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Tommy Spaulding – Part 4

Adam Lyons — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:44:01 +0000

Relationships are important – but one mindset is critical:

We should do everything within our power to help others find a solution.

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Tommy Spaulding – Part 3

Ricky Lyons — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:41:34 +0000

I am back with more thoughts on “It’s Not Your Just Who You Know” by Tommy Spaulding.

This book captured my attention because it is one of the few books that provide good background and great stories as to how to ...(continued)...Related posts:

Tommy Spaulding – Part 2

Ricky Lyons — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:38:35 +0000

In follow up to my first blog about Tommy Spaulding’s book, “It’s Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and your organization) By Turning Colleagues and Contacts Into Lasting, Genuine Relationships”, Spaulding says that we all should relate to ...(continued)...Related posts:

Give technology a chance

Ricky Lyons — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:33:01 +0000

Kevin Kell recently wrote a book published by Viking Penguin “What Technology Wants“. It is a fascinating overview of technology over the centuries. In the end, he concludes that it is not about what technology wants but ...(continued)...Related posts:

On-Campus MOB’s more attractive to Lenders

Ricky Lyons — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:19:10 +0000

I read this morning in Globe St that lenders have recently decided that they will look to finance medical office buildings that have hospital sponsorship as opposed to off-campus medical buildings. They believe that on-campus medical buildings will have the ...(continued)...Related posts:

Tommy Spaulding – Net Giving

Ricky Lyons — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:21:45 +0000

I am in the midst of reading a great new text by Tommy Spalding called “It’s Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and your organization) By Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships“.

Mr. Spalding’s new book is ...(continued)...Related posts:

The Talent Code – Book Review

Ricky Lyons — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:59:34 +0000

I just finished a new book that I strongly recommend. In his book, The Talent Code (published by Random House), Daniel Coyle takes us through the development of talent. I found it similar to that which is in the ...(continued)...Related posts:

Optimism Abounds

Ricky Lyons — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:22:16 +0000

Julian Simon, an American professor of business administration once said that "there is only one natural resource on the planet: human ingenuity. It is only human ingenuity that makes everything else valuable"....(continued)...Related posts:

Reasons to be optimistic about our surrounding

Ricky Lyons — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:20:54 +0000

I’ve recently finished reading Matt Ridley’s book, The Rational Optimists (published by HarperCollins, 2010.) More than ever, we hear about pessimism at every level. In his book, Ridley gives us a reason to be optimistic about our surrounding....(continued)...Related posts:

For Sale or On Sale?

Ricky Lyons — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:50:29 +0000

Everyday we receive phone calls asking if we have anything for sale. They expect the answer – “of course, everything is for sale!”

That is not necessarily true.

At Champion, our plan is to hold our assets long term. ...(continued)...Related posts:

Lenders love cash flow

Ricky Lyons — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:10 +0000

In today’s real estate world we are in juxtaposition for loans and equity between cash flow and replacement costs.

Lenders love cash flow and investors love replacement costs.

These two concepts can work well together. When looking for value-added projects, Champion ...(continued)...Related posts:

Wall meetings – a look at Champion Rhythms

Ricky Lyons — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:27:13 +0000

For the 10 years since Champion has been in business, we employed Wall meetings. But we use a special wall.

The purpose of the Wall is to put everything important about Champion out publicly and have it updated regularly. ...(continued)...Related posts:

It is hard telling your friends that it is time to change.

Ricky Lyons — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:26:41 +0000

In a recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek, the activities of the Gates Foundation were chronicled. At the end of the article Bill Gates is quoted as saying “sometimes the most difficult act of leadership is not fighting the enemy; ...(continued)...Related posts:

Secondary Responsibility

Ricky Lyons — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:21:23 +0000

Two or three years ago we were having a discussion with a contractor who was in the midst of building one of our projects. Neither schedules nor budgets were being met. The budget was the contractor’s problem, but the schedule ...(continued)...Related posts:

Responsibility is the key

Ricky Lyons — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:19:12 +0000

Champion operates under a model that is an integral part of our Culture. The model was first designed one afternoon at a Strategic Coach™ seminar, when a workshop mate of mine stopped the conversation and said, “Ricky, I think I ...(continued)...Related posts: