Property Management

Teaching Managers to be "Coaches"

Let's suppose you want to create an incentive program for your direct reports in a cost cutting environment, how do you get maximum buy in?

A. Do you not create the program? Hey, it is a cost cutting environment!
B. Do you create the program and announce it to the group.
C. Do you gather your direct reports together and set the framework that you want to come up with a program that makes sense in a cost cutting environment?

Let's suppose you chose "C," do you think that is an easy process? Do you think it's an hour conversation chalk full of discord and dissonance? Would your goal be resonance and complete buy in by the whole group?

Let me know what you think in the comment link below.

Cinema on the Lawn

Out of St. Louis Mo.

Park Station: My life My style My apartment
Presents: Cinema on the Lawn   

Park Station has a cool idea going. This summer they will be hosting Cinema on the Lawn, well more aptly put; Cinema on the Court. They are taking a tennis court that has not been used in years and turning it into an outdoor cinema.

The idea is to host a different movie every Thursday Night and allow the entire neighborhood to join in the experience.

Feed the Meter

So I was reading a post over on Seth Godin's blog about feeding parking meters and I loved the idea so much I thought I would give it a twist and post about it here. Not only that we are going to try it out this week and I will let you know how it goes.
The twisted idea is to post an agent or two near a busy parking area that requires patrons to feed a parking  meter. Preferably the location would be near your community. When people get out to feed the meter our thought is to just do it for them and ask (permission) if they would like to take a flier for a new apartment home.

Transparent

Stab someone in the back in the presence of other's and watch their loyalty go down the tubes. What is the question most people ask if they see and or hear a leader (or anyone for that matter) talk about others in a negative and or condescending way? Clearly, I wonder what he/she says about me when I am not around.

Now think about that from the opposite perspective. What do people do when they see that same person work to preserve the dignity of another despite the circumstance? They naturally feel compelled to follow that philosophy and the byproduct is less backbiting and more authenticity.

The new Flor

The Flor of the Future is here and now. This unique design allows property owners to save thousands of dollars annually in carpet replacements. The system allow for partial (or square replacement) by utilizing an interlocking design of square tile like pieces. It is much like a square linoleum tile  product.

My life My style My apartment

This is a pic of one of the fliers we are using to promote our new My life My style My apartment brand. We are using it as a display piece to incite people to sign up for the chance to win an ipod nano that we are giving away.

Feel free to use the link below to download it for FREE!

Have an amazing and leased filled day! M

Download ipod_give_away_light_yellow_final.ppt

Apartment Ratings

Why does this site monetize its effort by charging managers a $180 administrative fee to debunk resident rhetoric?
   

The posted responses are inane in my opinion?

Note: I would not debate that some comments on the site are true and beyond that well deserved but the bulk of it is dramatized and theatrically  over-blown displacement of anger and hostility. Or more simply said, someone mad over the fact that they really do have to take responsibility for that cat or dog urine that ruined the $1100 dollar carpet in the apartment.

The Perfect Property Management Talent

What am looking for in the way of my next employee, watch this...

The Work

This quote made me laugh for whatever reason;

I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.
  - Jerome K. Jerome

Some people should not be in charge of the flier

This is copy from a real life flier that was set to go out to residents communicating an annual 4th of July BBQ;

Come and join the staff at (Community Name was inserted here) as we have our annual 4th of July BBQ!!!

                                    B.Y.O.C.
                    (Bring Your Own Chicken)                        

                        We’ll supply the sauna!