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MEET OUR SPONSOR: COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
June 28, 2010
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| On Thursday, our NY reporter was on hand to see best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers), middle, with Colliers US CEO Dylan Taylor and Global CEO Doug Frye at Lincoln Center, where he told 400 Colliers International execs and clients that organizations can learn lessons from rock band Fleetwood Mac. Speaking at a celebration of the launch of the new Colliers International, Malcolm told the band's story, from its humble British beginnings and rise to its acclaimed Rumours album, and drew the lesson that Fleetwood Mac wasn't an overnight sensation—it took the band a decade to make it big. First lesson: The 10-year rule, i.e., no one (excluding chess wunderkind Bobby Fischer) has been a grand success without 10 years incubation and apprenticeship. Second: adversity is good—you become hungry and work harder. Third: you have to risk yourself in pursuit of something bold and innovative. Finally, make a commitment to talent, the seeds of a great organization. | |
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| While the real estate market isn't exactly thriving, Colliers International Atlanta prez Bob Mathews tells us his firm has excelled in two particular areas: property management (Colliers currently manages 29M SF of commercial development, the second largest third-party manager in ATL) and leasing. ?We're spending this time working hard at our organizational branding, our marketing effort, and in recruiting,? he says. ?It's a strong time to be looking for talent.? Colliers has a large Atlanta presence, with 150 employees(51 brokers) that cover everything from office services to capital markets to correspondent lending. The only area it hasn?t made serious inroads is multifamily investment services, a situation it's working hard to remedy: ?We certainly want to get into it." |
