffrey, I’m an independent commercial real estate lender and commercial real estate mortgage broker. ” All the people you’re talking to in the real estate business only want to get a deal done. The second time I was in the market to buy.

Real Estate 50

Real Estate CRM Ryan Open-book 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2014

As co-CEO of the design and architectural firm Gensler , I’ve spent my career designing workplaces and studying the link between design and business performance. Teams can also create whatever workspace layout best supports their project, moving desks into a circular break-out space or a long row of desks, for example.

Real Estate 15

Real Estate Survey Motivation Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

If you supervise others, make sure you do the following: Manage individuals, not teams. And when it comes to promotion, look past rigid competency models and career ladders for growth opportunities tailored to the ambitions, talents, and capacities of each person. But it’s important to customize your interactions with them.

Hedge 8

Hedge Real Estate Film Motivation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2013

Our research indicates that whether they are CEOs, senior executives, sports team owners, or film directors, game changers who stand head and shoulders above the rest share a common set of qualities that we call the innovation mindset. Buss launched his career in real estate with $1,000 in 1959—a venture that proved lucrative.

Innovation 8

Innovation Sports Real Estate Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2015

Counsel on Call was worth nearly $50 million as of 2013 , with over 900 lawyers; it serves one-third of the Fortune 100. This is popular both with lawyers who self-identify as stay-at-home parents and with those who have second careers (Counsel on Call is headquartered in Nashville and provides day jobs for musician-lawyers there).

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Attrition Entrepreneur Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Today, there’s an investment seemingly every week; venture-capital investment in the tech sector increased from less than $30 million in 2011 to more than $1 billion in 2013. In a previous generation, both would have likely followed a lucrative career in the government or perhaps even stayed overseas.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8