Does Your Family Business Have a Succession Plan?
Harvard Business
JANUARY 3, 2024
After leading his family’s boutique real estate development firm, Rohit Gera had to plan how the business would move forward without him.
Wealth Management: Building and Protecting Fortunes
Tom Spencer
APRIL 14, 2023
Wealth managers assist their clients to do this through a combination of strategies involving financial planning, investment management, and risk management. The wealth manager will then work with the client to set financial goals and develop a plan to achieve those goals.
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Wealth Management 101: The Hidden World of Private Banking
Tom Spencer
JUNE 30, 2023
Jason Oh is a Senior Associate at Strategy& Previously, he was part of the Global Wealth & Asset Management Strategy team of a large financial institution and served EY and Novantas in their strategy consulting business with industry focus in the financial services sector.
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Toronto's Hypocritical Real Estate Boards Suppress Price Information; One Broker Strikes Back with "Pay-What-You-Want" MLS Listing
MishTalk
MARCH 4, 2015
Hypocrisy of the Toronto real estate board is stunning. Self-Serving Hypocrites Suppress Data Please consider Toronto Real Estate Board Demands Brokers Halt Online Sales Stats. Late last night, real estate broker Fraser Beach posted an online alert he called “bad news.” Their excuse is "privacy". "
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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like
Harvard Business
JULY 11, 2017
One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. Developers have two primary ways to help create new and better jobs. The second is to develop spaces and programs to incubate entrepreneurs. They are certainly important components, but they are not enough.
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The Balanced Way to Achieve Scale and Sale with CEO Mark Johnson
Consulting Matters
JULY 21, 2022
Since we worked together, he took on massive promotions – he became the Chief Hospitality Officer at Wyndham, a very different role than his real estate law background, and then eventually a CEO for another company. Learn more about my Brand Positioning and Messaging strategy services: [link].
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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East
Management Consulted
APRIL 2, 2017
Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go!
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A Family Business at a Crossroads: Scaling and Succession
Harvard Business
MARCH 9, 2021
How should India-based Gera Developments scale their family real estate development business?
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What is consulting?
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Management Consultants: Management consultants, in practice also known as business consultants or organizational advisors, are consultants who focus on all sorts of organizational concerns from strategy to a variety of elements within management. There are three main types of business consultants.
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Top Tier Chinese Cities Discounting Property; Beijing Prices and Volume Down 11 Straight weeks
MishTalk
APRIL 25, 2014
The Australia Macro Business Blog notes Tier 1 Chinese Cities Discounting Property Prices and volumes are falling in Beijing and real estate agents are started to drum up sales by delisting homes listed at high prices. Online Prices Falling Everywhere; Real Estate Agents Cut Prices 30% ( ?????????
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75 List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Definitions. Helpful Links. in Management Consulting. IMS Health.
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Housing Starts in China Plunge 25%; Did China's Property Bubble Finally Burst?
MishTalk
MAY 14, 2014
And developers are pulling back, furloughing workers and delaying new projects. You can’t predict how the bursting of a Chinese real estate bubble plays out because it plays out in very small steps,” said Joel H. “You Rothstein, a partner in the Beijing office of the Paul Hastings law firm who specializes in Asian real estate.
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No Money Down Mortgages Another Sign of Gigantic Credit Bubble in China
MishTalk
JUNE 13, 2014
China bulls point out that that home prices in China are based on fundamentals and 30% don payments are proof there is no real estate bubble. The risk is severe for developers and third parties because there is no commitment from home buyers,” said Ding Shuang, senior China economist at Citigroup Inc in Hong Kong. “We
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India Housing Bubble Bursts; Panic Coming Next
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
A credit crunch could well cause developer. of India’s real estate market. of the slumping fortunes of property developers and owners in a. real estate transactions has slumped in India as developers have refused to offer discounts for fear of starting a market rout. “If estate market.
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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence
Successful Independent Consulting
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
Although rate information is a closely guarded secret, based on my 20 years in the industry here are very rough ballpark numbers for “management consulting” (not IT consulting, project management, training development, etc.). I said I could do an assessment, strategy, and plan in three to four weeks and my rate was $225 an hour.
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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams
Rick Conlow
JUNE 19, 2023
They need to adapt their leadership styles, communication strategies, and performance evaluation methods to accommodate remote work. Impact on Traditional Workspaces: Remote work has significant implications for traditional office spaces, commercial real estate, and urban planning. Included training in team meetings.
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101 The Key to Adaptable Companies Is Relentlessly Developing People
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 12, 2016
But it turns out there are very few that are great and relentless at people development. What is unique about these companies is that they have built their cultures to support the development of all of their people, every day. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. I had developed a pretty good playbook. Insight Center.
