I often hear people say, "I understand how Brent Wilsey builds a portfolio, but how do I know when I can retire? How does the portfolio change?"

There is a huge body of information available on the subject of developing employee competencies. Much research about aptitudes, characteristics, motivation and learning methodologies has been devoted to it. Many academics and consultants offer a wide variety of tools to assess skills and abilities. In my experiences as a business psychologist and entrepreneur, I’ve been forced to find the pragmatic, cost-effective way of developing employees.

One year after CREW Network published the benchmark study “Women in Commercial Real Estate: 2010,” CREW Network President Diane Butler presented a follow-up study at the CREW California Conference held last month in Los Angeles. The white paper, “Success and Satisfaction of Women in Commercial Real Estate: Retaining Exceptional Leaders,” echoes the sentiments of speakers and attendees at the conference: Women are making great strides in commercial real estate, but the number of exceptional female leaders in the industry continues to be scarce.

Even for a bank too big to fail, $2 billion is a lot of money to lose. That’s what the largest U.S. bank reported last week. JPMorgan Chase stirred bank regulators and stockholders into action as they demanded heads to roll for the colossal goof.

Even for a bank too big to fail, $2 billion is a lot of money to lose. That’s what the largest U.S. bank reported last week. JPMorgan Chase stirred bank regulators and stockholders into action as they demanded heads to roll for the colossal goof.

Even for a bank too big to fail, $2 billion is a lot of money to lose. That’s what the largest U.S. bank reported last week. JPMorgan Chase stirred bank regulators and stockholders into action as they demanded heads to roll for the colossal goof.

This commencement address is a work of fiction.

It is comforting that our media and politicians are focused on gay marriage. After all, little is more important. We would not want them to waste their time on that pesky global debt problem or a nuclear Iran.

I am sick of the argument that cold-calling still has a valuable place in selling. Someone please show me the value.

The stench of Chicago cronyism over the White House just got fouler. Inhale this: A shadowy $10 billion Obamacare agency with zero oversight just awarded first lady Michelle Obama's pet patient-dumping scheme at the University of Chicago Medical Center a $5.9 million taxpayer-funded grant. It will enable Michelle Obama's cronies to build a government-sponsored electronic medical record-sharing system.