Lead from Within
Leadership Insights from President & COO Shay Hughes
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Injecting Color Into The Office: The Art of Color Psychology
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In a previous article, I discussed our commitment to making our offices places of joy, inclusivity, comfort and inspiration for all of our team members, and offered a few ideas that could be implemented at any company. These elements included incorporating family photographs, encouraging quotes, outdoor settings and, most of all, the broad use of…
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We were thrilled to have Hughes Marino’s San Diego office featured this week on OfficeSnapshots.com. In case you haven’t heard of it, Office Snapshots is one of my favorite workspace design blogs, which showcases some of the most amazing offices in the world! It is an honor to be included in their stellar lineup of one-of-a-kind workspaces.
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A while ago I came across an inspiring article on LinkedIn written by Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO (an award winning global design & innovation consultancy) titled “How To Make A Business Sing.” The article recounted a truly unique experience he had with Māori business leaders from New Zealand who had come to tour his office, and participated in a…
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It is certainly no secret that happy employees are productive employees, so at Hughes Marino we are always looking for innovative ways to keep our employees happy. As the Chief Operating Officer my responsibilities include ensuring that everyone on our team is motivated, inspired, and rewarded in their profession. Suffice to say, I am always keeping my eyes and ears…
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In my never ending quest to ensure that our team at Hughes Marino is as productive and motivated as possible, I came across a recent article titled 7 Design Tips for a More Productive Office on Mashable.com.
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At Hughes Marino, our core values aren’t just talk. We live and breathe them every day. That begins with every member of our team making a personal commitment to uphold the core values that we developed together two years ago. In 2013, we decided to take one of our core values – “Deliver excellence in everything we do.” – to…
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We are proud to announce that our founders, Jason Hughes and David Marino, have been named brokers of the year for 2013 by The Irvine Company, one of Southern California’s premier corporate landlords. This is the eighth year that Jason has received the honor, and the ninth for David, who has the distinction of being the only broker in California…
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People say they “raised” a family, yet they “built” a business. Raising a successful family, however, isn’t all that different from raising a successful company. Both require a tremendous amount of love, devotion, and time – not to mention money. Some people may disagree with me, but those who are willing to make the comparison will find that successful families…
