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Leadership

Don't be the smartest person in the room; being different is a Superpower

May 10, 2024: Career happiness can come from not being the smartest person in the room but surrounding yourself by people smarter than and different to you. Who you work with is more important than where you work and what you do. Read the takeaways from the NAREIM LatinX RE Roundtable.

Make yourself seen and heard - and argue for your value

In order to progress, you need to make yourself “seen and heard” by adding value – and then “argue for your value”. And if you're not having uncomfortable conversations on opportunities, promotion and compensation, you are being undervalued. Read more key takeaways from the NAREIM Black Real Estate Roundtable.

NAREIM Dialogues Spring issue is out

Apr 26, 2022: NAREIM’s Spring 2022 issue of Dialogues is available for download. Members highlight DEI, ESG, Defined Contribution capital raising, alternatives & more.

6 steps to an inclusive culture post-Covid

As managers bring back employees into the physical office en-masse, they should embrace 6 DEI principles as part of their firm's daily practice. Belay Investment Group explains the tactics.

The future of real estate looks much more inclusive. Letter from Zoe Hughes

As we look to our post-Covid future, societal, racial, health inequities will be highlighted more and more. Calls to action — from our tenants, from our investors and our employees — will grow. Our challenge today is how to address them.

In the news: CRE Firms Place More Women, Minorities in Top Roles

CPE article: The representation of women and minority professionals at the executive management level in commercial real estate went on a notable upswing over the past four years, according to the latest NAREIM D&I survey,

Diversity & Inclusion. An interview with StepStone Group

StepStone Group’s Global Head of Responsible Investing, Suzanne Tavill, says that the real estate sector is such an important employer that, by addressing D&I, the sector can have a material impact on improving social equity.

Don't be the smartest person in the room; being different is a Superpower

Career happiness can come from not being the smartest person in the room but surrounding yourself by people smarter than and different to you. Who you work with is more important than where you work and what you do. Read the takeaways from the NAREIM LatinX RE Roundtable.

Compensation equals 78% of expenses after unprecedented headcount growth

Sept 9, 2022: 2021 was a year of rising revenues and expenses, however EBITDA margins still came under pressure thanks to unprecedented headcount growth, according to the results of the 2022 Global Management Benchmarking Survey.

A look back on 2021: The Year in Review at NAREIM

NAREIM exceeds 100 members in 2021, delivers 10 benchmarking surveys, 13+ meetings and more. Read the Year in Review

Leading in times of change - traits and where the next gen will come from

Firms are having to rethink strategies for attracting and retaining talent, for succession planning and for ensuring the longevity of their organization within a growing industry. NAREIM and Ferguson speak to BGO, Clarion, Green Cities & Waterton.

The great REIM disruption? Local knowledge trumps tech.

While the real estate industry should finally become more efficient post-Covid, local knowledge and experience still trumps technology in producing outsized returns and best-in-class real estate investment managers. By Fulcrum Global Investors.

New: 2021 NAREIM Diversity & Inclusion Survey results

Women and minority professionals represented 15% of executive management positions, respectively, in real estate investment management, the 2021 NAREIM Diversity & Inclusion Survey has revealed.

NAREIM's Year in Review: Three-fold increase in value

2020 was a year when everything changed. To pay tribute to the hard work, successes and innovation that took place in 2020, NAREIM has compiled key takeaways from its meetings, benchmarking surveys and member polls and articles to provide a review of the work of members and their teams.

Make yourself seen and heard - and argue for your value

Mar 29, 2024: In order to progress, you need to make yourself “seen and heard” by adding value – and then “argue for your value”. And if you're not having uncomfortable conversations on opportunities, promotion and compensation, you are being undervalued. Read more key takeaways from the NAREIM Black Real Estate Roundtable.

Compensation equals 78% of expenses after unprecedented headcount growth

Sept 9, 2022: 2021 was a year of rising revenues and expenses, however EBITDA margins still came under pressure thanks to unprecedented headcount growth, according to the results of the 2022 Global Management Benchmarking Survey.

64% of firms to offer flex schedules on long-term basis

Dec 21, 2021: Two-thirds of managers are offering employees to flex schedules on long-term basis, with third of industry offering 2 days a week at home.

Real estate investment managers experience mixed recovery from COVID-19

Real estate investment management net AUM growth slowed to 6% in 2020 - the first slowdown since 2016 for the NAREIM Global Management Survey. Read the key takeaways here.

Tying manager performance to DEI key strategy for improvement outside of recruitment

Recruitment of diverse talent is the top strategy for improving DEI - followed by tying manager performance to DEI metrics and implementing mentoring programs.

Diversity & Inclusion: An interview with GCM Grosvenor

GCM Grosvenor opens up its data correlating performance and diversity and reveals there is no sacrifice of returns when investing in diverse real estate managers. A study of more than 250 diverse managers from 2012 through 2018 found an IRR or MOIC outperformance above industry benchmarks.

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