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Real Estate and Construction




All for one and one for all
How to let employees make decisions
Paul Franks knows what it’s like to work with a crazed micromanager.“We had sold our company a number of years a


Center of attention
How Jeff Friedman uses an employee-centric strategy to grow Associated Estates Realty Corp.
Jeffrey I. Friedman has his hands full trying to manage about 13,000 apartment homes in 52 communities across nine states. But a


In touch
How to develop and maintain a culture of engagement and collaboration
When it comes to building a culture of collaboration and teamwork, keeping things simple can sometimes become a complicated task. As


The mission leader
How to communicate your vision and mission so others get it
Every seven to eight years, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services sets a new vision policy, but President Helen Hanna Casey carefully


Moving on up
How to make a customer-focused move for your growing company
For Dirk Benthien, the difference between $1.6 million and $16 million is about 2,500 miles. Benthien, the co-founder and CEO


Green living
How Jon Ratner is making the real estate industry more earth-friendly
Jon Ratner is leading the charge for Forest City Enterprises to focus on its ecological impact. It all started in D


Housing slump
The real estate industry is still reeling.
If any industry has felt the troubled waves of the current U.S. economic state as much as the construction industry, it’s real estate. Nary h...


Team captain
How to lead your team without micromanaging
Just call Paul Franks afield general.As president and CEO of Sports Construction Group LLC,which does sports field installation

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Moving to the east side
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Constructing a plan
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Going to the ’Net
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