Author: John Jarvis
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Surprise and Delight in the Workplace, Part Two
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Architectural powerhouse NBBJ has mapped out a scorecard for workplaces that actually work By John Jarvis I was introduced to the idea of hospitality in the workplace by workplace visionary Suzanne Heidelberger, and I wrote an article about the remarkable work she has done transforming the workplace culture at industry-leading companies like American Express and Fidelity Investments.
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Valiant Hughes Marino Mini Goalers, Well done in March, we loved the photos of all of your fantastic flowers! They spread cheer to others, and doubled as a visual treat on our Instagram feed!
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To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, oh the games that landlords will play. Building measurement is one of those games. It is a complicated subject, to be sure. In this paper, I will hit the basics including BOMA, the changing BOMA Standard over time, a few key concepts and phrases and the latest strategies landlords are using to grow their buildings and…
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Steadfast Hughes Marino Mini Goalers, Or should I say highbrow, cultured, art-loving, museum-visiting HM Mini Goalers? Yep, last month we exercised our minds while contemplating art in all of its expressive forms, and in some cases we became the art in selfies and still poses.
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I saw some great photos on social media of families and friends gathered around kitchen tables playing board games. Heather’s daughter Sophia was an expert sleuth at Clue, our friend Joe played Ticket to Ride with his daughters, Briana gave it her best shot in chess, and Star and Steven’s dog Georgie was curious about their intense Jenga match! Good…
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CBRE Group is the world’s largest “full service” commercial real estate services firm, with 70,000 employees in 400 offices and 2015 annual revenues of $10.9 Billion. Truly impressive. And problematic. You see, CBRE’s business model is to serve both property investors and the companies that occupy those investment properties. They want to represent the buyer and the seller, the landlord…
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This year we have opened up our Mini Goals program to the extended Hughes Marino family of clients and friends. We are thrilled to have everyone playing along! 2016 is in the books, and 2017 has arrived full of opportunity, a blank canvas waiting for the artist with a grand vision! (That would be you!)
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Goals are great! The process of setting goals forces us to crystallize our thinking about the future. And once we know where we want to go, we can develop a specific action plan to get us there. Simple stuff, right? Sometimes we hit the target, and sometimes we fall just short. Except that in this occasional “falling short” lies a…
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We gathered on a Wednesday morning at the Pacific Northwest Branch of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Seven students and two instructors all meeting for the first time with plans to spend a week together living on Easton Glacier, learning the skills for safely navigating, climbing and, hopefully, summiting Mt. Baker’s ice and snow. We didn’t interview for this…
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As a commercial real estate broker, sometimes I feel like I am haggling over pennies. When rental rates are quoted on a monthly basis, we can be negotiating for days over $.05 per square foot! Are we crazy? Is this sheer lunacy? It sure doesn’t sound like a lot of money when it is put in these terms. But it…
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I sat down for a Q&A with the Hughes Marino team that helped the Center for Creative Leadership realize its vision for an innovative and inspiring new campus in Torrey Pines. Read what Senior Vice President John Jarvis, Construction Management Division President Dean Petersen, and Project Manager Zane Keith had to say about this cool new facility.