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What is our chief aim in Apartment Leadership?
Mike Brewer · · 1 Comment
Our chief aim is to be the number one over the top facilitator of drawing latent talent out of people! Talent is out there everywhere. It sits right outside of your office door. Are you out there in the thick of it or are you buried in your email? Are you buried in that report that is due now?
Do you know the personal goals of each and every one of your team members?
What have you done today to help them achieve them.
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4 Steps to growing Property Managers
There are many variations of the following principle out there so I’ll make no claims of a new approach. That being said I think there is a tremendous value in creating goals and or targets to shoot for in your personal and professional life. To illustrate, I heard a speech sometime back given by the famed Zig Ziglar where he quipped, "How can you hit a target you do not have?" It was an a-ha moment for me and I have since made it an annual exercise to write down some goals, usually around New Years Day.
The goals were usually targeted for the following year and they were more about things that I wanted as opposed the person I was to become. Please note that I am not suggesting that "thing goals" are not good or necessary. They are very necessary. However, that should not be the end of the exercise. If it is, that is somewhat short-sighted. I decided that my targets should really be further out there, more big picture if you will.
All that being said, I want to share this as an exercise you can do with those you lead. Try it and let me know how it turns out.
1. Have your direct reports Imagine that they are deceased. Morbid I know but stick with me.
2. Then have them imagine that they get a chance to come back to address those they provided influence to in their lives. Both Good and Bad.
3. Have them write a speech or create a power point presentation. *Note, it’s not an apology speech. It is a speech about the lessons they have learned via this vehicle we call life.
4. Have them deliver that speech to their associates.
What does this accomplish? Clarity and Purpose. Do you want to develop amazing leaders in this industry? Do you want to be one yourself? Do you want to be responsible for the development of amazing people? Take the time to have them complete the above steps and be patient.
The assignment will be challenging and heartfelt if taken seriously and it will define the absolutes that guide ones life. Values, if you will.
Once those goals and or targets are defined we can go to work helping the person(s) become the great leaders of tomorrow.
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The Time-Value Paradox in Multifamily Leadership: Elevate Your Worth to Elevate Your Team
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Time, the most valuable resource in property management and leadership, is non-renewable. In a multifamily environment where operational efficiency is paramount, understanding the value of time isn’t just a good practice—it’s a necessity for success. The famed author M. Scott Peck once said, “Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.”
Let’s take this further: Until you value your time, you won’t value the time of your team or your community members. That’s a harsh truth that resonates across the boardrooms and operation centers of multifamily management firms.
The Anatomy of Time Valuation
In the relentless hustle of real estate and property management, every tick of the clock either adds or erodes value. The nuance lies in distinguishing between urgencies that distract and strategic goals that matter. If you’re engrossed in extinguishing operational fires all day, you’re consuming the resource of time without amplifying its value. That sends a subtle message to your team that their time isn’t valuable either.
Tech-Driven Time Management
To solve this, think of PropTech. Integrated Property Management Software (PMS) platforms like Yardi or RealPage can be customized to feed real-time data analytics. But let’s go a bit contrarian here: Blockchain technology, still a nascent field in real estate, can radically change how contracts, leases, and financial transactions are managed, freeing up executive time for strategic decision-making.
Human-Centric Approaches
Human-centric leadership revolves around acknowledging that a leader is not just an overseer but part of a dynamic human ecosystem. When you show, through actions, that you value your own time, it has a domino effect. Your team, in turn, becomes more conscious of allocating their hours and minutes, elevating productivity.
Disruptive Time Management: The Pomodoro Technique
Conventional wisdom advocates for multitasking, but science indicates this is flawed. In a twist, let’s consider the Pomodoro Technique—a time-management strategy that allocates focused sprints and breaks, making time a friend rather than an adversary. This methodology is perfectly adaptable to a real estate setting where attention to detail is crucial, yet the demand for speed is ever-present.
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