Some people might say they rock the boat, but they also breathe new life into firms.

Don’t roll the dice. There is zero margin in this market.

The booting of Hewlett Packard’s CEO Mark Hurd has been front page news since the announcement last week. It was a significant story on a number of fronts.

We are all being barraged by mixed messages that are making it difficult to assess where we really are in the recovery, and how to map out a go-forward business strategy.

A sure sign that business is on the road to recovery is the return of the “bid back”, today’s version of “counter-offer.”

In sharp contrast to an emerging, albeit slow, recovery in the US, the UK real estate community is bracing for a double dip.

As we head into the expected pick-up in hiring activity in the Fall, it’s important to revisit the importance of a quality resume.

PerspectiveThe expanding economy and unprecedented capital flows into real estate have produced an extraordinary demand for talent at all levels and across all sectors and functions. But nothing rivals an increasingly frenzied demand for development professionals. REITs, private companies and funds are all in the hunt to hire seasoned development talent across the spectrum from the most senior "rainmakers" to proven project level developers. As a result, multiple searches are going on across most…