As real assets firms scale, ad hoc people management, hiring, and promotions no longer works. Institutionalizing talent strategy through workforce planning, development, and retention systems ensures resilience and clarity across the organization. Aligning talent priorities with business goals secures the foundation for sustainable growth.
1. Institutionalizing Talent Strategy: From Programmatic HR to Enduring Organizational Capacity (opens in new tab)
By: Sam Kuiper
Sam outlines how organizations can move from programmatic HR to an integrated, enterprise-wide talent capability, embedding strategy across the full employee lifecycle of Join, Engage, and Evolve to drive performance and resilience at scale.
ARTICLE • 5-min read
2. Interview with Samantha Rudin, Rudin (opens in new tab)
By: Sam Kuiper and Michelle Yelaska
In this interview, Samantha Rudin shares how a fourth-generation real estate firm is making talent strategy explicit, aligning culture and performance, and institutionalizing people practices to sustain growth, leadership continuity, and long-term competitive advantage.
INTERVIEW • 7-min read
3. Succession Planning in REITs: Preparing for a Leadership Evolution (opens in new tab)
By: Mike Cordingley
Mike Cordingley’s piece on succession planning in REITs argues that with accelerating CEO transitions and shifting leadership needs, proactive succession planning is a talent strategy must to build leadership pipelines, balance internal development with external hires, and ensure continuity and organizational resilience in a changing market.
ARTICLE • 10-min read
4. Talent Strategy - Roundtable Key Takeaways (opens in new tab)
Drawing on a lively discussion with CHROs across real estate and real assets, this roundtable synthesis explores how organizations are working to move from disconnected talent initiatives toward a truly integrated talent strategy. The takeaways highlight where HR leaders are focusing their efforts, from clarifying role outcomes and strengthening accountability to building leadership continuity across the organization.
ROUNDTABLE TAKEAWAYS • 5-min read