Bookmarks: 5 Interesting Articles to Help You This Week
/April 17th, 2017
Each week, I select a few articles that rise above the fray and hopefully help you on your journey in the CRE world. They pull from one of four "corners:" corporate real estate, technology, management science and anything positive. I welcome your comments on these articles and the submissions of others (with credit to you if I post them). I wish you a terrific week!Solving The Mystery of Government Owned Real Estate"Governments own and lease more commercial real estate assets than any other entity around the world. The trouble is no one knows exactly how much. Two new tech companies are working to make it easier for real estate professionals to discover and work with government assets." www.forbes.com
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Don't Get Dragged Away: Learn These Three Basic Facts About Airline Overbooking"If your flight is overbooked and not enough passengers volunteer to take a later one, you could end up being denied boarding. So if you're not in a rush to get somewhere you might be tempted take the $200 minimum voucher, without realizing that you enter into a contract of carriage every time you purchase a flight, and this contract outlines the legal expectations on you and on the airline. You could be owed more compensation than the minimum $200.Specifically, if your domestic flight arrives one-two hours late, you’re entitled to 200% of your one-way fare, with a cap of $650. On international flights, you’re entitled to that if your flight arrives four hours late. If your domestic flight arrives more than two hours late, you’re entitled to 400% of your one-way fare, with a cap of $1,300. If international, you’re entitled to that if your flight arrives more than four hours late. So before taking a travel voucher and giving up your seat, stop and consider that it may be preventing you from receiving the greater compensation you would be due if you ended up being denied boarding." www.forbes.com
LinkedIn's Recruiting Head On Why The First Think He Does In Every Job Interview Is Hand Over A Marker"When LinkedIn's head of recruiting, Brendan Browne, interviews someone for a job, one of the first things he does is hand over an erasable marker and direct the candidate to a whiteboard on the wall.
He'll ask the candidate, regardless of position, "What are you most passionate about? Using the whiteboard, explain to me the process of how it works."If that seems open to interpretation to you, it's because it's supposed to.” www.businessinsider.com
Amazon's Free Shipping Pushes Small Retailers to Compete"There is no universe where you can beat Amazon’s shipping prices,” said Stefan Weitz, chief product and strategy officer at Radial, which handles online orders from about two-dozen warehouses and clients’ stores. “I don’t have to beat Amazon. I have to get close enough to provide a service level to my customers." www.wsj.com
Richard Branson's 5 a.m. Workout and 5 Other Morning Habits of Successful Billionaires"Get your head in the game If you think you have a lot on your plate, just imagine what it’s like to wake up every morning and face running one of the world’s biggest businesses. The secret is to have a thoughtful morning routine." www.inc.com
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Your success blesses others. I wish you a great a hugely impactful week!Ken
I needed, in fact I must, see what all the buzz is about if for no other reason than to have an authentic experience to share. It’s a little like describing the color blue if you’ve never seen it. Sometimes in life, the experience is worth its weight in gold.The whole idea came to life for me at a C&W meeting in Chicago where I bumped into WeWork CEO 
WeWork is one of a number of competitors in the area of 
After the meeting, I was able to grab a cup of terrific coffee and sit outside on one of the nicest fall days we’ve had in Atlanta. It felt a little intoxicating and even a little sinful to be able to sit outside on calls and working on documents. But I liked it!As the day wore on, it was a little strange to not have an assigned workspace (which you can purchase for yourself, if you like). I had to pack my bag up for lunch, and when I came back, it felt a little like walking into an airport business club – where would be the best strategic location for my afternoon tasks?I also found that concentration in an open environment can happen, but that it’s an acquired skill. Back to the airport club analogy – you can let you mind wander and people watch if your not careful. As the week progressed, I developed better discipline and became much more productive.I’ve become used to working physically close to my team, so when they left to head to our office, I had to reach out by phone or email. Not a problem…just a slightly different way of handling the day to day.It’s Really About the CommunityWE Work. Now I get the goal -- center manager Aja explained that the mission is for everyone at WeWork to find a way to support each other. If you need a PR guy, an accounting lady or any other service under the sun, check out the app. There is also a huge flat screen at every WeWork in the world that show's Instagram profiles of WeWorkers from all over.I enjoyed bumping into fellow WeWorkers (I say that with some pride) and hearing their stories too. Plus the community doesn’t stop at your local location either. WeWorkers can sit down at any location worldwide on their travels. Same for the WeWork app -- that expert you seek might sit in Seoul or Mexico City.Everyday I would get a message through my WeWork telling me of the networking event occurring that afternoon or evening at my location. These ranged from “build your own parfait” sessions to Yappy Hour to which many brings his or her dog. WeWork told me their dog policy is simple: they are friendly to dogs that are friendly to them.On a side note, I’ve wanted to bring my dog to work for many years. I did it. And I found out that, at least in my case, having
another dependent at the office was far more work than it was worth. It was a fun one-time experiment though. Plus Max loved all the attention.Another SurpriseNot everyone working at my location was just off the turnip truck. In fact, I saw workers and folks touring of all ages. One of our clients has a 40 person office located in a pod with adjacent offices.This is consistent with recent 
Well, I'm not quite a millenial yet, but at least I can tell you that I've given it a spin. Plus I made alot of new friends at WeWork Atlanta.I have to give Adam and his team credit. They looked at a very old mousetrap and created a new approach - and the world is noticing.I worked at WeWork and I'd do it again.