archive: September, 2009


5 Secrets to Doubling Your Team’s Productivity

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Do you find yourself wondering why your team is only partially engaged, and why you have to follow-up on every little thing to ensure the work get done on time?  Shouldn’t they be doing back flips for you given that they still have a job in this economy? There is really only one primary secret…read more


Disregard

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

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Is Less Risk Really the Best Business Strategy?

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Was it really the amount of risk taken in the past few years that triggered the financial crisis, or might it be the type of risks taken that are the real culprits?  Perhaps, a simple case of too many eggs in one basket for too long?  Yes, banks kept piling on debt securities from residential…read more


The Business Whisperer

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

I am a huge animal lover with horses and dogs at the top of my list.  I grew up riding horses and my family currently includes a 9-year-old Golden Retriever and a 10-month-old, 85-pound Alaskan Malamute.  As you can imagine, The Horse Whisperer is one of my favorite movies.  Horses AND Robert Redford . ….read more


The Real Story Behind Commercial Real Estate

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

What story?  That’s the problem . . . commercial real estate development in the past several decades has lacked a story.  A few have gotten it right, but many have not.  Most of it is boring, boring, boring and it is all starting to look the same.  When the commercial real estate market comes back,…read more