Our North Star
In the dark and treacherous times of slavery, African Americans sought freedom through the Underground Railroad. They learned to follow the “Drinking Gourd”, a term for the Big Dipper constellation,…
Eddies
Reynolds number helps engineers understand how liquids or gases move. It helps figure out if the flow is smooth or turbulent. It turns out this provides a juicy metaphor for…
Live off the Land
Aldo Leopol (1887-1948) was an American writer, philosopher, naturalist, ecologist, conservationist, and environmentalist, and he once said: “Then came the gadgeteer, otherwise known as the sporting-goods dealer. He has draped…
Extreme Ownership
You are in a championship game; it’s over-time and sudden death. The referee makes a bad call leading to a penalty shot; you lose. You have a choice: 1. Blame the…
Lions Gate Bridge at 4pm on a Friday…
Businesses exist to solve problems. Individual team members are the ones who solve these problems daily. In a way, a businesses value is constrained by how many problems it can…
Life Choices
What do a Polish weightlifter, an American novelist, and a South African entrepreneur have in common? The truth is not a lot, however they all share an opinion underlined by…
That’s Just Property Management
Despite all of the systems, processes, and workflows you set-up, working in property management requires putting up with some degree of BS
Does your property manager carry tools on them?
Does your property manager carry tools on them? In the day-to-day of property management, there are an endless list of small things that need to get done, and we have…
