by Amanda Farmer | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog, Strata Manager |
Working in strata is a tough gig. As a strata manager and business owner said to me last week: clients never call to say “everything’s great!” Every day, you’re dealing with complaints, emergencies and requests for help. Sometimes you know the...
by Amanda Farmer | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog, Strata Manager |
Those of us working for strata communities have probably heard the following at least once: “Doesn’t the strata manager do that?” (or, even better, “doesn’t ‘the strata’ do that?”). A regular complaint of strata managers I work with is that the...
by Amanda Farmer | Jun 16, 2015 | Blog, Strata Manager |
Last week I attended a seminar by property investment expert Chris Gray. Amidst some pretty nifty property advice, we were reminded to ask ourselves: ‘why?’ Why do we do the work we do? What is it all for? Why do we spend our time this way when most of us...
by Amanda Farmer | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog, Strata Manager |
Whilst previous generations may have been prepared to accept stress, exhaustion and illness as the collateral damage of their profession, many negotiating their terms of employment today are not. Recognising the benefits of balance, today’s professionals are...
by Amanda Farmer | Jun 2, 2015 | Blog, Strata Manager |
I have spent the last two days at the Strata Community Australia national convention in Canberra, which inevitably included chatting to colleagues about Women in Strata. I was asked once (maybe twice) “why do women need to segregate themselves?” – a...
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