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Make Your Community a Stop on the Tour Route “If you’re marketing to families, why not host field trips to your community from the local schools. This can be an educational opportunity for children to see how a community runs. Have your head service technician explain maintenance. Let the grounds people show off their work […]

Our good friend and top Brainstorming Facilitator Tina Cavaco sent us this AMAZING link! In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He […]

Reduce Vacancy Loss: Step Up Your Move-In Dates “You have 24  Notice to vacates for the month ending. How do you rent the apartments quickly and get the new resident to move in as soon as possible? I was faced with this situation several years ago when I had just begun as the new Manager […]

Big Fish, Little Fish: Politics By Tami L Siewruk Office politics are often not discussed, acknowledged or even recognized. But in recent years reasonable and responsible office politics have been acknowledged as great skills in the business world. It is likewise known that negative, deceptive and unethical practices can lead to disaster in the workplace. […]

Motivating Your Millennial Employees By Dr. Joanne G. Sujansky and Dr. Jan Ferri-Reed When Amanda Ross learned that her company was planning to place several recent college grads in her customer service department she started to worry. Amanda herself had joined the company right out of college. Now 37 years old, Amanda has supervised Customer […]

On July 24, 2009, the current Federal Minimum Wage rate of $6.55 per hour will increase to $7.25 per hour. All covered employers, regardless of size, are required to post the most recent Minimum Wage poster, even if your state’s minimum wage differs. This is a good time to make sure you’re also displaying the […]

California-based fitness equipment company Expresso Fitness (www.expresso.com) will release its first interactive exercise bike and best mountain bikes under 1000, the S2r Exercise Bike, in April. The S2r is the first bike of its type to offer web-based exer-gaming features like the company’s signature road tours and off-road games on a 19-inch screen. The handles […]