Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

Flexibility is one of the most important aspects of being a competitive employer," notes Kerrie Peraino, Senior Vice President, International Human Resources at American Express. Flex work, including the option of telecommuting, offers employers numerous low-cost, high-return advantages.

Real Estate 20

Real Estate Human Resources Hotels Diversity 20

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Technology makes reviewing, refining, redesigning and revising both jobs and job descriptions as dynamic as a commodities trading desk. Just ask anyone working in the health care, financial services, automobile, retail, media, publishing, education, advertising, real estate or defense industries. Have people been commoditized?

Human Capital 11

Human Capital Real Estate Human Resources Disruptive Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

We set people up to use their area of expertise, be it strategy, accounting, operations, technology, finance, or human resources. For example, if a nonprofit is experiencing an issue with hiring, we provide human capital consultants to help them revamp their process.

Skills 11

Skills Real Estate Human Capital Project 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Technology trends and tools like the cloud, and collaboration suites, are evolving to make this more and more workable. The business or agency treats the cluster as an atomic unit of resource and it hires, fires and positions the cluster as a unit.

Real Estate 15

Real Estate Talent Management Long-term Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

From a departmental perspective, engineering would be classified as price immune; marketing and sales as price sensitive; and manufacturing, information technology, human resources, and accounting as price conscious. From an industry perspective, only the government sector would be classified as price immune. The answer is yes.

Price 9

Price Health Care Committee Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

While we can thank technology and increasingly flexible office policies for the shift away from the office, for many companies, mobility has simply been an unintended consequence of trying to keep pace with change, as well as a calculable means to rein in real estate costs. That's almost 40% of the entire global workforce.

Emotional Intelligence 10

Emotional Intelligence Real Estate Discount Bond 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

We've seen the advances technology brings to our everyday lives: we can pay bills online and shop 24/7; we don't need to wait for the morning newspaper to be delivered to the driveway; and we can check in for a flight online instead of waiting in line. For most, real estate is the second-largest expense.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Cost Bottom-up Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2018

For example, during one of the competitions, we provided students with data on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART), which included information about demographics, real estate, weather, station specifics, and fares. Why move so far beyond traditional HR assessment tools?

Process 9

Process Real Estate Sample Transportation 9

Women on Business

JANUARY 13, 2011

For example, a real estate agent might post breaking news on condo developments and include walk-through videos, behind-the-scenes advice, pictures and plans of buildings, comments from current and potential owners, and a social networking component to create a community of condo owners in her area.

Press Release 145

Press Release Discount Content Directory 145

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2012

How many real estate professionals in Miami are closely watching Chinese economic developments? A collection of specialists creates a less flexible labor force, one that requires "retraining" with technological developments creating constantly shifting human resource needs.

Hammer 22

Hammer Real Estate Uncertainty Career 22