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$22 Billion in California Homes Sold to Chinese All-Cash Buyers; "Beginning of Tidal Wave" says NAR Chief Economist
MishTalk
JULY 9, 2014
Real estate is well back in bubble territory in some places, notably California. Henry Nunez, a real estate agent in Arcadia, California, met with so many homebuyers from China that he bought a Mandarin-English translation app for his phone. Chinese investors are moving into development in Arcadia, Chen said.
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78 How the Insurance Industry Can Push Us to Prepare for Climate Change
Harvard Business
AUGUST 28, 2017
And the risks are real: Zillow’s research predicts that $400 billion dollars of real estate value in Florida could be at risk from climate change by the year 2100. By investing in these durable improvements, real estate owners can lower their premiums because they have reduced the risk that their real estate assets face.
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Friday Fusion: November 27, 2020
Tsavo Neal
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
How do you learn SEO strategies to rank your website to the top? You learn a lot of valuable tech skills while making it: web design, web development, web hosting, etc. When you own your personal domain name, you own a piece of “digital real estate. ” My favorite place to learn about SEO is Ahrefs.
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The Advantages of Two Broker Negotiations
Martinka Consulting
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The reason for an anti-collaboration attitude is frequently financial, as “buy side” brokers commonly request the ability to share commission, as is common in real estate, something that is financially detrimental to a listing broker. Skill takes time and repetition to develop to excellence.
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Canada Housing Bubble: Far Too Late for Warnings; Rule of Predictions
MishTalk
JANUARY 17, 2014
For example, The Globe and Mail reports Bank CEOs ‘should be worried’ about real estate. Ed Clark, Toronto-Dominion Bank’s outspoken chief executive officer, is playing the contrarian card one more time, publicly arguing that he and his fellow bank CEOs should be cautious about the country’s heated real estate market.
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Is Your Corporate Website Still the Right Place to Designate as Your Crisis Communications Home Base?
Melissa Agnes
AUGUST 8, 2016
Social media platforms have developed into becoming a sort of micro-site for organizations. Following are some of the benefits of continuing to leverage your corporate website as a means of crisis communication: It’s “owned” digital real-estate, not “rented” digital real-estate.
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61 Consultant Ninja: America's "Lost Decade" of Housing: Management.
Consultant Ninja
JULY 26, 2011
Unless, we have some kind of new invention, some new economic development, we are unlikely to see rebound in the economy and/or real estate. I am a strategy consultant at. September 14, 2011 at 3:57 PM. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tuesday, July 26, 2011.
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Credit Guarantees, Fraud, Corruption Fuel China's Credit Bubble; Bankruptcies Rock Loan Guarantors; Beginning of the End?
MishTalk
JULY 9, 2014
Much of this credit may be tied up in the real estate market. Real estate speculators can obtain capital through credit guarantee firms. Legitimate companies in need of financing may also have borrowed, such as glass or furniture companies strapped for cash due to the slowdown in the real estate market.
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BlockChain: Opportunities for the Consulting Industry
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 27, 2018
The potential uses of smart contracts are almost limitless: collecting taxes, buying goods on eBay, selling real estate, or enabling migrants to send money back to family overseas. The need to safely store cryptocurrencies has given rise to the concept of hardware wallets, currently being developed by Nano S and Blockchain Mind.
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Home Prices Drop in 69 of 70 Chinese Cities; Did the Pool of Greater Fools Run Out?
MishTalk
OCTOBER 25, 2014
Developers will keep prices attractive as they open more projects toward the end of the year to meet sales targets, boosting supply and increasing competition, Ping An Securities Co. percent from a year earlier, narrowing for a ninth month in a row, China’s biggest real estate website owner said. The central bank on Sept.
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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Currently located on 430 Park Avenue, the latest buzz on the street is the new office being built for BCG New York – they are moving from midtown Manhattan to the colossal state-of-the-art Hudson Yards development. Before the acquisition of Parthenon, consulting at EY was really synonymous to Advisory (not strategy).
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Eternal Trust Number 37
MishTalk
JUNE 18, 2014
As chief accountant for Yuncheng City Investment, a financing vehicle for the local government, Mr Qiao has played a crucial role in the development of this gritty steelmaking city in central China. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' That''s ridiculous.
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Bulls and Bears Debate China: Property Bubble Expands Again; GDP Growth Picks Up; Economic Recovery Underway? No Says Michael Pettis
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
A series of land sales have set record prices since August, with real estate developers ramping up their competition for the best plots in the biggest cities. Part of it may simply be that few Chinese see any real alternative to real estate as a way of saving. China Rich in Reserves. Pettis Replies.
