🎙️ What Capital Project Leadership Actually Looks Like Under Pressure

About this episode

Mike Simon discusses the complexities of leading capital projects in commercial real estate under pressure.

Mike Simon | Senior Director, Capital Projects – Colliers In this episode of Mastering Property Management, we sit down with Mike Simon, Senior Director of Capital Projects at Colliers, to unpack what it really takes to lead complex capital projects in today’s commercial real estate environment. Mike has spent decades working his way up from building operations into senior leadership, and that experience shows in how he approaches planning, communication, and decision-making when projects are under pressure. This conversation goes beyond theory and gets into the real operational realities of capital projects — tight timelines, multiple stakeholders, budget constraints, and the inevitable issues that arise mid-project. ⸻ 🔑 Key Topics We Cover: • What truly defines a capital project in commercial real estate • Why early planning is the most overlooked risk-management tool • How strong leaders communicate bad news before it becomes a bigger issue • Managing multiple stakeholders across asset classes • Leadership lessons learned when projects don’t go as planned • How capital projects are evolving with ESG, technology, and tenant expectations • What the Triovest acquisition by…

People in this episode

Host: Jared Sarbit

Guest: Mike Simon

Topics covered

• capital projects
• commercial real estate
• leadership
• risk management
• stakeholder management
• ESG
• technology

Keywords

• capital project leadership
• commercial real estate
• project management
• stakeholder communication
• risk management
• budget constraints
• ESG
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colliers, Triovest

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