In a fast paced and often competitive work environment, top performers in the housing sector rarely stand still for long. Add to this the speed of technological advances, combined with an often highly volatile and fluctuating jobs market, and there can be no doubt those who embrace change and are responsive to new ideas have… Read More Retaining Top Performers – Embracing New Ideas
I stepped out of the cab to meet my guide. He was a few minutes late. My mustache and beard froze within 2 minutes where my breath came out. Welcome to a hard-Russian freeze. I visited St. Petersburg in March as they were experiencing a cold-snap which made me reconsider my visit. My guide walked… Read More Homeless in Russia: The Start of The Largest Homeless Non-Profit:
In my several years working in affordable housing, I visited maintenance teams all around the USA and Europe. Sometimes I met with monstrous teams of maintenance staff and other times a small group led by a manager. The one common theme is that morale and training make or break the ability of a maintenance team… Read More How the Seattle Housing Authority is Getting SMART with Maintenance Training and Innovation
We here at ^Housing Futures believe in highlighting the leaders who fight and work for the provision of affordable housing around the world. Below you will learn about 5 very important affordable housing leaders working in the US state of Oregon. Michael Buonocore- CEO Home Forward formerly Portland Housing Authority-Michael became Home Forward’s executive director in… Read More 5 Public Housing Leaders in the State of Oregon You Should Know
You do not know expensive rent until you visit San Francisco. $3000 a month for rent for a one bedroom that would go for $450 in Cleveland is common place. They are in a pinch and there is almost zero chance of them getting out of it. Seattle has seen housing prices boom in the… Read More Why Seattle is Better Than San Francisco at Fighting Back in the Affordable Housing Wars-
The simple answer is hell yes. This is not because you have an inefficient organization, lazy people or staff who like sitting around in meetings all day. It is because meetings are important tools that allow us to communicate important information, make decisions and convene with our teams to make sure they are going as… Read More Can Your Housing Authority/Homeless Organization Have More Productive Meetings?
We here at ^Housing Futures believe it is important to recognize leaders in the affordable housing industry. This week we look at four leaders working within the state of Pennsylvania. Caster D. Binion- Pittsburgh Housing Authority: Mr. Binion was named Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh on Feb. 28, 2013. He brings… Read More 4 Public Housing Leaders in Pennsylvania You Should Know About
For those who work in affordable housing or homelessness in the USA, it is very easy to walk into a room and throw out terms like continuum of care, Section 8, project based, tenant based, LIHTC, WBARS or any other smorgasbord of words and phrases. However, for the lay person the world of affordable housing… Read More Affordable Housing and Homelessness in America: Navigating a Confusing World
Linda Dreier | Patrick Kammerzelt | Philipp Ringswirth | Marlene Samhaber | Julia Staufer The Consequences of the Housing Act 2015 revisited Compared to the Netherlands as a whole, social housing is more popular in Amsterdam. This is illustrated in the figure below: While half the housing stock in Amsterdam consisted of social rented housing… Read More The Aftermath of the Dutch Social Housing Act of 2015
Rewards can be very subjective for top performers, not least due to varying motivational factors, accepted reward parameters within each market sector, and personal circumstance. Within the public sector for instance, where financial rewards may be more controlled, above all else communication, empowerment, and job satisfaction are key (Cuthbert & Ward). A holistic approach to each individual’s needs and… Read More Public/Social Housing: Why You Need to Reward Your Top Performers
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