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Seven Years Later, Global Debt Keeps Piling Up, $57 Trillion More Than 2007
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
Fueled by real estate and shadow banking, China’s total debt has nearly quadrupled, rising to $28 trillion by mid-2014, from $7 trillion in 2007. However, MGI calculates that China’s government has the capacity to bail out the financial sector should a property-related debt crisis develop.
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28 New Home Sales Surge but Prices Down Sharply; Prices Have Room to Fall; Is Everybody In?
MishTalk
JANUARY 27, 2016
The world’s economic woes -- from China to Russia to South America -- are damping sales in the high-end real estate market. real estate transactions remained flat in 2015 while all other houses gained 4.9 a real estate brokerage and data provider. a real estate brokerage and data provider.
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28 Damn the Bubbles, More Printing Ahead; Property Bubbles and the Perils of Easy Money
MishTalk
MARCH 31, 2014
The specter of default in China’s trust loans market is deepening the distress of property developers that also borrowed in dollars. Closely held Zhejiang Xingrun Real Estate Co. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' Part of China’s $7.5
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73 940 Chinese Firms Halt Trading; China Allows Houses as Margin, Bans Use of Term "Equity Disaster"; Two Rules, Two Questions
MishTalk
JULY 7, 2015
Haitong Securities said late on Monday it would allocate Rmb15bn ($2.4bn) to tracker funds to help “maintain stable development” of the equity market. We can see this mindset at work in China’s management of two recent bubbles: the real estate market and local government debt.
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28 Will the Gig Economy Make the Office Obsolete?
Harvard Business
MARCH 17, 2017
It doesn’t matter if the idea for how to solve a problem or the insight to craft a new strategy is generated in the middle of the night, or while showering, or in yoga class. It’s much harder to develop, measure, and evaluate the specific value and results that each employee produces.
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Housing Insanity Japanese Style: Record Number of Vacant Homes in Japan, Abe Wants to Stimulate Home Building
MishTalk
AUGUST 5, 2014
Real estate companies do not actively handle used homes because they are considered to have lower value than new homes. That hasn’t stopped developers from building at least eight new apartment blocks in the same city in the past two years. Nagano and Wakayama prefectures followed at 19.8% Seventh Fleet.
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How organizations can make remote work a success
Brimstone Consulting
OCTOBER 29, 2020
The basic infrastructure typically in place to support remote work was being developed on the fly – or not at all. Research finds that remote work can increase productivity (15%-40%), reduce absenteeism (40%), decrease turnover (10%-15%), and reduce real estate and resource usage expenditures (+20%).
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Illegal Public Seizure of Mortgages Via Eminent Domain
MishTalk
JULY 30, 2013
Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. and DoubleLine Capital LP and at least 18 trade groups representing the finance industry, homebuilders and real estate firms. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver. Ludwig von Mises Institute.
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Google May Penalize Your Crisis Communications If Your Website Is Not Mobile-Friendly
Melissa Agnes
JANUARY 29, 2015
White paper: Dark Websites as a Crisis Communications Strategy. Your website’s search engine optimization is an important crisis preparedness strategy, amongst other things. That’s because my website is developed to be responsive. Now let’s focus-in on the optimization side of things. Tweet this!) So get on it!
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61 BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?
Management Consulted
JANUARY 20, 2014
BearingPoint partners with the major technological suppliers, like Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, to develop solutions and strategies suiting their clients’ requirements. International Development. Real Estate & Facilities. Real Estate & Facilities. Practice Areas.
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11 Trends Shaping the Future of Work
Brimstone Consulting
JANUARY 27, 2021
The largest remote work experiment has shown that remote work can increase productivity (15%-40%), reduce absenteeism (40%), decrease turnover (10%-15%), reduce real estate and resource usage expenditures (+20%), increase engagement, and increase performance. We have, collectively, experienced unprecedented tragedy and disruption.
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53 Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: India Housing Bubble Still.
MishTalk
AUGUST 1, 2013
Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. RBI has released the latest data for their House Price Index and it looks like the mad pace of real estate price growth has mellowed, but only slightly. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.
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71 Superbosses Aren’t Afraid to Delegate Their Biggest Decisions
Harvard Business
AUGUST 24, 2016
Would you task a young protégé with generating the main strategy for a new real estate development — only two days before a big presentation with investors? If you’re real estate legend Bill Sanders, the answer is yes. Julian Robertson did.
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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
MishTalk
JULY 27, 2013
Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. Blue River, which has raised more than $3 million in venture capital, also plans to develop machines to automate weeding – and eventually harvesting – using many of the same technologies. Union Watch.
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