Last night I had the pleasure of attending the 1st annual Spire Awards sponsored by the Orange County Chapter of CREW, (Commercial Real Estate Women) at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. There were 7 awards presented, one of which was awarded posthumously. These awards were presented in various categories reflecting excellence related to commercial real estate and were not limited to women.
One of the recipients, Rod Hamett the project manager for the construction of two phases of construction of the University of Irvine, Medical Center was honored for completing both phases of the construction on time and on budget, and in one case, early. Can you imagine that; early and within budget; unheard of. Now that is a rare feat and one worth recognition.
But, it is not Rod's diligence and frugalness that I am writing about in this post. I was most impressed with his humble and his immediate and sincere recognition of the contribution of his team when accepting the award.
So much of what we do in commercial real estate and, for that matter, life, is dependent upon the contribution of others. Being responsible for the management of other people in business, I am all too familiar with the value of good team work.
My hats off of my bald head to Rod and his team as well as OC Crew for putting together a valuable event and bringing together commercial real estate professionals in Orange County, doing so as a team.
This is the first in a series of post in which I will be writing about the signficance of the Spire award recipients all leading up to a radio show.
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