Connect San Francisco’s group of young leaders
Connect San Francisco’s group of young leaders – Laura Krashakova (CEO, SpaceQuant), Justin Alanis (CEO, Rentlytics), Kristina Owyoung Vinson (Director of Corporate Culture and Communications, Pankow), Laura Sagues (Vice President, CBRE) and Sarah Quinn (moderator, Vice President, Connect Media) –took the stage on May 12th to discuss the keys to building multigenerational teams, CRE technology and where it’s headed, and conceptions about millennials in the workforce.
They unanimously agreed, and stressed the importance of bridging the gap between older and younger workers by promoting the balance of experience with open-mindedness to new ideas.
Kristina shared that Pankow has a history of employees with 30 years of experience and so they take part in daily Lean Huddles to bring newcomers and veterans together in a space where they can openly share ideas to improve and collaborate. Laura S. said that at CBRE, there’s an interesting balance between experience and innovation, and it’s important to try to solve problems first, and then leverage the expertise of those seasoned individuals after, because success comes from approaching problems in new ways. As Justin said, “I call BS when people say ‘We’re doing it this way because it’s the way we’ve always done it.”
We’re in CRE technology’s infant stages, and the most successful of the industry’s adopters will be those who marry workflow technologies with decision-making technologies. To efficiently utilize technology and build better teams, human communication is still the key.
For Kristina’s Interview on Business and Personal Development, visit: http://www.connect.media/building-pankows-vinson-talks-business-personal-development/