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Are We Overwhelming Our On-Site Teams?

Are We Overwhelming Our On-Site Teams?

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Technology has opened so many doors to our on-site operations to better target prospects, convert leases, price our units, and a variety of other improvements.  But with each new system we implement or take on, we are asking our on-site teams to master yet another random tool, procedure, or piece of technology.  Virginia Love shared a wonderful illustration of this struggle for on-site teams that I highly recommend watching.

So the question is, how do you all handle this ever-growing set of responsibilities for on-site teams?  If you work on-site, what is your impression of the situation.  If you work in corporate, how do you manage these new tasks without making your teams feel completely overwhelmed?  

 
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YES! Do you remember at NAA in 2012 everyone was so hyped on how Property Management was the 2nd happiest job in the US (after florists- I don't know why I remember that)? Our managers were happy about their jobs prior to when we added Social Media Marketer, Marketing Manager, Rental Insurance Compliance Manager, Software Trainer, Reputation Manager, etc. to the onsite job description without adding any additional people, and providing software that may, in some cases, produce more work.

  Donje Putnam
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So spot on! It would be interesting to get a full task list of every aspect of a leasing consultant's job right now. The amount of task and process bloat on-site seems staggering right now.

  Brent Williams
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"It's like arms of an octopus" -- that is such an apt description! I love learning from Virginia. She really gets what it's like for the on-site teams. Thanks for sharing this clip! This is such an important lesson for leaders to be mindful of, and for those of us on the supplier side also to be sensitive to. New initiatives have to be implemented and managed, and the experience of those who are being asked to do the work must always be considered.

  Kara Rice

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