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— Property Management Quarterly — November 2015
CONTENTS
Letter from the Editor
A
s we wind down the inau-
gural year of Property Man-
agement Quarterly, I am
reminded of how much I’ve
learned. Before I took this
position, I had no idea what a prop-
erty manager did, let alone how
much energy and
effort it takes to
keep the buildings
that we live, work,
shop and visit
operating properly.
One of my favor-
ite things about
this industry is
how appreciative
and kind managers
are to one another. In spite of the
competitiveness of rival firms, there
is a mutual respect and friendliness
that is shared with one another.
Part of this may be because the
business is fairly fluid, but the other
part seems more intrinsic to the
individuals who go into manage-
ment – they genuinely care about
others; how else can you devote so
much of your time to serving oth-
ers?
Shadowing managers gives me
the opportunity to see how collab-
orative management teams are as
well. No one claims to have the suc-
cess they’ve attained without first,
and fairly insistently, praising their
teams. There’s also much love for
mentors and trainees.
I want to thank the managers
who spent time with me this past
year. Each gave me insight into the
world of management I would not
have received from sitting at my
desk. To really understand man-
agement, it’s so valuable to watch
interactions, sit in on meeting, visit
different sites, and see negotiation
and partnership in action.
From each individual I also
gleaned insight into the personality
traits that would make them suc-
cessful in any profession – multi-
tasking, striving always to improve
one’s performance, strong attention
to details and putting other people’s
needs ahead of their own. These
traits are just as important to the
building’s operations as they are to
the management of relationships.
I welcome suggestions for future
property managers to shadow. I’d
like to continue this process in
2016. Please email or give me a call
if you have a manager in mind.
Hopefully as you flip through this
issue you’ll find useful information.
I found the article on Page 4 about
the laws regarding service and sup-
port animals to be interesting. And
as we head into the wet winter sea-
son, maintenance advice for garag-
es, landscapes and preventing water
damage can be found beginning on
Thanks for reading.
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