CHICAGO-Beth Machen, 2013 president of IREM has observed and learned a great deal during her tenure in the commercial real estate industry. As such, we asked her to share her views on how women can work their way to the top in this field, but also what skills they should acquire to do so in the most advantageous way possible. Machen feels for women, this includes using their nurturing skills in a positive way, and taking the natural drive to competition to a healthy place. As for younger women starting out, finding a great mentor is the best way to be guided through this, Machen says, and they should learn as much as they possibly can.

Check out Part I here from yesterday and keep your Women in CRE nominations coming.

4. GlobeSt: How do you think women can continue to succeed in this industry and what initiatives have IREM been planning to showcase talented women?