http://1globalmind.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:45:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the United States, people work on average 2000 hours per year.  The average person in the United States takes 10.5 vacation days per year.  Most people do not take any vacation, instead continue working.  Then once people go on vacation, they will bring a cell phone, PDA or laptop ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/10/06/more-or-less-vacation-which-is-better-for-the-companys-bottom-line/ Port St Lucie, FL – GlobalMind is pleased to announce that Kim Albritton has been selected to lead the inaugural year of the Young Professionals Council for the St Lucie County Chamber of Commerce (YPC).  With the position, Ms. Albritton will serve on the Chamber’s Board of Directors as well ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/09/30/globalmind-executive-appointed-to-lead-st-lucie-county-chamber%e2%80%99s-young-professional-council/ Hometown Democracy did not make it on the 2008 ballots, but do not think it will go away. According to the Hometown Democracy website, they are only short approximately 5000 signatures. The new goal is for Hometown Democracy to be on the 2010 ballot. I don't know about you, but ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/09/10/hometown-democracy-dont-forget-about-this/ [caption id="attachment_469" align="alignright" width="300" caption="CASTLE Memory Field"][/caption] GlobalMind employees, friends and family participated in the 4th Annual STOMP out Child Abuse Festival to benefit the CASTLE exchange club.  We wanted to participate in the Festival because if we can help save one child from abuse, it is all worth it. The ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/08/27/globalmind-employees-help-stomp-out-child-abuse/ I am not sure about you, but I feel like I can't go anywhere without hearing about green building.  Don't get me wrong, I am all for innovating the process to conserve the environment.  I just can't help but wonder how long the "Green Movement" will last and what part ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/08/26/green-building-should-you-jump-on-the-bandwagon/ In the July 2008 issue of Sustainable Land Development Today is an article by Dan Beardslee titled How to Hire a Competent Surveyor. Dan makes a number of outstanding points that parallel our own white paper The Land Developer’s Guide to Working with Surveyors. Dan makes two great observations that ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/08/22/advice-on-hiring-a-competent-surveyor/ If you are like most business people, you have probably been sent an invitation to a site called LinkedIn. Then, if you are like the majority of us, we delete the link thinking, “Oh no not another site that I have to sign-up on.” So, you are probably ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/08/14/how-to-get-the-most-from-linkedin/ Listen Online: [podcast]http://www.1globalmind.com/audio/Real%20Estate%20Sales%20Force%20Effectiveness%20-%20An%20Interview%20with%20Greta%20Schulz%20of%20ProActive%20Training.mp3[/podcast] Download in MP3 format. In this episode of the Florida Real Estate Development Podcast, we talk about a recent article about the poor performance of the real estate sales force. To talk about how you can improve the effectiveness of your sales efforts--even in today's market--we brought in Greta Schulz ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/08/07/real-estate-sales-force-effectiveness/ In this episode, I interview Tom Wheatley, Vice-President of Business Development at Flagler Bank. Tom talks about the current state of the credit market, what projects are getting funded and how to best approach lenders now.   [podcast]http://www.1globalmind.com/audio/Credit Market Update-An Interview with Tom Wheatley of Flagler Bank.mp3[/podcast] http://1globalmind.com/2008/07/07/credit-market-update-an-interview-with-tom-wheatley-of-flagler-bank/ The Florida Real Estate Journal is reporting a slight up-tick in existing home sales in the three Southeast Florida MSA's--West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. The report is from Mike Pappas, CEO of the Keyes Company (one of the largest residential realtors in the region). The gains aren't huge, but ... http://1globalmind.com/2008/07/07/we-have-a-pulse/