Diversity in the CRE Industry
How diverse and inclusive are we in the commercial real estate (CRE) profession? What changes are occurring? And what can Vermont CREs do to take responsibility in the efforts for equality?
Learn More March 3, 2021A Challenging Year
What will we know in December 2021 that we don’t know now? It is our hope that the answer is ‘a lot’ and that we have reason to be optimistic and hopeful.
Learn More January 8, 2021Staying Present with Anti-Racism
Since we last wrote about anti-racism a few months ago, we have continued to grapple with the question of what steps a Vermont company can take to become actively anti-racist.…
Learn More November 9, 2020Bettering Communication, Bettering Everyone
What we say matters. Do our actions and words align? Extending lessons from a VBSR webinar to individually evaluating our communication in these reflective times.
Learn More June 16, 2020How Can I Help?
How can I help? Or in some cases, how can WE help? As a small professional services firm in the commercial real estate industry, that’s a question we often find…
Learn More May 11, 2020Frustrated with VT’s cost of living? Eat a creemee.
Every single Vermonter is in the business of economic development. If you live, work, eat, sleep, play in this state, you are contributing to VT’s ability to sustain and you…
Learn More September 13, 2015How to Harness the Power of Your PTO Policies
Work-life balance can be key to higher personal satisfaction and higher job performance. One aspect of this is how time off is viewed. My first job out of college was in Denmark…
Learn More May 20, 2015Flyin Ryan’s Core Principles: Simple, Wise Words to Live (and Work) By
Many Vermonters are familiar with the story of Flyin Ryan Hawks. For those who aren’t, Ryan Hawks was an avid, full of life adventurer who grew up skiing the Green…
Learn More April 1, 2015Developing Good
When I had my own practice in Boston, I learned about the valuable difference between good development and developing good. The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) in the City of…
Learn More March 2, 2015