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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 executives and clients that organizations can learn lessons from...wait for it...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 acclaimedRumours 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, ie, 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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| In Chicago, Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler has a lot in the hopper besides its July 12 rebranding to Colliers International, says CEO David Kahnweiler. On July 1, the firm is acquiring the balance of a 50M SF portfolio of third-party management assets that it previously owned in a 50/50 JV with St. Louis-based Colliers Turley Martin Tucker. David says property management has doubled at Colliers B&K in the last four years, and the new Chicago-based assignments will make the business even more vital. In addition, Colliers B&K recently hired 35-year industry vet Brian Nagle, a suburban office investment specialist, from Cushman & Wakefield. Looking forward, David tells us he's hoping for Chicago area industrial vacancies to rebound soon, especially in the hard hit I-55, I-80, and I-88 corridors. |
