REIT Leadership Expectations Shifting Amid More Complex Environment: Ferguson Partners

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Courtney Calinog and Mike Cordingley discuss the shifting leadership expectations for REIT CEOs in a complex environment.

Courtney Calinog, senior director, and Mike Cordingley, managing director at Ferguson Partners, joined the REIT Report podcast to discuss how leadership expectations for REIT CEOs are shifting in a more complex, capital-constrained environment. Based on conversations with CEOs and senior executives, they found a strong consensus: while technical and financial expertise remain essential, they are now “table stakes,” Calinog said. What differentiates top leaders are people-centered capabi...

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Guests: Courtney Calinog, Mike Cordingley

Topics covered

• REIT leadership
• capital constraints
• CEO expectations
• people-centered capabilities
• financial expertise

Keywords

• REIT
• leadership
• CEOs
• capital-constrained
• expertise
• Ferguson Partners

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Organizations: Ferguson Partners

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