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The Institute of Real Estate Management's Accelerator Webinar does a deep dive into the relationship between demanding clients and third-party managers.

According to this panel at the IREM Global Summit, the change in the industry has asset managers expecting more from property managers than just steadyand stable.

"Diversity is essential to all real estate organizations and is simply good business—and that includes not just racial and ethnic diversity, but diversity based on gender and sexual orientation as well."

The nature of work is changing, and that's not just a tech thing. One expert on the subject believes that those managers who don't recognize the changes taking place around them are traveling a road to irrelevance.

“When a shopper gets into the car, they need to think of our shopping center first.” That's a strategy worked best at Federal Realty by a close union of asset and property managers, says Federal's Bryan Furze.

It's all about customer experience in the office environment today. What's more, you needn't break the bank to provide it and keep your occupants happy. 

The need for leadership development has never been more prevalent than it is today, and companies need to embrace diversity as a business imperative. That's the message of one timely session at IREM's upcoming Global Summit.

It's been a year of expansion for the Institute of Real Estate Management, and Don Wilkerson has the evidence to prove it.