Success is all about the C’s
Clearly, it’s not just your work Success is multi-variant, for sure. I’ve known people who were considered amazing employees in one company and complete misses in another. I’ve seen truly smart and talented leaders miss promotion after promotion. And, of course, I have known some that I found mediocre at best that thrived. There are […]
Purging overused buzzwords (Part 3)
The Big-D Jargon Hit list: Cutting out Disintermediation Purging overused buzzwords opens our minds to the new realities of succeeding in business today If you’ve been following any of my blogs lately you’ll know that I’ve been on a rant about jargon, and, so far, have tried to exorcise both digital and disruption from our daily lexicon. Good luck, you say? […]
Purging overused buzzwords (Part 2)
The Big-D hit list: Disrupting the word disruption Purging overused buzzwords is a big step we can take to open our minds to the realities and challenges of succeeding in business today. The problem with business jargon, which most of us use ad nauseam, is that it’s not merely annoying, it carries the real potential […]
Purging overused buzzwords from the lexicon
This post originally appeared on cio.com. Purging overused buzzwords from the lexicon Business has always been plagued by jargon and buzzwords. They’re everywhere. Utility compute morphed into the “cloud” today. We ask people if they have “bandwidth” as if they’re a network device. Consultants want us to “think outside the box” so that we “push […]
The Embarrassment Bias
The slippery slope of getting what we pay for So, this blog may get me into a bit of hot water, but oh well. Here’s the deal: I wish I had the time to actually do more research, but I’ve been mulling over ideas around pricing and quality that I wanted to test with you […]
Leading Change in the Digital Age: Part 2
Leading Change in the Digital Age Part Two: Beware Complacency! Being an early adopter has its perils, but sitting on the sidelines thinking no major action is needed can be the kiss of death for any company navigating disruptive waters In my last blog, I reviewed the magnitude of change swamping commercial real estate and […]
Leading Change in the Digital Age: Part 1
Leading Change in the Digital Age Part One: People Get Ready! It’s no revelation that tech is moving at light speed, but all sectors including commercial real estate must track and manage the coming magnitude of change or find themselves paying the high price of ignorance People in and outside of the commercial real estate world […]